tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49566890266280023762024-03-12T16:25:27.057-07:00Dave Goes OutsideI'm Dave and when I'm not drawing football jokes I like to go hiking. This is just a place to record my experiences. Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.comBlogger124125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-51359197421018673382020-06-28T11:22:00.003-07:002020-06-28T11:22:41.135-07:00Marys Peak During The Time Of Corona<br />
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<br />Well I haven't updated THIS for a while. Thanks, COVID!<br />
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The Coronavirus hit and everything shut down in 2020 and as a consequence we have not hiked very much this season. We hit a few hikes before the shutdown, but nothing was notable enough to post about. We went to Palmer Mill Rd trying to find the backway to Devils Rest and got caught in the rain. We went to Silver Falls and did a backcountry loop and got stuck in the rain. We went to Catherine Creek and did a wonderful loop and thankfully did not get stuck in the rain, but the country shut down the very next day.<br /><br />
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Since the quarantine I've mostly rediscovered biking and have since gone on a massive quest to bike every street in Portland that I reasonably can. It's going slowly but pretty well overall.<br />
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<br />Sadly we both lost our hiking muscles in the 3+ months of downtime. Keeley was training for an Ultra Marathon at Marys Peak near Corvallis. That got cancelled. So once things started to re-open a bit we finally got stir crazy enough to just go to Marys Peak anyway and hike it.<br /><br /><b>THE GOAL</b>Marys Peak, the highest mountain in the coast range, located near Corvallis on the road to Newport.<br /><br /><b>THE PLAN</b><br />
Get up early, drive 2 hours, park at the east ridge trailhead and take the "medium" route up. Pray for a nice cloudless view the entire way.<br /><br /><b>THE TRIP</b><br />We parked at the East Ridge (Connor's Camp) trailhead and set up on the East Ridge trail. With our long downtime we started getting winded embarrassingly early. The first mile is a reasonable climb through the woods. The path is well graded and the trees are tall. There is the faintest hint of what could be a spectacular view, faintly visible, tucked away behind the trunks to your right, ever so tantalizingly out of sight.<br /><br />
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After about a mile there is a small bench and a junction. The East Ridge trail continues straight, but our destination was the top. The left trail continues the climb and takes a series of a couple long switchbacks. Soon though, more trees part way and the views become almost substantial. You can see the open meadows at the top of the hill looming closer and closer, almost teasing you.<br /><br />Right when we felt it was about to open up we came to another junction without a sign. The straight way appeared to go to a view. The left way took a steep path further up. Another couple caught up to us at the same time and according to their map, the view way simply went to a parking lot. So the sad steep way was our destination. Thankfully the climb wasn't too bad or too long before we came out in a different open meadow facing southeast. We were above the cloudline to some extent as well.<br /><br />
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<br />After a joyful jaunt through the meadow the trail crossed a gravel road that appeared to go towards the summit. The trail cut across to a marker, and another confusing junction. This area is actually pretty easy to understand, but not on first visit. There are several trails through the meadow that are blocked by restoration signs. We cut across the road, found the next junction and a map, and headed up towards the summit.<br /><br />The final ascent through the meadow was wonderful, even though everything to the west was covered in clouds. We had mostly beaten the crowds here and we enjoyed a good break and half a great view, content at the highest point in the Oregon coastal range. <br />
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<br />Now that I was at the top and had seen a map, I had had finally obtained my navigation bearings and knew what I was doing. The top of Marys Peak has a weather station and it was the end point for the earlier gravel road. We took the road back down around the side and quickly arrived back at the original junction. We again headed towards the sign and summit trail..only this time when we hit the map, we went downhill to the right.<br /><br /><br />
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<br />Our goal was to extend our hike by 1.5 miles and do the summit meadow's edge loop, which proved to be the best part of the hike. It crossed through the woods and briefly entered the summit meadows and offered an amazing view, the best of the day. It then descended through the woods, crossed a cute stream, and then climbed back up along the edge of the lower summit meadows. Once we reached the gravel road once more, we actually continued straight down the road.<br /><br />
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<br />At the bottom of the road is the summit trailhead, the highest place you can park. It offers a pretty easy 1 mile hike to the summit so everyone can enjoy the mountain. It was now being enjoyed by everyone and there were not nearly enough masks going around so we didn't linger, despite the parking lot having a great view. A trail off to the side took us back into the woods and almost immediately got us back to the base of the second junction where we met the other couple. From here is was simply following our steps in reverse for an hour until we arrived back at the car.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />We got our money's worth on the mountain and there isn't much left to see. There is a north ridge trail that connects to the bench junction, but it's a harder and longer route and I'm glad we didn't try it in our current fitness level. If you live in or near the Corvallis area I can see this being a cool spot to check out on the regular.<br /><br /><b>FINAL RESULTS</b><br />8 miles<br />2000 ft elevation gainDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-51695167938451448672019-11-03T12:11:00.000-08:002019-11-03T12:11:06.415-08:00When you enter the DANGER ZONE --- Archer Mountain<div style="text-align: center;">
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After an injured September I finally started feeling good enough to get back out there and try some stuff. Past two weekends have proven fruitful. Last weekend was largely a scouting mission. This weekend I actually accomplished something new! <br />
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<b>THE GOAL</b><br />
Palmer Mill Road to Devil's Rest<br />
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<b>THE PLAN</b><br />
Park at Angel's rest, walk up the road instead, see if I can find the backway to Devil's Rest. I remember a trail offshoot of the Foxglove on the approach to Devils Rest, and I wanted to see if I could find that way, from the back. If I could manage this connection, I could now make Devil's Rest a loop hike. I could also mentally map the perimeter of the Bridal Veil Plateau, and area I still haven't checked out. <br />
<b><br />THE TRIP</b><br />
I got lucky on parking and immediately set up Palmer Mill rd, the gravel road leading up and out of the extended parking lot. The first mile of Palmer Mill is an asskicker. It just rises and rises and I never caught my breath. It is also not an abandoned forest road as I expected: I had to step aside for multiple cars. <br />
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Luckily this was PEAK COLOR WEEK, so I got a hell of a show from the fall colors. Outside the few cars, I was also completely alone. It ruled. After 1.5 miles, another road moved off to the right and I saw a house up the hill. That road connects with Larch Mtn, so that's why it gets used. At this junction, Palmer Mill Rd was gated off and now became a wide open trail, just for me.<br />
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The road follows along Bridal Veil Creek for a long time. At some point, I found an old forgotten gate with a bushwhack trail heading up to the plateau. It was too early to be my destination, and I pushed on. The further I got however, the more I realized I might just miss it, and now that I know what Palmer Mill rd is like, it would be easier to just climb devils rest and take the trail I saw the first time, if it even still exists. The place was closed for a year due to the fire, it might be gone. <br />
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So I headed back. 6 miles and lots of solitude under the colors.<br />
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<u><b>ARCHER MOUNTAIN</b></u><br />
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<b>THE GOAL</b><br />
Archer Mountain, the big hill between Cape Horn and Hardy Ridge on the Washington side of the gorge. <br />
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<b>THE PLAN</b><br />
Park at the unofficial trailhead. Try to find the Archer trail. Follow it as far as I feel comfortable. I was aiming for at least one of the viewpoints. <br />
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<b>THE TRIP</b><br />
Archer Mountain is kind of a secret in plain sight. It looms large over the landscape but there is no official trail in the area. There are some harsh boundaries in the area due to sensitive wildlife considerations, especially in the inner valley. Archer is a big forward poking massif and on the west side Archer Falls plummets into a secretive and off-limits cove. The trail starts in the wider amphitheater of the valley at the top of Smith Cripe Rd. The trail, such as it is, is unofficial and unmaintained. Usually that means skinny, steep, and sketchy. Correct on all 3 counts. <br />
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So I expected it to be tough to follow in parts. I actually expected it to be harder than it was. The trail starts on an old road, passes through a beautiful meadow giving you looks at the mountain and the ridges. The "old" trail cuts through the meadow downhill on another old road. But I wasn't sure if that was right, so I kept going on the old road (there used to be a hippy commune on this road, now long gone). I was surprised to find a new sign sitting next to an obvious trail.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The beginning of the Archer Trail</td></tr>
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The trail scooted downhill, made a couple switchbacks, and crossed the creek on a new bridge. It then climbed up from there, and appeared to join with what was the old trail. All this time I was enjoying myself immensely. Reasonable inclines, easy enough to follow...what is so bad about this hike?<br />
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The switchbacks. That's what's bad. The switchbacks come roughly a mile in when the trail needs to ascend out of the valley and onto the mountain proper. Because this is an unofficial trail, these aren't easy switchbacks, or medium switchbacks. This is basically a constant back and forth up a gully, each switchback being maybe 10 feet long. <br />
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Luckily, mercifully, you do get payoffs for the efforts. There is a solid view halfway up, and a stellar view under a lone tree on a rocky knob near the end. After the tree view, the pain eases up a bit, crosses a wide open cliff meadow, and then makes a sharp turn at a rocky outcropping. There is a trail down the rocky outcrop, and it is worth taking. This is Scott's viewpoint and is a wonderful expansive panorama into the valley.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gorge from viewpoint 1</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Devil's Rest!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tree view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Tree</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St. Cloud ridge, off limits to hikers</td></tr>
