Mileage Mike

April 19, 2014 10.3 miles 1,250 feet gained

April 13, 2014 10.7 miles 1,750 feet gained

April 12, 2014 10.3 miles 1,500 feet gained

April 11, 2014 9.8 miles 1,500 feet gained

April 10, 2014 10.7 miles 2,250 feet gained

April 6, 2014 9 miles 750 feet gained

April 5, 2014 12.2 miles 2,250 feet gained

March 30, 2014 8.8 miles 1,250 feet gained

March 29, 2014 13 miles 750 feet gained

March 23, 2014 12.3 miles 500 feet gained

March 22, 2014 6.8 miles 1,000 feet gained

March 16, 2014 10.3 miles 500 feet gained

March 15, 2014 8.4 miles 2,250 feet gained

March 9, 2014 9.4 miles 1,000 feet gained

March 8, 2014 8.9 miles 1,750 feet gained

March 2, 2014 10.5 miles 1,500 feet gained

March 1, 2014 12.5 miles 2,750 feet gained

February 23, 2014 11 miles 250 feet gained

February 22, 2014 10.3 miles 1,750 feet gained

February 17, 2014 8.1 miles 2,000 feet gained

February 16, 2014 10.7 miles 1,250 feet gained

February 15, 2014 9.6 miles 1,500 feet gained

February 8, 2014 9.2 miles 500 feet gained

February 2, 2014 10.1 miles 1,750 feet gained

February 1, 2014 13.2 miles 3,500 feet gained

January 26, 2014 9.6 miles 1,500 feet gained

A gorgeous day with NO people on the trail! There were a few areas that were quite muddy and like walking on jello. One area had a stellar view of Mt. Rainier, and we could also see the tip of Mt. Adams! We started on the Waddle Basin Trail and ended up at the Divide Trail. This forest has a huge trail system, but it's shared with bikes and ATV's. Fortunatel...

January 25, 2014 11.3 miles 1,500 feet gained

Felt more like summer than winter! Only saw one group of people during the entire hike! Plenty of old growth, and the trail was plenty wet despite the lack of rain. We took the Buck Creek Trail out to the Perimeter Trail and then closed the loop on the Rackett Ridge Trail for the return. We also explored a couple other roads that looked of interest. Great da...

January 19, 2014 9.4 miles 1,750 feet gained

Well, I heard it was sunny in the Portland area most of the day, but not at Coyote Wall! We pretty much spent the day in freezing fog, and the high temperature, when we got back to the car was 32deg! Only saw three mountain bikers, at the beginning of the day, and a couple of hikers 100ft away. We spent the day exploring the many trails/roads north of the Co...

January 18, 2014 11.4 miles 1,750 feet gained

Gorgeous day with nobody seen the entire day except for the last mile of the hike, and then a huge number of people. The parking are was full when we returned! We hiked down Multnomah Basin Rd. and intersected the Larch Mt. Trail. We ended up roaming around, and intersected the Franklin Ridge Trail. We also made a small loop of the Highwater trail and the lo...

January 12, 2014 9.1 miles 2,500 feet gained

This area is just plain fun on those stormy days when you want to avoid the torrential downpours. It drizzled for most of the day, and the wind wasn't too overpowering, except for the gusts on the drive home. Only saw a few people on the trail! We explored an area at the northern reaches of the Catherine Creek hiking area. What we found were locked gates and...

January 11, 2014 9.7 miles 2,500 feet gained

What an excellent hike in the heavy rain! It started out cloudy, but then turned foreboding. Went with a good friend, and had a great time. Only one hiker seen the entire day! We headed out towards the northern boundary of the park and came to a gate while on an abandoned road. We continued past the gate but soon stopped as the brush was getting a bit overgr...

January 5, 2014 8.2 miles 1,750 feet gained

This is quite a nice area to hike from ..... if you don't mind hearing gun shots and listening to OHV's all day! But seriously, the trail was in great condition, and was quite empty the entire day. The low lying areas were quite cold and everything in these areas were white frosted and the ground frozen solid. We only met one hiker, but saw 6+ mountain biker...

January 4, 2014 11 miles 1,000 feet gained

Very nice hike with a friend! We found a multi-tiered (5-6 levels) beaver pond on Harmony Drive. Nice cool weather on a sunny day. Nobody on trail except for initial outbound hike.

January 3, 2014 8.6 miles 2,250 feet gained

This is a very obscure and unknown trail that I found one day several years ago when looking for the Skyway trail to Silver Star! The single parking spot is just down the road from the trail. We didn't see the sign posted next to the road, and found it thrown off to the side of the trail! The sign looked in excellent shape, but wasn't concreted. It didn't ta...

January 1, 2014 8.1 miles 1,250 feet gained

For the first hike of the new year we decided to explore the Hospital Hill area to see if there is a way to avoid the recently logged area. We were successful in finding a trail that went above and past the logged area, and will use this in the future to access other trails in this area! We saw no people on the way out, but bumped into three hiking groups an...