Nat Turner

July 6, 2014 8.8 miles 1,500 feet gained

13 Snow Capped Volcanoes. St. Helens, Hood, Adams, Rainier, Olallie Butte, Jefferson, 3FJ, Washington, Broken Top, 3 Sisters and the Husband. Even Cooler was seeing the Portland Skyline off the North End.

July 5, 2014 4 miles 0 feet gained

June 23, 2014 4.9 miles 1,500 feet gained

Alone. I Fell. Trail fell out from under me as I stepped aside to let a dude pass by uphill. Right near where the nasty icy slide/washout was this winter, above Weisendanger and Ecloa falls, but before the Larch junction. An over-hanging mud cornice of a trail released without warning, and I fell into the thorny bramble 40ft above Multnomah Creek. Nothing bu...

June 19 to June 20, 2014 9.9 miles 2,250 feet gained 1 night

Nice Campfire With the Hound.

June 15, 2014 8 miles 2,000 feet gained

June 8, 2014 8.2 miles 1,750 feet gained

The Usual Awesomeness.

May 25, 2014 4.7 miles 500 feet gained

April 13, 2014 8 miles 2,750 feet gained

Windy. Enough to be a little sketched out on the spine. Saw at least 30 people eating lunch over on Dog Mt. with the Binocs.

April 6, 2014 8.5 miles 1,500 feet gained

Gorge Disneyland. Quiet Above Triple Falls. Only saw two groups up there. Ate lunch at the creek ford. Ragin'

March 25, 2014 8.8 miles 2,000 feet gained

Windy and Low pressure on the way. Everyone else bailed about halfway. Summitted solo, and called for a ride at at trailhead.

March 24, 2014 2 miles 750 feet gained

Went strolling with the parents. Saw a tree filled with concrete. Old school vibes.

March 24, 2014 6.5 miles 1,750 feet gained

Beautiful Day.

March 9, 2014 5.5 miles 0 feet gained

Restoration work has made a big difference in the Sandy/Columbia confluence. The Sandy River was Hustling and about to Burst.

February 23, 2014 8 miles 2,750 feet gained

I'm mad that someone took the Wakeena Springs Stone/Carved sign away. I think that the amount of wood it took to make the sign, to announce the closure of the Benson Bridge could be used to patch the Benson Bridge. I am serious about this. see attached pic. Busy Day on the trails. Back to the car just as the rains came. Win.

February 20, 2014 13.24 miles 500 feet gained

No time to drive anywhere, working the afternoon shift, so out the front door for some urban wildlife. Hit up Crystal Springs Garden, Reed Canyon, Eastmoreland, Sellwood Park, Oaks Bottom Bluff Trail, and the Willamette River (Heavy Flowz). 13.24 miles = Urban Half Marathon. Dog is already asleep. 3 hours, 25 minutes. I'm off to Work. Saw a Bald Eagle, Tons ...

February 2, 2014 1.5 miles 250 feet gained

Super-Bowl Avoidance Maneuver.

January 26, 2014 8.21 miles 2,000 feet gained

Parked at the Snow Gate, never seen so many cars there. Must have been twenty of em. Up the road to FS 315, the over to the Larch Mt trailmup the ridgeline to Sherrad Point. NO SNOW at all on the lookout picnic area. SCARY. went off trail a bit found a deer skull. Aero was enthralled. Great day about 60 degrees at 4000 feet. 31 degrees down at the river. 5 v...

January 20, 2014 4.5 miles 0 feet gained

Geared up for Larch Mt from the Gate, but the Wind was gusting so hard [100mph] I worried about tree blowdown on the 10 miles of road before the gate. Did not want to get stuck up there alone. As if to confirm my fears, the Historic Hwy was blocked by downed trees soon after. Fail. Retreat towards Troutdale. Plan B was Sandy river Delta. The pup enjoyed it. ...

January 16 to January 18, 2014 8.8 miles 2,750 feet gained 2 nights

Reserved the A-Frame with a crew. 12 strong, we brought the party. Splitboards, Snowshoes, Crampons, Crosscountry, it seemed everyone was representing. Turns above the cabin, and traverses over to Cloud Cap, where I saw Saddle Mt, 125 miles away in the coast range. Rockfall in the Elliot, and amazing inversions under a blood red full moon. Headlamp snow hiki...

January 12, 2014 4 miles 750 feet gained

Went looking for snow. Found Mud, and slush. But it was a beautiful hike, falls totally to ourselves until like 8 car loads of people and dogs came marching up. No worries, we headed back and had beers in Hood River. Side note: 10 dead Mallards at the trailhead right by the cars. Shot, breasts removed, carcass chucked out by the trucks. LAME, and prob illega...

January 2, 2014 8.25 miles 1,000 feet gained

Standard Fare. The only cool thing was that the calm day and dewpoint/humidity made the waterfall spray/mist hover like frozen steam over Punchbowl and Metkalo Falls. TRIPPY. Props to Jesus, Sadie, Allison for the join.

January 1, 2014 46.76 miles 2,500 feet gained

Just an entry to hold the conditioning miles.. No Hearts and No Comments should keep it off the top of the feed. 12/17/13 - Reed Canyon - 4.24 miles / 250' 12/18/13 - Crystal Springs - 3.92 miles / 200' 12/29/13 - Eastmoreland - 3.16 miles / 150' 1/3/14 - Errol Heights - 3.8 miles 25o' 1/4/14 - Errol Heights 2.1 Miles 250' 1/7/14 - Reed Canyon 4.1 miles 250'...

January 1, 2014 8.5 miles 250 feet gained

Loaded up the Big pack, and took the Hound for a walk. Awesome Coyote Encounter!! Came around a corner north of Hardesty Creek and there was an adult coyote frozen staring at me in the trail. about 20-30 yards away. Aero was on point, Alert, Silent, Ready. Looked away to grab my phone after 20 secs, Coyote Disappeared. poof. Scanned the entire drainage looki...