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After this things get more difficult to follow. <br /><br />The trail plunges uphill, but due to the landscape and the vegetation here, it becomes difficult to follow. Not impossible, but I did have to kick leaves off the trail at points to make it clear where it was when I came back. The trail briefly climbs, then levels out to a moderate incline, and crosses over an old roadbed. It climbs again over the road and levels out once more. From here it was just me carefully following the faint trail through the leaves, using the tree flags for assistance. This is the first time I've ever depended on the flags for help. <br /><br />I reached a bend in the trail that confused me. It appeared to head down the ridge. I followed it, not seeing other options. The trail at this point began to heavily degrade but I thought I was at the Arrow viewpoint so I pushed on, using just the flags. The further down the ridge I got, the more of a bushwhack it became. But in the end, I got a halfway decent view of Beacon Rock.<br />
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As I bumbled my way back up the ridge, I noticed a path off to the left. Turns out, this was the "original" trail, as it was heavily flagged. But it traveled through the burned section of mountain and I didn't know where it would meet back up, so I didn't follow it. I never found the other side. I think it must have been near the roadbed crossing. An adventure for another day. <br /><br />Following the trail back wasn't as hard as I feared. The dog knew the way with ease and I never got confused. The climb back out of the creek valley was harder than I expected.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See that meadow with the tall, skinny yellow tree? That's the start of the trail!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<br /><br /><b>RESULTS</b><br />5 miles, 2000 elevation gain. There is much more to be seen at Archer Mountain. I never found the Arrow viewpoint, I was apparently on the "quiver" viewpoint. I can find the old trail, and I can also check out the remains of the hippie commune. Plenty left to do, but I was glad to check this one off. <br /><br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-1703356364956229562019-08-26T19:18:00.001-07:002019-08-26T19:18:47.607-07:00Tillamook head, Four County Point, and Denny CreekSo this is a wrap up post of a few things this summer that I got to do, none of which particularly deserved their own individual post. <br />
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First up, Denny Creek!<br />
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<u><b>DENNY CREEK</b></u><br />
Denny Creek is a trail up in Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. We were part of a large hiking crew organized as a party hike for my friend's wedding. As a large obnoxious group we did a relatively mild, medium length hike up to a waterfall on Denny Creek. <br />
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The area was beautiful, and the hike was mostly a slow upward climb along Denny Creek. We had to hop the creek at one point and I detoured upstream to grab some waterfall photos. <br />
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After climbing through a rocky landslide area, we hit our destination on top of a large waterfall, where a nice rocky cliff patio offered us plenty of room to spread out and explore. After heading back home, it ended up being roughly 5 miles.<br />
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<u><b>Four County Point</b></u><br />
Four County Point is a very short trail directly off US-26 westbound heading towards the coast. As part of a longer day I finally made a stop to check out this short trail. It is about a mile long trek into the woods to a plaque that is laid down at the exact spot where 4 counties meet, a much smaller scale version of 4 corners in the American southwest. The northwestern counties of Oregon meet at this point and you can stand in all 4 at once. <br />
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I wasn't expecting much out of the trail outside a cute detour to a neat spot and it managed to be even more disappointing than that. The trail immediately plunges towards coal creek and then follows along to the west. For the first half mile you can hear the highway loudly above you. You can also hear gunshots from the nearby redneck gun range, loudly blasting assault rifle sounds, because this country is gross. <br />
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The trail has occasional little diversions to the creek, which is cute enough. Finally, after 15 minutes of flat walking through the woods worrying I'd be hit by a stray bullet, I came across a laughably small clearing maybe big enough for a small tent, with a small log bench next to a little rectangular plaque on the ground indicating the spot. It's so honestly pathetic that such a neat little marker is just tucked into nowhere. <br />
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It was about 2 miles total walking and almost no elevation gain. You can skip this hike unless you have an hour to kill and are a completionist.<br />
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<u><b>Tillamook Head</b></u><br />
<u><b></b></u>One of the first hikes I ever did on the coast was this little gem from Ecola State Park. From Ecola, through Indian Beach, you can climb up the trail to an old WWII bunker, campsite, and overlook towards the island lighthouse. It's an easy must-do if you end up in the park and want something fun. <br />
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There is also another way to reach the bunker/overlook, and that is the harder, longer way, coming from the north at Seaside. <br />
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From Seaside beach Tillamook Head looks very dramatic and perfectly frames the southern coast. If you take the coastal road all the way to the terminus right next to some rich people beach homes, there is a small parking lot and the northern entrance to the Tillamook Head trail.<br />
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The trail starts off easy enough, climbing gently through the woods to a neat overlook on an old log that juts over a cliff. After that, the second half of the first mile then proceeds into switchback hell, switchbacking 16 times to the top. Luckily the switchbacks are a reasonable grade and some of them are merely 10 yards apart. If you can make it up this hill, the rest is smooth sailing.<br />
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The trail actually gradually descends from this point, which I wasn't happy about since I'd have to climb back up. It mostly follows the top of the cliff and occasionally offers views into the wild blue yonder. I saw very few other hikers and there is something about being a thousand feet above the coastline, looking out into the vast void of the pacific that gives me real existential dread. It reminds you of how insignificant you are. The sheer scope of the ocean doesn't hit you from beach-level. When you are alone, looking out from high above? The reality is palpable. We are nothing.<br />
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Honestly, as much as it gives you an existential crisis, it's nice to break from the bubble of yourself once in a while and put everything into perspective. It's one of the reasons I enjoy being alone on the coast, and being alone in the woods in general. There's a certain freedom of self when you know you are meaningless. <br />
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The trail is pretty muddy even in late dry August, and has a lot of wooden steps built into it to make things easier. The trail is honestly a very nice walk once you are done with the climbing, and I had a very nice time. After a short but steep switchback descent down a hill, I arrived at the camp and the overlook. I took in the views and headed home.<br />
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Overall it was a bit less than 8 miles, and maybe 1700ft of elevation gain. Most of that comes in the first mile, and the rest is slow rolling hills and the gentle climb back. It wasn't that hard at all, and offered a very nice alternative to the crowded and busy Ecola version. <br />
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Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-75631815592046017802019-07-21T14:40:00.002-07:002019-07-21T14:40:24.123-07:00McNeil Point, Finally<div style="text-align: center;">
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Out of every hike that has ever been on my to-do list, I think this one has been there the longest. This past Saturday I finally got out there and did it. It ended up being even better than I thought it would be. Top 10 hike for me. Easily the best views of Mt. Hood and the surrounding area I've ever gotten. <br />
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<u><b>THE GOAL</b></u><br />
The McNeil Point shelter on McNeil Point. On the northwest side of Hood, along Bald Mtn ridge, there is a high jut just at the edge of the treeline on the mountain that has a stone shelter built on it. This is McNeil Point. <br />
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<u><b>THE PLAN</b></u><br />
Get to Top Spur trailhead reasonably early, climb the trail, be happy. <br />
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<u><b>THE TRIP</b></u><br />
We left the house at 8:20 and arrived a bit after 9:30. We also had my friend Scott join us for the hike. The trailhead was already obscenely crowded. The trailhead itself is maybe 10-15 cars wide, but past that people just parked along the side of the narrow gravel road for at least a quarter mile in both directions. I'm glad I didn't have to pass anyone finding a spot, there is not enough room next to the side of the road. I knew this trail was busy and it was a perfect weather day but this was still pretty rough. <br />
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The trail immediately leaves the road and starts uphill to gain the ridge. After a half mile or so of climbing, it finally reaches the PCT and you turn right. Almost 30 yards ahead is confusion junction. We obviously had to take the Bald Mtn. detour to start, and we got ourselves a glorious view within the first mile.<br />
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After getting some pics and popping back onto the trail, the real work began. Shortly past re-joining the Timberline trail we stayed right at the McGee Creek junction and started climbing the ridge in earnest. <br />
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The trail passes through some brushy areas and then follows the top of the forested ridge for the first mile. Thankfully the trail is really nice and doesn't climb too harshly. The light speckles through the trees once you gain the top of the ridge proper and occasionally tantalizes you with peeks of the mountain. After maybe a bit over a mile from Bald Mountain, the trail opens into a hanging meadow filled with flowers and a spectacular view of Mount Hood and across the Muddy Fork valley to Yocum Ridge.<br />
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Maybe a half mile past that meadow, the ridge begins to lose a bit of elevation but opens into yet another meadow with more spectacular views.<br />
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The trail then begins to veer northeast away from the ridge. A sharp eye might spot the scramble shortcut trail to McNeil Point from here, but I wasn't going to try it on my first visit with the dog in tow. The trail switchbacks a few times and climbs harder than it has been here and then takes a definite turn to the north. At this point the trail crosses over some small mountain streams, including one that is covered in beautiful mossy rocks. Then it briefly descends downhill again and passes through a small meadow with a view under McNeil Point. After another quick uphill, the trail arrives in a larger meadow next to several ponds full of frogs and a wonderful view back towards the mountain looming over the McNeil Point ridge.<br />
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From the end of the first pond the trail appears to split with only a sign that says "No camping in meadows". The right trail goes uphill into the trees and the left path follows along more ponds and it quickly became clear that this was not the correct way to go. We turned back and took the right path and started switch-backing up to another ridge.<br />
