December 27, 2012 6.5 miles 2,000 feet gained
Wakeena Falls, Springs, Devils Rest Trail untill the snow got deep, back to Vista trail, over to Multnomah, back to Wakeena. Thats it 2012! Next Year I'm cracking 500 miles.
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Hikes by Nat Turner in 2012
December 27, 2012 2.5 miles 500 feet gained
Super Fun Easy Play Day
December 21, 2012 3 miles 750 feet gained
Had an errand in Eugene. The Pup and I scrambled up this sucker in the rain and darkness with headlamps. 50-65 mph gusts from the southwest at the summit. we stayed like 30 secs. Drove straight back.
December 8, 2012 7 miles 1,750 feet gained
Started out in fleece, rain gear on about 10 minutes in. Clouds everywhere, Archer was as far as I could see to the east, Bosterson was lost in the clouds over on Table. Totally soaked, the road walk back to the car sucked. good lap, nice alternative to the typical oregon walks. (devils,angels,MF,triple)
November 22, 2012 8 miles 1,000 feet gained
Parked at MF. (we never do that) Went up MF, then over on 400 to the Elevator Shaft. Played around a bit. Looked for trail. Anyone know what the heavy use path a bit east of the rockslide is called? does it go to Nesika? Anyway east on 400, down and up in Oneoneta Gorge, Beers in the cave under ponytail. Downpour walking back. Soaked. We were the only ones a...
November 12, 2012 6.5 miles 750 feet gained
Wet and Foggy. Tryin' to get some winter miles in.
November 9, 2012 6 miles 0 feet gained
Low water Access to Sundial. Walked to the Columbia. dog swam and smelled like massive dead salmon. super gnar...
November 4, 2012 5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Wet Day. Went up to Emerald creek falls. saw two guys standing in the creek for tripod shots. They were knee deep. went wandering in the woods below Indian Pt. Left after taking spooky pics, and hearing a big rockslide above me in the fog. Dog freaked out as well, something big was in those woods above trail 400. We did not stay to find out.
October 30, 2012 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Started loop at Horsetail, then Ponytail, Triple, Oneoneta, Tunnel, Road, Car. not a bad day
October 21, 2012 7 miles 0 feet gained
Low water enabled access to Sundial island. Looks quite different from years past. saw an excellent Kingfisher, and a nice mature Red Tail Hawk.
September 28, 2012 5 miles 500 feet gained
August 20 to August 21, 2012 15.5 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
A little up, then Down, Down Down. OMG Tunnel falls is cool. The exposure on the trail above is magic.
August 19 to August 21, 2012 7.5 miles 1,750 feet gained 2 nights
Camped near Indian Springs for the weekend, along the road 2 miles above Wathum Lake. Walk to the lake and Swam, hit the summit of Chinidere on Sat afternoon. Best views ever. Bonus Carin and cool rock formations to sit upon. No one else there but us dudes.
August 10 to August 11, 2012 7.5 miles 2,500 feet gained 1 night
Very cool Summit. Abandoned Look Remains, last used in 1967. Land ceded back to Warm Springs tribe. Had to look at old topo's for the trail map. Quads from 1995/2011 do not show the trail. Use the 1986 Quad for Olallie Lake - this one has the trail on it. Pretty Steep - 2500' in three miles. never really lets up. Kinda overgrown for the first mile - It gets ...
August 8, 2012 8.5 miles 2,750 feet gained
We also visited the Springs for the second day in a row. My Dog is way too lucky. (and Tired) Only saw a few big groups out today. Some steady gunfire to the south of Devils Summit, near the end of Multnomah Basin road. I Hope they had a backstop!
August 7, 2012 5.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
With The Big Pak. Conditioning.
August 1, 2012 7 miles 500 feet gained
I only tasted this sucker, whole thing is 33 miles one way. Bugs were thick, off trail looked miserable. Massive amount of leftover goldrush rusty jumbles.
July 22, 2012 11.5 miles 3,250 feet gained
4th annual Salmon Butte Climb. Sucky 20% views, 80% mostly socked in, but that forest is rad. Not even a trace of snow at 5K.
July 10, 2012 6.5 miles 750 feet gained
Just testing out a new pack and lamp. Beautiful night for a walk.
July 5, 2012 5.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
Awesome spot. It was made even better by the root gully,nearly vertical, exposed, class 3/4 amazing climb to the mouth of the upper falls. The route is left side, looking from the bottom, and allows exploration of all the tiers from the basalt shelves. It does not seem doable from the bottom, the consequences are severe, PH never mentions the option and I wo...
June 27 to June 28, 2012 5 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Down a washboard road in Arches far from all the crowds; this place rules. Drove 45 mins on a bouncy road no-one else around except: A Toyota Pickup with Portland's own Next Adventure Sticker. What are the odds?
June 22 to June 23, 2012 8.5 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Landscape Arch? check Partition Arch? yup Tunnel Arch? yes Pine Tree Arch? end of trail Navajo Arch - perfect, my favorite place in the park Black Arch - from a distance Double O - holy sh*t thats cool. Dark Angel - sentinel of the valley Best Summer Ever.
