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September 15 to September 16, 2012 4.5 miles 1,000 feet gained 1 night
Hiked in Friday morning on an un maintained trail in search of solitude and fish. We found the solitude but the fish were elusive. These lakes are certainly off the beaten path. We stumbled on Darlene lake by accident after losing the trail on the way in and wandering a bit. Our primary destination was Peggy lake but by the time we got to Darlene we were poo...
August 16 to August 17, 2012 4 miles 250 feet gained 1 night
Relatively close to home so we decided to beat the heat and head to the Twin lakes for the night to swim and fish. Arrived Thursday and was set up in our lake side site by 1. Expected to see more people, it being so hot, but, we had the entire lake to ourselves w/ the exception of a few day hikers. With our strong desire to hit the water we forgot our poles ...
July 21, 2012 4 miles 1,500 feet gained
Zach and I did the short drive from the hood to Whatum lk for the day. Perfect hiking weather. Got there relatively early, about 6 vehicles there. Unlike Lost lake, that you'll find advertised on a zillion post cards, Whatum is deserted by comparison. (having to hike down 400 steps to the lk is a deterent too for a lot of folk. Hiked around the lake, did Chi...
July 6, 2012 6 miles 3,000 feet gained
Another Dog Mtn hike report. Beautiful day for hiking. Looped it, up the dog mtn trail, down asgspurger. Roughly 5 hours of hiking which we felt, Zacharoo and I, pretty good about as this was our most challenging hike to date. (we're getting ready for ya kyle) Awesome views of the gorge, east and west. What a wonderful place we live in, yes? Left my trekking...
June 30, 2012 4 miles 500 feet gained
Humid day on the trail. Easy hike, beautiful scenery. I see why this is listed as one of the most popular hikes in Oregon, the area is lush, beautiful river w/ some great fishing spots. But, w/ popularity come the crowds and man was it crowded! Better to do on a week-day if possible.