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Once we gained the ridge, the trees began to thin out. The views begin to open up more and we got our first glimpse of the other volcanoes in the distance. The trail passes over a view what I believe to be a southern fork of Ladd Creek and then climbs through a wide gully and regains the ridge. It is about a mile to the shelter from here, and this is when everything becomes truly worth it. <br />
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The views open up to all sides and every step increases the visual splendor. You get most views to the northwest and we could spot Lost Lake among the many ridges and mountains.<br />
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The trail curves around over a snowbank, traverses a small jutting ridge, then begins the final climb up the alpine slopes to the shelter point. The trail is a bit sketchy here due to the lack of roots keeping it in place but navigation is easy. The shelter is low on the McNeil Point ridge and made a perfect break spot. It faces due west, and if the haze had been a bit clearer, we might have been able to see Portland. we could see the Willamette Valley expanse plus the faint hint of the coast range.<br />
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After chatting with some other hikers, including a guy we'd interacted with a few times on the way up, we set back off and began the long journey back to the car along the same route. We got back to an even worse parking situation, tired and happy.<br />
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10 miles, 2500 feet of elevation gain. <br />
This hike is listed in almost every hiking guidebook/site as a fairly important must-see for folks capable of doing it, and I can safely agree. The final mile was incredible and there was no shortage of amazing views leading to that point. Bald Mountain ensures that even the weakest of hikers can get something good for 2 miles of effort, and the views just improve from there. The road to the trailhead is long and occasionally a bit rough, but a passenger car can handle it. The climb is certainly an effort but the trail never gets <i>too</i> steep and it offers plenty of flatter sections to regain your strength.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-7808506731925664162019-07-07T17:57:00.000-07:002019-07-07T18:19:51.794-07:00I don't know how to pronounce Yocum Ridge<div style="text-align: center;">
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Is it pronounced Yoh-cum or Yak-um? Someone tell me.<br />
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First camp of the year! We had an extended plan this holiday weekend to finally get back out in the tent and camp again. After a few weeks of setbacks, we made it happen. <br />
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<b>THE GOAL</b><br />
Backpack to Ramona Falls, hike to Yocum Ridge the next day, then back after we returned to camp.<br />
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<b>THE PLAN</b><br />
Yocum Ridge is a remote ridge connected to Mount Hood's west flank. It is essentially the mountain itself on the higher reaches. As a day hike, it is close to 17 total miles and 3600 feet of elevation gain. Almost unobtainable for all but the heartiest of hikers. I've only accomplished a day that extreme once. However, as Yocum is connected to Ramona Falls, and Ramona Falls has campsites...there is a way to make it easier. If we could backpack out to Ramona the night before, we could do Yocum early morning as a day hike. It would shave off close to 1000 feet of elevation and at least 6 miles to the individual trip. We'd still have a tough day on our hands, especially since we'd then have to backpack out after we got back, but it would be feasible.<br />
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So...drive out Friday evening, backpack to the falls, find a campsite, camp the night, get up early, hike the ridge, come back and rest at camp, backpack out.<br />
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<b>THE TRIP</b><br />
We left around 3:30 for the trailhead. I was worried the place would be busy with 4th of July campers and we wouldn't find a spot. My worry was partially accurate, as the area was packed but it ended up being mostly day hikers and car campers. Ramona Falls had lots of open sites.<br />
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The backpack to Ramona was uneventful and easy. No hassle whatsoever and 3 miles/1000 feet gain isn't hard even with big packs on. We came to the falls, took a few pics, then wandered to find a spot. There are a lot of well-hidden camping spots near the falls uphill to the right. A couple were taken. A side trail by the horse corral led to a small site, then another small site, then uphill another 30 yards we found a completely secluded open area with a dozen sites. This was a big party meadow but we had it all to ourselves.<br />
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The Timberline trail cuts off uphill onto Yocum Ridge immediately after the bridge over Ramona Creek by the falls and the first mile was undoubtedly the hardest. It climbs northwest up the flank of the ridge through dense rhododendrons, and over a bridge in pretty rough shape. After a little less than a mile, the trail reaches the apex of the ridge and this is where the junction with the Yocum trail is.<br />
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The first two miles of the Yocum Ridge trail aren't very interesting. It's a steady but reasonable climb through the woods, going up the south flank. It eventually passes a boulder field with a slight view, then switchbacks, climbs to the north side of the ridge, meanders back to the south flank, switchbacks again after another boulder field with a slight view, and then finally you pass by a small swampy pond and the trail gets fun.<br />
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The pond is gross stagnant glacier snowmelt water. Mosquitoes are almost certainly bad here. We still saw some people camped, without a tent, on the east side.<br />
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After the pond the trees open up a bit and the trail gets a bit flatter. We started seeing pockets of snow and a ton of avalanche lilies, as well as some beargrass. There are open sections of canopy where snow clearly gathers. The trail passed over a creek a few times and rose further up.<br />
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After 2 miles of that, the space began to really open. This is where we kind of got screwed in terms of weather. It was to be a cloudy day, and we couldn't see the obvious vast expanse beyond. We had a great misty atmosphere setting an incredible isolated scene but we definitely got shortchanged on distance views. It could have been worse though, we still got tantalizing hints through the mist.<br />
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Then we turned a corner and saw the mountain through the mist. We only would catch glimpses of it for the next hour when the clouds shifted favorably, but it was still something special. The trail ends at a grand overlook of the Sandy River valley, looking up at the mountain. With the mist obscuring the views in dramatic ways, it was truly special. Even though we didn't get the full picture it was still beyond outstanding. One of the more magical things I've experienced on a hike. The pictures will never do it justice.<br />
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The trail actually continues here, though in a rougher shape. It turns back and keeps going up. It apparently climbs to more views, but after our break the clouds were getting worse and we didn't think it was worth the effort to climb that far for no views. When we turned around, we saw a weird bird just strolling along. I wasn't able to get close enough for a better picture, but it was extremely random and neat. Internet research indicates it may have been a male <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Dusky_Grouse/id">Dusky Grouse. </a>The neck plumage gave it away. Drove the dog nuts.<br />
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The trip down was obviously faster and we got back to camp, sore and tired, at 11am. 11 miles in. The tourist crowds had already descended upon Ramona and it was a shock after the remote solitude of Yocum Ridge. I've never hated tourist hikers more. Ramona has been lost to the masses. You can't even get a good picture without someone in the way or being obnoxious.<br />
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We rested at camp for a while, changed socks, and packed up. at 12pm, we set off with our packs for the final 3 miles of the day, all downhill. We were back at the car a little after 1.<br />
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All in all, a wonderful day in the woods.<br />
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<b>THE RESULTS</b><br />
Saturday was 14 miles and 2600 feet of elevation gain (3600 loss). My legs are beat. Yocum's difficulty definitely comes from distance. The climb itself is steady but not nearly as bad as a lot of tough gorge hikes. I wouldn't mind coming back one day when things are clear to see what I missed out on picture-wise. Overall though I have no regrets. Yocum was worth the effort and it would be worth the effort a second time.<br />
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I write this in bed Saturday night, legs feeling like bricks, with a deeply sleepy dog next to me.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-5203213377790505492019-06-29T19:23:00.002-07:002019-06-29T19:23:49.617-07:00Mountain Pattern Baldness<div style="text-align: center;">
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Had a Saturday to myself in the woods. Had a stressful week so I was hankering to do some damage to my legs. Had a happy dog eager to go. So I decided on a scouting mission to Ramona Falls and Bald Mountain. <br /><br /><b>THE GOAL</b><br />Bald Mountain, from the Ramona Falls trailhead. Bald Mountain is a high point on a western side ridge of Mt. Hood. It's named as such for the open hanging meadow on the south flank. <br /><br /><b>THE PLAN</b><br />Park at Ramona, but don't go to the falls. Take the PCT over the Muddy Fork instead and hike up the side of Bald Mountain. Hit the top, scout the junction area for future trips and campsites, and check out Bald Mountain, which apparently has a killer view. <br /><br /><b>THE TRIP</b><br />I actually had this exact hike planned for last year until my car had some issues and I cancelled it. Since I was flying solo today (Well, solo + dog) I figured I'd try this one out. The reason I decided to do this one without Keeley was that it isn't the usual way to reach Bald Mountain. Usually people just drive the long road up to the top spur trailhead and start there for McNeil Point. That way Bald Mtn is less than a mile.<br />
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I wanted to save that easy trek for when the wife was actually with me, because McNeil Point is still nagging at my "to-do" list. I hope to complete it this summer, preferably in the next month if I can. Now that I've at least visited the area, I can be better prepared. So I decided to head up Bald Mtn from Ramona on the PCT, which is probably the least trafficked way up to Baldy. <br /><br />The first mile through the Sandy River Valley is still neat and flat. Crossing the river wasn't tough, and the dog did better than expected at walking on a log over the water. Shortly after the Sandy crossing, I took the PCT cutoff to the left and abandoned most of the crowds heading to the falls. The falls wasn't on my menu today. After taking the left at the next junction with the backside of the Ramona trail, I was officially in new territory. <br /><br />The trail immediately crosses the Muddy Fork after the junction. Luckily there is a big log making it an easy pass. This gateway to the north side of the fork is when things decide to <i>change</i>.<br />