June 20 to June 21, 2012 4 miles 750 feet gained 1 night
This place cannot be described with text on a webpage. Go.
June 16 to June 18, 2012 7.5 miles 500 feet gained 2 nights
Great place to stop Midway through the drive to Utah. Free Camping, off the beaten path, and they have owls and a balanced rock. it's kinda cool. 40ft at the top, 3 ft x 17 inch base.
June 9, 2012 11 miles 4,000 feet gained
Super Fun Calf Burner. My GPS says 11.1 miles Right about 4000 Vertical Feet. We went past the lookout/outhouse remains, down north on the point for some better views. Victory Beer tasted extra good today. Aero Loves his new pack, Now he can carry the Beers. The traverse from Nesmith to Oneonta awaits! Oh and that Deer Kill we found was awesome. whole leg se...
June 5, 2012 7.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
The loop, plus scouting some campgrounds for a timberline trail lap later this summer. Having never seen Ramona Falls before, Fairy Falls comes to mind instantly. This one is bigger and more awesome and stuffs. Next time I'm going up that Yocum Ridge intersection. Tempting.
June 5, 2012 6 miles 1,500 feet gained
Up Wakeena. Got asked 6 times, "Where does this trail go?" Awesome. Great day, Dodged the showers, stunning storm-scapes across the river at Cape Falcon, and Archer Falls is Back with the recent rains. Props to Jan for the Join!
June 2, 2012 18 miles 3,750 feet gained
Horsetail, Ponytail, Triple, Creek Ford, Switchbacks And those Bell Creek Big Trees. 17.84 miles... Thats a big one for me. All the things they say about the Bell Creek Giants are true. Massive Hemlock, and Fir and Cedar. Trail kinda sucks, overgrown with devils club and vine maple. Pics to come, crossing the creek ford was fun, We had to think about it for ...
May 30, 2012 5 miles 1,500 feet gained
Weekday Morning. Had the top to myself for at least 20 mins... Not Bad Angel's Rest. I'll Have to stop talking smak about you.
May 20, 2012 8.5 miles 250 feet gained
Rainy day with the hound. Forgot the Phone, so no pics.
May 16, 2012 6 miles 1,500 feet gained
Great Morning for a Conditioner in the Gorge. 6.2 miles 1hr. 57min with stops for phone pics etc....
May 10, 2012 10 miles 1,250 feet gained
The first three miles after the Sno Gate are bare Pavement, at least one lane, you could ride a bike. No Snow at all 2700' - Heavy Heavy at 4000' Snotel says 46" at 4010', nearby and I believe that in the parking lot./ less under the trees. The county has plowed to mp 13 sometime in the last 6 weeks. the Final 1.5 miles are soft snow, SS not nessessary, but ...
May 6, 2012 8 miles 2,750 feet gained
Went Solo, lot was crowded, but only saw a few peeps.... Most of 'em must have gone to the PCT/Benson route, 400 or Pinnacles. Hung for 20 mins at the point, hustled back to a PDX BBQ. Despite two attempts, I am just too freaked to make it all the way out. looking down at 84, and my head is swimming - 2500+ foot drop easily. Maybe I'll make it next time if I...
April 29, 2012 8 miles 250 feet gained
First time here. This place rules. I wonder how crowded the trail gets on Summer days. Def coming back for some backpacking soon.
April 23, 2012 5.5 miles 1,250 feet gained
same same but different
April 15, 2012 11 miles 2,750 feet gained
Super Fun. Angels Parking was full at 8:15am. Both Lots. Gorge Disneyland.
April 13, 2012 7 miles 1,500 feet gained
Stunning as always, upper viewpoint to Mult Falls is washed away, big piece of the the stonework down in the creek. Went for a little walk, scared myself with some slick exposure, ran down from the falls back to Wakeena.
April 8, 2012 3.5 miles 500 feet gained
Just Pounding the Pavement with the Hound. Super Busy day on the hill.
April 7, 2012 6 miles 1,250 feet gained
Mad Cars in the Lot. I counted 26 on Sat at Noon. Wow. Too Windy for Nick Eaton and Indian Pt. We went down and up towards PCT/Pinnacles, Then on to above Dry creek falls. I-84 was blustery and the Columbia had serious whitecaps. Pics Later
April 1, 2012 7.5 miles 1,750 feet gained
Started at Horsetail. Then Behind Ponytail. South Towards Larch, stopped at the east/west confluence of the creek. Back down Oneonta side, walked through the tunnel back to the rig. Props to Allan for the join!
March 30, 2012 7.5 miles 2,250 feet gained
Standard day on the track. But do to all the recent rains, the Multnomah creek drainage was hustlin' Because Wakeena is spring fed, most of the creek was jus a little over normal, but I could hear the roar of Multnomah creek one ridge-line before dropping into the drainage. A little slip into the creek would be certain death at a few of the spots above the m...
March 27, 2012 4 miles 500 feet gained
conditioner. nothing special. nothing at all.
March 24, 2012 5.5 miles 1,000 feet gained
Saw no one. Views were great, Tillamook Forestry Center has a fake/real lookout tower. Awesome