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<br />The other side of the river is draped in foliage and undergrowth, something almost non-existent on the Ramona trail. The trail also finally begins to climb. Until this point the elevation gain felt almost invisible. Now the climbing started. For the next 2 miles the story was all about the up. It wasn't backbreaking, and I only needed a 30 second pause once, but it just kept climbing up about 5 long switchbacks. It was a hot day, and I started feeling it. Once you crest the ridge, you feel like you've finally made it and it won't be long before you hit the mountain. <br /><br />That feeling is false hope. The trail keeps going (though at a much more reasonable climbing rate) for about another mile through undergrowth and big rhododendrons. It went on long enough that the second guesses on whether I took the right trail began to cross my mind, but then I stumbled on Confusion Junction. <br /><br />Confusion Junction is where 2 trails meet, but do not actually cross. The PCT keeps left. The Timberline cuts right. The Timberline also cuts up the middle. What is happening here is that the Timberline Trail is essentially making a switchback, coming up from the valley and then turning upridge to McNeil Point. At the point of the switchback, the PCT (Which I was coming from) joins makes a hard left. A short distance down the PCT heading north is the junction with the Top Spur trail, making things just a bit worse. It's...stupid. I like maps so I was fine, but there were a lot of newbies at the spot clearly confused.<br />
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My goal was the Timberline trail downhill towards the Muddy Fork. This trail, after maybe two tenths of a mile, crosses the exposed ridge of Bald Mountain. This is the money shot. I barely took photos on the hike, except for this spot.<br />
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<br /><br />Basically you get a spectacular view of the west face. The view is stupendous. Best view of the mountain I've gotten so far. Made the climb easily worth it. Even the dog seemed to enjoy it, as she got more affectionate than usual once I sat down for a break. <br /><br />The trail perilously hugs the open face of Bald Mtn for a brief stretch, then cuts back into the woods. I could have, at this point, gone straight, down into the Muddy Fork valley, cross it again and arrive back at Ramona Falls for 13 miles, but I wasn't feeling up to that. I took the Bald Mtn Cutoff trail back to the Timberline and looped back to confusion junction. <br /><br />At Confusion Junction there was a confused man, trying to figure out how to get back to Ramona Falls Trailhead (he had come from the other direction for the 13 mile loop just mentioned). I let him know that was the way I was headed. He joined up with me and we chatted off and on all the way back to the cars. It made the way home far more pleasant. He was from California, taking a big Oregon road trip, seeing the sights.<br />
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When we hit the TH we shook hands and parted ways. I'll likely never see him again. Ryan, wherever you are, thanks for keeping me company for those last 3 miles. <br /><b><br />THE RESULTS</b><br />10.17 miles total, roughly 2000 feet elevation gain. That seems easy, but most of it comes in the two mile stretch after crossing the Muddy Fork. <br /><br />Bald Mountain is absolutely worth seeing. I can't say I recommend this particular hike, simply because there is a far easier way to get to Bald Mtn if you are willing to make the drive. The trail between Ramona and the junction isn't that interesting overall, either. At 10 miles, it's a steep price to pay for being in an area with better options. I have no regrets though, and as always I get to cross off a good new section of my map.<br />
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I've started looking more into the Mt. Hood area and I'm surprised it took this long for me to decide to do Burnt Lake. So we choose this weekend to do Burnt Lake. It was good!<br />
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<b>THE GOAL:</b><br />
Burnt Lake & if we felt up to it, East ZigZag Mountain<br />
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<b>THE PLAN:</b><br />
The hike to Burnt Lake is a pretty easy track with no real other options outside an extremely short side trail to Lost Lake falls. Once at the lake, we could circumnavigate it and walk back for an easy 7 mile hike. If we felt good however, we could potentially add another 3 miles to the hike and another 800 feet of elevation by going past the lake up to East ZigZag for some sweet views. With the day looking cool and cloudy, Burnt Lake seemed like an acceptable goal.<br />
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<b>THE TRIP:</b><br />
The Burnt Lake trailhead is in the same vicinity as the Ramona Falls trailhead, just take a right instead of a left at the last junction. A few paved miles and 1 potholed gravel mile later and you reach a relatively small parking area. We got stupid lucky and found a prime space near the front where someone had just left. This is definitely a "get there before 8" kinda trailhead on summer weekends.<br />
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It was cloudy all drive until the last 5 miles, so we got double lucky and we'd actually get to see the mountain from the lake.<br />
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The hike is pretty easy and mild for a long time. The first two miles are a very gentle uphill through the woods. That's it. It is very peaceful and although you clearly gain elevation it never feels tough. After 2 miles, you hop the creek you've been following to the right, and then half a mile past that, the trail appears to split.<br />
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It's not a real split. The left trail quickly descends maybe 50 yards for a sort of interesting viewpoint of Lost Creek Falls, a short multi-tier cascade through a slot. You can't get a great view, but the short detour is so simple you may as well stop. It provides a great break.<br />
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Shortly after re-joining the trail, your path switchbacks to the right and begins to ascend towards the northwest. The climb gets a bit steeper but still at a very reasonable grade. After maybe a third of a mile the trees finally open up briefly for a view of Mt. Hood. After about a mile from the switchback the lake finally begins to emerge through the trees.<br />
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Burnt Lake isn't too big and has a number of campsites. We took in a slight view on the north shore, then went and looked at the nearby map. 3 miles in, we both felt pretty good. I convinced Keeley to follow me up the trail to the mountain a bit to see if we could get a better view.<br />
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The trail climbs at a similar grade for half a mile and then begins to hit switchbacks. Avalanche Lilies line the path here, and it made me excited because I'd never seen them before. Some Beargrass also popped up on the trail from time to time.<br />
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The switchbacks are the steepest thing so far but still a mild grade. After maybe 5 switches and a bit of complaining, we suddenly hit the junction with the ZigZag trail. We took off to the left for maybe 30 yards for a great 4 mountain view. Hood was somewhat obstructed by trees, but we could see Adams, Rainier, and St. Helens. After the picture break we set off to the right of the junction and hit the actual steep part of the hike.<br />
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A pretty short but certainly grueling piece of gutter trail quickly rises up the flank of East Zigzag mountain, but the climb was worth it because the view from the top was stupendous. We got our effort's worth. Probably the second best view I've had of Mt. Hood after Tom,Dick and Harry mtn.<br />
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The actual summit and more views were about 15 minutes on the trail further, but we decided to turn around. We were 5 miles in and weren't sure how the dog would do. We also didn't think the views would get that much better, as the viewpoints would all be at the same basic angle. So we headed back down.<br />
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We took a quick detour to go around the lake on the way back for some quality final pictures and to cool off by the water. After a long, thumping descent, we made it back to the car.<br />
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<b>THE RESULTS:</b><br />
10ish miles, 2200ish feet elevation gain. Our garmins did not matchup and seemed a bit buggy, so the true data is a mystery.<br />
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This is probably the easiest 10 mile hike I've done. It's about the same elevation as Hamilton mtn but without much steep stuff and an extra mile to ease the climb. The trail is soft and wide. I wish the two mile intro was a bit more interesting but if you can make it to burnt lake without feeling bad, the trek up to at least the first views on Zigzag is easily doable. We didn't run out of water or even need to stop for lunch, we hiked pretty much the entire 4 hours straight with nothing longer than a 10 minute rest at the top for photos. Definitely recommended. That final gravel road is a bit of trouble though.<br />
<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-21609304653450360552019-06-09T20:03:00.000-07:002019-06-09T20:03:15.561-07:00Back In The Saddle Mountain Again<div style="text-align: center;">
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We bought a house. For the past month getting that all done has been my life. I have sorely lacked any outside fun in that time but as of this past weekend everything is finally sorted out. After a particularly bad day at work and my original hiking plans falling through, I still needed a day out in the woods. After many years we finally decided to return to <a href="https://drawplaydavegoesoutside.blogspot.com/2014/05/saddle-mountain.html">Saddle Mountain</a>, the northern coast range masterpiece. <br /><br /><b>THE GOAL:</b><br />Do Saddle Mountain, maybe look for other off-trail options if possible.<br /><br /><b>THE PLAN: </b><br />Climb Saddle Mountain. This feels pretty straightforward.<br />
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<b>THE TRIP:</b><br />Last time we did this hike it was mid-late summer and it was hot. The first two miles were swampy and humid with bugs and the last half mile was heat. This time we picked an overcast grey, relatively cool 58 degree day. It was a far better decision. It probably hurt our chances of getting a view at the top, but I'll take this temp on a hike any day. <br /><br />The drive there is still long, and once you reach the turn, you then have to weave through the forest on a narrow road for 7 slow miles. Thankfully the road is paved and could definitely be worse. The trailhead isn't too big and we arrived a bit late, so it was already packed and we had to park fairly far up the road. <br /><br />The trail is simple enough. Starts up through a campground and for the next two miles is a fairly reasonable uphill. Never terribly steep. I never needed a rest. It's mostly forested in and the lowest reaches are almost overgrown this time of year. You get an occasional view of Humbug Mountain to the south as modest rewards. The clear-cutting makes the landscape splotchy and it bums me out. <br /><br />Close to 2 miles in you hit a wide camping area with a bench. I think this is the point where you can bushwhack your way to the eastern summit, and I found a game trail, but we didn't push it and just kept going. Maybe another day. <br /><br />It's pretty astounding how much effort has been put into this trail. The final mile has a ton of chickenwire laid down underfoot to contain rocks and offer traction. There are several stretches of a wire railing held up by poles. There are at least 3 picnic tables with metal legs. The summit is fenced in with metal poles. You rarely see this much trail work on a PNW trek, but they must know this place is popular. The help is appreciated, especially at the end. <br /><br />The trail opens up at 2 miles in to rocky cliffs and views. The meadows are covered in wildflowers. The views are expansive and you could easily stop at the rocky knob without going to the summit, because the view is great. <br /><br />The other reason to skip the summit is that clouds love to envelop it. Been here twice and both times had a limited view. This hike is a risk if you are only in it for the views, because the weather and level of visibility shifts constantly.<br />
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<br />The last reason you could skip the summit is the final half mile from the lower viewpoint is brutal. All exposed, steep as hell, and generally dizzying at a few spots. It's practically a different trail. If you huff and puff your way up though, it feels rewarding to just sit at the top and relax for a while.<br />
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<br /><br />On the way back down I managed to convince Keeley to explore the Humbug viewpoint. Last time we skipped it, because it is a .2 mile side trail near the base of the hike and she was tired and grumpy. This time we did it. I'm glad we did, we had the views to ourselves and it was great.<br />
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<br /><br />The detour requires a small scramble but shows a great look up at the great cliffs of Saddle above you, as well as an expansive view of Humbug Mountain across the valley. It is absolutely worth the short detour. <br /><br /><b>THE RESULTS:</b><br />5 miles, 1600 feet elevation gain. Solid bit of exercise, but nothing too hard. The final summit ascent sucks but at least you get views and wonderful flowers the whole time. <br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-82514566105755967882019-04-18T21:25:00.002-07:002019-04-18T21:33:35.328-07:00Two Creeks, Two Days, Two Very Different Experiences<div style="text-align: center;">
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Had a two-hike weekend! Been a while since I was so fortunate.<br />
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All week we basically planned to hike Catherine Creek, in the far eastern gorge past Coyote Wall. However Catherine Creek provided a dog logistical problem because all trip descriptions heavily mention the amount of poison oak and ticks in the area. My dog is curious and stupid and would have zero ability to tell what poison oak is, and would likely plunge her face directly into it in order to sniff a leaf. That would leave the oils on her face for me and the wife to accidentally pick up later giving the dog some pets. Ticks would be impossible to spot on her black coat, though we could treat for them beforehand.<br />
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Both of these problems are easy to handle by just staying away from brush and not sitting in the grass. So a dog was out of the question. But we didn't have anyone to watch the dog, so it was beginning to look like a failed idea. Then we swapped hiking days so the wife could go to brunch with friends, and I took the opportunity to go out myself for a classic Dave solo hike.<br />
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The following day the 3 of us went out together to explore Herman Creek. The two hikes on back to back days offered an excellent contrast to each other.<br />
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-Catherine creek is the dry eastern gorge. Herman creek is the wet western gorge.<br />
-Catherine creek is on the Washington side, Herman the Oregon side.<br />
-The Catherine creek trail is wide, open, and full of views. The Herman creek trail is almost all covered, narrow, and viewless<br />
-Catherine creek barely follows the creek, and instead quickly climbs up onto a wide ridge. Herman Creek stays close to the creek and is often perilous with steep drops<br />
-Catherine creek is mostly just uphill. Herman creek climbs for a mile, then mostly gently rolls uphill<br />
-I was alone for Catherine creek, and with my wife and dog for Herman creek<br />
-I've never done Catherine creek, but I'd done Herman creek<br />
-Catherine is a girl's name and Herman is a boy's name<br />
-I've stretched this out as well as I can, I think.<br />
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There are obvious similarities and such, but it was a nice dual feature. I'll start in chronological order.<br />
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<b><u>CATHERINE CREEK</u></b><br />
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<b>The Goal:</b><br />
See the Arch, scout to see how rough the trail is<br />
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<b>The Plan:</b><br />
Drive out, wander around, see if I could find the proper routes since the area is a confusing labyrinth of trails, and mostly explore. Since the area has a ton of trails, none "official" as the designated route, maps are hard to come by and inaccurate. There are old roads, side trails, and scrambles all over the place and none of it is signed well. I just wanted to get a sense of the area at least once so I could come back one day with a good idea of what I was doing. It was really a scouting mission.<br />
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<b>The Trip:</b><br />
Catherine creek is another on my long list of "hikes I gotta see once" that has been on my mind for ages. The main barrier to entry was always driving distance. It's a good hour and a half from Portland. Ticks and Poison oak were also factors, as I hate ticks and oak complicates wandering around. But the hike is supposed to have great wildflower displays. There is also the Catherine Creek Arch, a neat geological landmark, that I wanted to see.<br />
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The drive is long but always scenic. I got past Coyote Wall and hit the turnoff. Parking was limited but I got there late, so the early birds had just left their primo spots wide open for me. The trailhead is pretty easy to access. To the south, across the road, lies a short, almost mile paved loop wandering the lower Catherine Creek cliffs, offering a view of the short Catherine Creek falls. It's mostly unremarkable and basically here for the kiddies/creaky knee folks. You can skip it.<br />
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To the north, on the side with the parking, several old roadbeds head up the hill. The one to the left heads towards Coyote Wall via the Labyrinth trails. I wanted the path to the right, which swept downhill into the Catherine Creek canyon. My plan was to take all the rights when I came to a fork, just to keep myself oriented. <br />
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I shouldn't have worried about the dog as much as I did. Ticks may be an issue on dryer days (it was drizzling for the first half of my hike, which I personally loved), but I didn't see any poison oak and the trail was very wide. Managing a dog here wouldn't be that hard. The gravel road that serves as the trail goes down into the canyon, then begins a gentle climb. A branch of road splits off to the left right before you hop the creek itself. Shortly after the creek climb, maybe a quarter-half mile into the hike, I noticed an old corral and a wood fence. <br />
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I glanced up and bam, the arch was right there looming over me. That soon? I had been walking for 10 minutes! The arch looks to be a section of wall that basically detached but didn't fall down. It's very close to the wall behind it and is closed off by a fence. The arch is sacred land to the native people of the area, so they don't want you wandering in it. I can respect that. <br />
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The trail takes a short steep climb after the arch and then begins to exit the creek canyon. The roadbed veers off to the left again under some power lines, but I stayed right, wondering if I could find a trail to the top of the canyon wall to loop back and see the arch from above. That trail exists and a spur trail links it. All of this probably under a mile. Instead of heading up and back, I took the left fork and plunged up the new canyon way, slowly climbing. <br />
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The trail climbs and eventually rises into the meadows on the ridge. This is when everything paid off. The hills are open wide and the views are magnificent. The hill seems endless but climbs at a reasonable grade. My goal was the tree line. Every step gave a better view. I was alone, walking through the mist, rising into the ether. It was the kind of moment I do this for. If there is such a thing as zen, this is where I find it. When I daydream about going into the woods, this is the kind of moment I dream about. I love hiking with people, but there's something truly special when it's just me alone. Something I can't share with other people. Something that's impossible to communicate here. <br />
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There is a makeshift bench on the top of the hill. I took some pics, recovered my heartrate, and enjoyed the solitude. The trail plunged into the woods behind me and curious to see if anything came of it, I went back further.<br />
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Turns out it just quickly ascends the nearby ridge and offers an even better view. I puttered around a pond, I found a small, tiny cluster of daffodils on the grassy hill, and I just loved it. The trail appeared to climb back down a different creek valley towards the car for a loop, but because I wanted to see the top of the arch still I turned back. Maybe next time.<br />
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My trip down the hill was also wonderful. I detoured a bunch to see better angles. Eventually I found myself above the canyon wall, waving down to hikers 200 ft below me. I found the top of the arch, but you can't really see anything and it's blocked off here as well. A short time later, I was back at the road, my day complete. I stopped briefly at Bonneville Dam on the way home to snag a few extra photos. <br />
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<b>THE RESULTS</b><br />
A resounding success. Certainly an area worth coming back to. I did just over 7 miles, and got roughly 1600 feet in elevation. <br />
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<b><u>HERMAN CREEK</u>The Goal:</b>Reach Casey Camp<b>. </b>See the burned zone. <br />
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<b>The Plan:</b><br />
Get up early, just plunge straight back on Herman creek to the Casey Creek junction, and turn around. <br />
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<b>The Trip:</b><br />
I'd done this section of Herman Creek once before during my <a href="https://drawplaydavegoesoutside.blogspot.com/2016/07/a-very-busy-weekend-wyeth-shellrock-and.html">hardest ever day out</a>, when I climbed Casey Creek and hiked 16 miles by myself. I had no plans on being that dumb again. I just wanted to head to the base of the trail, see Nick Eaton Falls, treat Keeley to a new trail, and see the burned areas from the Eagle Creek fire. <br />
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The first mile is still the hardest. Once we reached the Gorton Creek junction everything got easier and from here to the end 3 miles further in the trail is pretty mild. It was also far more <i>open</i> than when I did this the last time. All the undergrowth shrubbery is gone, even in the less damaged areas. The really damaged areas are starkly sobering. The base of the trees are black, and the lower remaining branches are all stark white, creating this forest of ghost trees on bare dirt. You can see far more of the surrounding landscape.<br />
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The trail isn't the most exciting thing even with the changes. It has some fun cliff edge sections and some creek hops, and Nick Eaton Falls is still pretty spectacular. The trail just follows Herman Creek up and up and up with the rushing water far below as a constant companion. When the trail finally reaches a flat forest section away from the creek, things get so quiet. Shortly after that sections arrives, you'll see the campsite to the right and the Casey Creek trail heading up to the left.<br />
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The Casey Creek trail didn't look like anyone had walked on it in two years. I wouldn't be surprised if that trail honestly vanishes and becomes forgotten. It was hardly used before the fire. Now it's likely dangerous and will see even less people because Casey Creek sucks. <br />
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<b><br />The Results:</b><br />
Nothing special to report. Dog had a great time. We walked just over 8 miles, with 1700 feet of elevation gain. <br />
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For three months I was basically a pile of physical misery.<br />
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I got sick right before flying home for Christmas and the flights/jet lag just compounded the illness, leaving me fatigued and stuck with the world's most annoying throat tickle for weeks. I had to spend 3 weeks sucking down lozenges and tea at a rate no human should just to keep my throat happy so I wouldn't cough. <br />
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Then, upon landing back in Portland on New Years Eve, our taxi got into a crash coming home from the airport and I was thrown into the seat belt pretty hard. My sternum and ribs were bruised, just a few months after falling off my bike and suffering a similar fate. So now I was in pain and sick. If I coughed my entire body screamed. <br /><br />I got prescribed some pain meds and eventually started getting over the cold. The pain meds were strong anti-inflammatories that then ate my stomach wall and gave me horrible acid. So I was then stuck on prilosec for two weeks, which makes me feel bloated and gross. <br /><br />I finally seemed to get through this nightmare by later Feb and felt good enough to go for the first hike of the year. When we got out to the gorge for the Gillette lake hike, the parking area was still covered in snow, and when I decided to bail and go back to Beacon Rock, we got stuck in the slush. <br /><br />I had to dig enough of the snow out to give us some traction, and in the process hurt my back. So for another two weeks I was completely out of commission, walking around with a heating pad tucked in my pants and lying down as often as possible. <br /><br />In the past couple weeks it finally felt like I was out of the woods and things had improved to the point where I could go outside again. So I did. We came back out to Gillette Lake to retry the season and this time, it was good. <br /><br />Last time we came here, it was rainy and cold. This time we fared a bit better. It wasn't quite sunny, but it was warm and clear.<br /><br /><b>THE GOAL</b><br />Gillette Lake<br /><br /><b>THE PLAN</b><br />Just head out to the lake and turn around. Get a few pictures of stuff we couldn't see last time, maybe explore a bit further towards the Greenleaf overlook. Scout for potential future exploration. <br /><br /><b>THE TRIP</b><br />It amazes me how gentle and easy this hike actually is. It offers a very accessible hike to a neat spot for comparatively little work. The toughest climb is right at the start, and from that point on you just slowly undulate through weaves and bumps in the Table Mtn. landslide remains. <br /><br />The first two miles switch between forest walking and meandering through the remains of an old clearcut with mild views into the distance. The trail is never straight and you'll turn a lot, but it only goes uphill at a gentle rate and offers plenty of variety. The landscape is strange and bumpy, with few defined ridges, just a lot of small ridges and bumps of rock that slid down a long time ago. Old overgrown logging roads constantly intersect the trail and definitely seem to offer a bit of interest to me for a future trip and future off-trail exploring.<br />
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<br />Gillette Lake lies down below you and a quick stroll puts you at the camping spots near the feeder stream. It is a nice spot to chill. The lake is a weird green color. A little log bridge crosses the feeder stream to the north and soon you climb back out of the bowl into the remains of another clearcut. From here the trail heads towards the trees and offers you some views across the river. We saw a snake. It also intersects Blue Lake road, a logging road that I definitely want to come back to. This whole area is littered with roads to explore on off days.<br />
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<br />We eventually turned around at the bridge over Greenleaf Creek, just past the second lake. We didn't want to go all the way to the overlook. On the way back we explored off-trail a tiny bit near Gillette Lake, but didn't do too much. We passed a ton of people on the way back. Maybe the closure of half the Oregon side and spring break had people out here in droves.<br />
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Roughly 7.6 miles and 1000 feet of total elevation gain. It is an extremely easy 1000 feet, since it comes in very short or very gentle climbs over a long path. This trail will never blow your mind, but for the folks like me who just want to get outside and have to wait for the snow to melt, it provides a lot of easy fun, and I will come back at some point to explore the old roads some more. Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-49754181626092888002018-11-25T16:08:00.003-08:002018-11-25T16:08:44.857-08:00Moulton Falls and other Falls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Since the cold ugly months rolled in Me and the wife have decided to go back to exploring little things we might avoid in better weather. A literal fog advisory rolled in on Portland two days after Thanksgiving, but it was okay because we headed north to the east fork Lewis River.<br />
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Our destination this go-around was Moulton Falls park, a weeny little park on the river east of Battle Ground, Washington. It lies in the western foothills of Silver Star Mountain and the Yacolt Burn area. It offers a lot of areas to swim and picnic, as well as places to<a href="https://www.kgw.com/video/news/local/washington-teen-seriously-injured-after-being-pushed-off-the-moulton-falls-bridge/283-8214683"> almost die at the hands of your dickhead friends. </a><br />
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The "falls" are located next to a little parking lot on the road. Moulton Falls is more of a big rapid than anything else, but because the river gets so rocky you can practically walk out on it.<br />
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A quick walk past the house to the crosswalk across the road leads you on a short path up a side creek to another waterfall, this one much more interesting. There is a train station up a further path and a nice grate bridge over the creek. Excellent photo opportunities abound.<br />
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The trail loops back across the road to the bathroom and the overflow parking. Then it dips down to the river for excellent photos of the east fork high bridge. We were lucky to get to this park early, even on a late Nov. Saturday it filled up fast and any later would have given us no picture opportunities without randos in them.<br />
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The trail hikes up to the bridge and the bridge offers a great view of the gorge. A path upstream before crossing offers a way to walk further up the river to yet another falls but with all the rocks being so wet and an annoying dog we turned around.<br />
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From the other side of the bridge a converted road follows the river for 2.5 miles to the Hantwick trailhead. There is one junction along the way to Bells Mountain, and you can reach Silver Star from here if you hate yourself and want to hike 10 miles and then 10 back.<br />
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The trail to Hantwick is boring but flat. A section near the end is paved. There is lots of horsepoop. Once at Hantwick we elected to try a little backdoor sneaking into Lucia Falls park. If you walk another 2/3rds mile or so from the trailhead you can cross the river again and sneak behind a fence onto the public land of Lucia Falls park. Another quarter mile and you can see Lucia Falls, which is actually really nice. The falls itself isn't too amazing, but the rock formations in the area are really fun to wander and explore.<br />
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After wandering around we headed the long way back to the car. All in all, with our random wanderings and extra walking to Lucia Falls we managed 9 miles out of maybe 2 miles of interesting land. Moulton Falls is a neat little spot but I can tell it is likely a mob of families on summer days.<br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">It's been a rough few months for hiking. Keeley had the emergency surgery to deal with her appendix, and that sidelined us for roughly a month. </span><br />
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Right when she was on the mend we finally got out again to Table Rock, where we had essentially the exact same hike as last time in that we got 5 minutes of beauty before it dumped rain on us. We got some nice pictures though.<br />
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The weekend after that, I went for a bike ride and hit a mud patch, falling pretty hard on my side and bruising my ribs pretty bad. I was miserable for 2 weeks and still unable to really get out and enjoy myself without pain for another 2. As a consequence the only thing I really got to explore was Dark Souls.<br /><br />Last weekend I finally felt fine enough to get back out and I had the weekend to myself so I decided to clean up a few loose ends. It involved 3 different short hikes that added up to roughly 6.5 miles. First up was Beacon Rock.<br /><br />There was supposedly a trail from Beacon Rock down to the river, but I could never find it off of the Beacon Rock trail. Turns out I had to pass the Beacon Rock trail for about 20 yards to the less official parking lot, where the trailhead for the "Rock to River" trail starts. This trail is a short .75 miles down past the marshy remnants of Ridell Lake to the Beacon Rock boat launch area. Then I walked around the meadows and went all the way down to the river. It was strange, because this is the first time I'd ever really gone to the waterfront of the Columbia and stood at the river. Normally I park and walk away from the river. It offered a nice view of the Nesmith point region. Probably would have been even nicer on a less gloomy day.<br />
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<br />A quick hike back to Beacon Rock left me with another option. Off to the left side of the bathroom structure lies a small path used only by rock climbers. It shoots downhill and actually climbs around the front of Beacon Rock where it terminates on a cliff. What's interesting here is being right below the cliffs, and the 3 mysterious caves that go back really far into the rock. I wasn't crawling on my knees to explore that stuff, but they certainly were creepy.<br /><br />My next quest was a short connection trail from Bridge of the Gods to the Bonneville Trailhead. It is part of the PCT that eventually loops to Gillette Lake and Table Mountain. It is just a mild 1.5 mile connector that runs under power lines and is in fact, very ugly. Starting at the Bonneville Trailhead to explore this area is the better idea.<br /><br />My final and least remarkable excursion was the St. Cloud area. It is just a small picnic field on the river, even less interesting than the park by Beacon Rock. It offers a short 1/4 mile loop through apple trees that make apples you can't eat. There's nothing of value outside a nice riverview and picnic tables that are probably empty even in the best seasons.<br />
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<br />After clearing up those loose ends and marking them off on my map we finally had a weekend to take a nice proper hike. We chose to try something new and drove 2 hours to the Gifford Pincot forest to find the Lewis River Trail.<br /><br />The Lewis River Trail is a wonderful stretch of 3.5 miles. It starts at the Lewis River Campground, a fairly large area with a small parking lot dedicated to the trailhead. The trail starts with a bang, a glorious view of Lower Falls. The falls is a wide, complicated beast that isn't too tall but makes up for it in intricacies and interesting rock formations. The area is slippery but careful people can get some good photos from the top. I couldn't find any way to the bottom that looked safe. <div>
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<br />The trail stays mostly level heading northeast from here. At one point the trail switchbacks due to a landslide, and climbs out of the river gorge to the Middle Falls parking lot via a rock pile. You can hear little pikas in the rocks, which thrilled our dog. </div>
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<br />The trail then goes through a beautiful grove on a wide path and loops back around a smaller falls on Copper Creek down to rejoin the actual trail at Middle Falls. Middle falls is smaller than Lower Falls and you can't get a great view of it due to the angle (unless you ford the river, a dangerous idea, at least in Nov).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />The trail then continues through old growth and mega-huge fir trees to Upper Falls, which you can climb to various amazing viewpoints of. The lower views offer great pictures, and once you take the short, steep climb out of the gorge you can get an overlook view of the amazing channels above the falls. <div>
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<br />This is a solid turn around point, but if you go another .75 miles you can hit Quartz Creek trailhead, which is the official "end". It's an easy ramble through quiet woods and offers a distant view of Taitnapum Falls. Yeah I don't know how to pronounce that either. From here offers a nice turnaround for completionists.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Total was about 8.5 miles with 1300 elevation gain. Outside the short steep climb out of the Upper Falls area, the trail is largely just gentle undulations and anyone can do it. It's a bit of a drive from anywhere, but it was worth it.<br /><br /><br /></div>
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It was supposed to be St. Helens, but for the third year in a row, bad luck happened instead. This time it wasn't weather related, Keeley got appendicitis and a week after stomach surgery we weren't going to climb any volcanoes.<br />
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After 3 months of dog babysitting I needed a mental health day to myself out in the woods. I eventually found it on the coast.<br />
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<b>THE GOAL:</b><br />
Huckleberry Mtn or Bald Mtn from Ramona trailhead. I'd make the call when I got close.<br />
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<b>THE PLAN:</b><br />
Explore a new trail I haven't seen yet.<br />
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My original plans immediately went up in smoke when I exited onto 84 and couldn't even see Larch Mtn through the haze. If I wasn't going to get a view, I wasn't hiking Huckleberry or Bald mountains. I turned around and headed for the clarity of the coast instead.<br />
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I went for King's Mountain first, to try the brother of bullshit mountain. The small parking lot was completely full to my surprise so that was also off the table. I drove to Tillamook and headed north to my 4th idea: the long awaited Neahkahnie Mountain.<br />
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Neahkahnie Mountain has been on my list as long as I've had one. Tucked away south of Cannon Beach and located right on the south side of Short Sands Beach, providing a nice backdrop when you look at the cove from Cape Falcon.<br />
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There are two ways to the viewpoint at the summit, the south route and the north route. I was aiming for the shorter and easier north route, but google is very very bad at actually locating it and almost sent me up a gated logging road.<br />
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I ended up parking at a pull off lot on 101 that had a "Oregon Coastal Trail" sign on it. This ended up being the south trailhead. Well, a little bit longer, and a little bit harder, I'm okay with that. Since this wasn't my original goal, I wasn't even sure how far it would be to the top.<br />
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The trail up the mountain starts right across the highway. For the first fourth of a mile it switchbacks up through open mountain meadow with great views to the coastal cliffs. After that it plunges into the woods until the summit. The trail is steep but not too bad and most of the climbing is in mile 1. After it hits mile 2 the trail swaps from climbing the north flank to the south flank and has a few more long straight sections.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neahkhanie Mountain from the coast</td></tr>
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<br />After hitting 2 miles I figured I was in for one more before hitting the viewpoint summit. I ran into a mother and daughter who asked me if I came from the summit. That was alarming. I shouldn't have been, because these two must have been blinder than bats, the viewpoint summit was less than a 10th of a mile past them and was cluttered with people, making it amazingly hard to miss. Yet miss it they did.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Climbing up the meadows in the first half mile</td></tr>
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I climbed the rocky knob of the summit and was surrounded by at least 30 people. Sure, it was Labor Day Sunday during peak hours, but this was pretty crowded anyway and wasn't fun.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Summit of Neahkahnie</td></tr>
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I took a few picks and went down to the trail, only to spot a side trail opposite the summit. It turns out there was a second summit to the east, and there was only 1 group of people on it. Not only that, but the view was even better! Outside being more exposed and dangerous, the east summit is better in every way.<br />
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I sat up there, alone, taking it in, laughing at the clusterfuck on the other summit. After a while I headed back down. I got back to the parking lot at just under 5 miles and was feelin' fine. Turns out, climbing Neahkahnie was just the first half of my day.<br />
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The trailhead also has a link to the Elk Flats trail, also part of the Oregon Coast Trail. It heads north, with a quick side hop to the Devil's Cauldron overlook .3 miles off the main track. It's a good overlook but not great, you never get quite the view into the cauldron (fancy cliff chute) you want.<br />
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I went down the flats trail hoping for a side trail for a view of Short Sand Beach. I tried exploring a small game trail through the thick coastal brambles out to another rocky outcropping but got no view. After continuing along the Elk Flats trail I realized I was only a short hill above the beach anyway, so I just wandered down to the sand and sat there. Then I climbed the hill back up, weary and worn, and walked back to the car.<br />
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<b>THE RESULTS</b><br />
8.07 miles. 2300 Feet of elevation gain. Half of that was the mountain hike, half was the extra exploring.<br />
The mountain itself is an easy hike, even from the "harder" trailhead I started from. If you are spending the day in this area, it's worth a couple hours of your time. The Elk Flats connection to Short Sands Beach was also easy and offers a few things to see. There was another side trail I could have checked out but was too tired for which might also offer a cliff view. Not a bad afternoon at all.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-24763553931568148872018-08-08T16:57:00.001-07:002018-08-08T16:57:09.683-07:00Finally Back In The Wallowas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Finally, we made it back to my favorite place in the world.<br /><br />3 years ago we took our yearly trip to somewhere in the state to explore. We chose the Wallowa mountains in north-eastern Oregon. Way eastern. Basically Idaho. You can see Idaho from the top of the more eastern peaks. It's a big pocket of beauty in a tough to reach area. You have a long drive from pretty much everywhere.<br />
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But it's worth it.<br /><br /><b>THE GOAL</b><br />
Backpack to Aneroid Lake up the East Fork Wallowa River Trail, camp at the lake, spend the next day exploring the backcountry, come back Wed.<br /><br /><b>THE PLAN</b><br />Get to Wallowa Lake State Park, spend the night in the campground, pack up and leave early Monday morning to reach the lake as soon as we can. Spend the rest of the day chilling by Aneroid lake. Spend Tuesday exploring the backcountry areas like Tenderfoot pass or Dollar Pass, and climb either Aneroid mtn or Pete's Point. Backpack out early Wednesday.<br /><br /><b>THE TRIP</b><br />
Wallowa Lake is a bit over 5 hours from Portland. Luckily most of the drive is pretty scenic. The first 1.5 hours are basically the entire Columbia River Gorge. The middle 1.5 hours is the boring stretch of nothing from the edge of the gorge to Pendleton. From Pendelton the drive goes up into the Blue Mtns for 40 minutes of beauty and then once we hit the turn off for route 82 in La Grande the last hour goes from pretty to stunning the closer you get to Joseph. The drive from Joseph to Wallowa Lake along the east bank remains one of the prettiest stretches of road in the state.<br />
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We had a late start due to the puppy being annoying but we had dinner at Terminal Gravity at 4:30 and were at the campsite by 6. We just set up camp, wandered around a little bit, and went to bed by 8. Wallowa Lake campground is a "party campground". There's no privacy, spots are one on top of the other, and people wander all over the place. There are RVs and tents everywhere. It's where you go to "camp" in the sense of hang out with lots of people and make smores, and take the boats out to drink. You aren't really getting away from it all at these spots. It's weird to call camping social, but it is at spots like this. You go here to "get away", but all you are really doing is temporarily trading your local bar and home for a tent and a fire.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />I like going out to the wilderness to actually be out in the wilderness. We woke up at 5am the next morning (thanks a lot, dog) and got packed up and moving after some false starts by about 7:30. The trailhead leaves the end of the road and immediately splits into the East fork and West fork Wallowa River Trails. We went east.<br /><br />The East Fork Wallowa River trails follows (get this) the East Fork of the Wallowa River. The two forks are divided by Bonneville Mountain. The EF trail is also bordered by the ridge made up of 4 mountains: Mount Howard (Which you can summit via tram), East peak, Hidden Peak, and then in the back Aneroid Mountain.<br /><br />The trail starts off semi-steep on some long switchbacks. The trail to Aneroid is 6ish miles long, and climbs roughly 2800 feet in elevation. Basically Dog Mountain stretched out over twice the distance. Turns out that's pretty easy in terms of steepness. Even with 30lbs on my back it never really climbed at an unreasonable rate. The trail never really stops climbing for 6 miles, but it never feels like you are hurtling uphill. It was very easy to settle into a pace and just walk.<br />
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<br />There is a nice waterfall 2 miles in. The first two miles are mostly long gentle switchbacks to get out of the immediate valley and onto the side of Bonneville Mountain. You get occasional views back towards Wallowa Lake. After the dirt maintenance track rejoins the trail at a bridge, you are basically at the waterfall. Another switchback and you are at the top, which is a small dam, which provides a solid view and a great first breakpoint. The sun finally crept over the eastern mountain wall at this point which meant things started to heat up.<br />
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<br />The next two miles are the boring third of the trail. You just wander slowly uphill. The trail occasionally breaks out into small meadows filled with pretty wildflowers and good views up the valley.<br /><br />Once you hop a stream and then cross the river to the east bank, everything improves. The trail becomes less rocky and turns into more of a soft dirt. The trail briefly splits at a narrow cliff edge, people heading up take the outer wall with the views. People coming back go down a steep drop. During the last mile or so the trail actually levels out a bit more and the meadows come in.<br />
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<br />This is when the Wallowa high country really asserts itself. You walk through wide open expanses with great views to all sides. A little more climbing and Roger Lake sneaks into view to the left, with a couple camping spots. Just .3 miles later and you'll see little offshoot trails to Aneroid Lake. We took one, found a camping spot, and settled in.<br /><br />Aneroid Lake is beautiful. Most camping is on the east bank. The water is very cold but very refreshing. Little fish constantly jump out of the water. Across the lake sits the ridge of Bonneville Mountain. To the south you can see several smaller ridges and in the distance, Pete's Point. If you wander to the south side of the lake, there are some private cabins that you can see if you are respectful.<br />
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I wandered to the west bank and climbed a small ridge to get a wide view of the lake and Aneroid mtn behind it. I then wandered to the north bank and that was the real view. If you hike to Aneroid, the north bank campsites are the ones you want to try and nab first. The drama of the cliffs is just astounding and doesn't get old.<br />
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We spent most of the day just chilling, amusing the dog (she found a meadow and just ran around like a loon for a while) and taking naps. We explored the lake fully. We made friends with our neighbor Samantha, who was on her first day of a 40 mile trip. Then it was bedtime.<br />
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The air felt thick and had hints of a smoke smell. between 8am and 9am, the mountains suddenly got hazy. That was our answer. No way we were going to hike up a mountain in this gross haze, and we wouldn't even see anything. The faint smoke smell also made me worry there might be a forest fire in the range somewhere, which meant it was time for us to skedadle.<br /><br />We packed up and walked out. Walking out was easy. Nothing beats a gentle downhill grade for 6 miles. The haze and heat only got worse as the day went on, and confirmed our decision. I'm bummed we didn't get to explore more, but it would have been miserable and it was a joy just to be out there anyway. We made ourselves a promise to try and make a yearly backpack pilgrimage, because the Wallowas really are like nothing else. It is my favorite place on earth.<br />
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<br /><b>THE RESULTS</b><br />Hike out - 6.5ish miles.<br />
Then another 1-2 miles worth of wandering around later that day.<br />
Roughly 2800 feet of elevation gain, but very reasonable.<br />
Another 6.5 miles out.<br />
Somewhere around 15 miles total in 2 days, most likely.<br />1 tired pup.<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-72848178448642748222018-07-23T21:05:00.000-07:002018-07-23T21:05:45.892-07:00Going to the Smokies, Gonna Drink a Lotta Moonshine<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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So I haven't updated this blog for a while. Probably because I got a dog, so the hiking just...hasn't been happening. Too much puppy to deal with. But soon it shall be better.<br /><br />A friend of mine proposed an idea many months ago to set up a large reunion somewhere and hangout for a few days. We settled on Tennessee, in the Great Smokey Mountains. I've never been anywhere close to that area so I was totally on board with that. Another National park knocked off the list, a new state knocked off the list, great stuff. Lets do it. We did.<br /><br />I'll be honest there wasn't much hiking here either. There was a lot more drinking and chilling. But it was still a great time.<br /><br />We arrived in Atlanta Thursday morning then got picked up by our GA friends, who proceeded to drive us up into Tennessee. The trip took roughly 4-5 hours, mostly because we took the scenic route through some Georgia mountains. The scenery was fine, but nothing special on our route, in retrospect I kind of wish we just rushed there.<br /><br />The cabin that we decided to stay in was another story. All 9 of us pitched in for a luxury cabin in the northern edges of the Smokies near Pigeon Forge and it was crazy good. Our cabin was on the edge of a cliff facing Southwest and we had an incredible view the whole time. Most of the photos in this post are going to be from that view. <div>
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Our first night in we just chilled, ate some pizza in town, and chilled some more. A quick side note: dear lord is Pigeon Forge possibly the tackiest place I've ever seen. Go karts, mini golf, absurd tourist family nonsense at every turn. Nary a door in town existed that wasn't framed by some giant plastic animal looking to bite you and there must have been at least 3 pancake restaurants per block. </div>
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<br />The next day we got up early and set out for a hike. Due to our group's size and the fact that we were all variously different levels of hiker, we aimed for a fairly simple route that everyone could enjoy. Nothing like the usual leg punishment I subject myself too on a regular basis out here. Honestly it was kind of nice to do a hike and <i>not </i>feel like shit afterward. </div>
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We went to Clingmans Dome, which is the highest point in the Smokies and the third highest point east of the Mississippi. You can drive there then walk a quick half mile strut up a paved path. It has a neat lookout tower on top. Sadly, due to... well... smoke (fog), you couldn't actually see anything. They don't call them the Smokies for nothing. We walked back down to the parking lot and started the real hike.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Our goal was Andrew's Bald, a big meadow to the south. The Forney Ridge Trail descends from the parking lot down some very well constructed stairs and then slowly goes downhill over the next two miles, with a brief uphill in the middle. The trail is very well graded and maintained, nothing too rough or iffy. The perks of east coast hiking. It is just a path through the woods. It is very pretty. We didn't move too fast because we spent most of the time talking to each other. I usually go out in the woods for solitude but there's certainly some pleasure to be had hiking with a big group arguing about nonsense. It's a different sort of fun. </div>
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<br />Andrew's Bald is just a big 'ol meadow on the ridgetop. The view here wasn't anything special. There was too much fog in the air to really see all that far and judging from photos I've looked at online we got maybe a 3rd of the view we would normally get on a clear day. Plus, the meadow has a lot of small bushes and trees in it, which are just tall enough to prevent a really good view as it is. A clear day and less overgrowth and I can see why this place could be special. We didn't catch it at its best. </div>
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We walked back to the parking lot. There is a split near the lot that cuts up to the Appalachian Trail and then rejoins the path near Clingman's Dome. 3 of us decided to head back up this way for an extra mile of fitness and to see if the fog from early morning had cleared up. It had not. It wasn't a total loss though, because halfway up this connector trail we saw a bear!<br /><br />It wasn't that big. Not as big as the one I saw out here. It looked like a teenager bear. It had big black ears and was very cute. It shuffled off the trail before I got my camera out, and we spotted it looking at us down the hill in the woods but again it moved too quickly for me to snap a photo in time. Three of us saw a bear and have no photo proof. No one will ever believe us.<br /><br />That was our hike for the day. On the way out we stopped at the Newfound Gap overlook and took some good pics, then we went home and had some BBQ. The hike was just over 6 miles, maybe 1000 feet of elevation gain. </div>
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<br />We debated getting up early for another hike on our last day, but that's when the weather went nuts. A huge storm enveloped Tennessee and we stayed up watching the lighting and the rain for most of the night. It knocked our power out for hours. So we were just a bunch of fairly young attractive people in the middle of nowhere, with no power, and we were kinda drunk. I'm still surprised we didn't get murdered by a horror movie monster. </div>
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<br />The following day we just went into Gatlinburg and did the tourist thing. It's a tourist town, but not quite as horribly tacky as Pigeon Forge. We all did a moonshine tasting at Sugarlands Distilling where we drank 12 mini-shots of moonshine in a row, and we spent the rest of our time very happy. Moonshine: confirmed for delicious. </div>
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<br />A fun night in playing games and watching the sunset closed out the trip and we all sadly packed up early the next day and promised to get together again soon. I would love to go back with an increased emphasis on hiking and exploring, because we definitely only saw a fraction of what the Smokies can be.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our last visit to Falls Creek Falls was...<a href="https://drawplaydavegoesoutside.blogspot.com/2017/10/a-fall-hike-to-falls-creek-falls.html">wet. </a><br /><br />
Despite the discomfort in the heavy rains, the falls still managed to really impress. I called it my favorite new waterfall, and at the time I meant it. But I really wanted to go back in less dumpy weather and see how it held up. The verdict?<br />
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Yeah, Falls Creek Falls is the best waterfall. Easily my favorite. It's just so good.<br /><br />The road still sucks getting there. Those final 2 miles of gravel are potholetropolis. It takes 20 minutes to go two miles because you are constantly slowing to 5 mph to weave through and around the holes. There is no clear way, you gotta just pick the least terrible holes and go for it. No low passenger cars should drive this road.<br /><br />The trail wasn't as pretty as the last time we were here, since we are just out in summer instead of fall when the colors are beautiful. This time it was humid and hot, and the walk was more strenuous than I remembered. But the trail is still pleasing to the eye, following the Falls Creek mini-canyon for roughly 2 miles until you hit the falls and sit there in amazement.<br />
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<br />The falls has something for every waterfall lover. The 3 tiers are all different. The top tier is the shortest, and is more of a very steep, wide curtain-esque slide down a 80 degree slope. The middle tier is the masterpiece, plunging out over a rock outcropping in multiple ways, creating a beautiful fairy fantasy of a waterfall, the type of thing you'd see in Lord of the Rings. The bottom tier is the big one, and it's just a big straight funnel plunge into the abyss. <div>
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<br />Thanks to the good weather, we got better pictures at more angles. Then the fun part happened.<br /><br />There is a loop option to the hike from the falls itself, but only for the truly adventurous. There is a way to the top of the falls on normal trails if you backtrack and take the cutoff trail to the top, but if you want to have some fun and play it dangerously, you can take...<br />
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<i>...The scramble path.</i><br />Not for kids or dogs. Especially the top half.<br /><br />The scramble trail off to the left is easy to spot from the waterfall viewpoint. The first part is sketchy but not terrible, but it is however complicated by multiple tree falls. The climbs steeply up the side of the hill, over trees and through steep dropoffs until you hit the base of the second tier. That's the easy section.<br /><br />If you have a little bit of guts I heartily recommend climbing to this point because you get to sit under the second tier in full glory and it is just <i>stunning</i> how beautiful it is.<br />
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<br />From here the scramble gets tougher. The first challenge is spotting the next climb, but once you find it the real challenge is the huff and puff. It is very steep, on par with Ruckle Ridge (or what used to be Ruckle Ridge, damn you Eagle Creek Fire), The Rock of Ages trail (or what used to be Rock of Ages, damn you Eagle Creek Fire), or Munra Point (or what used to be Munra Point, damn you Eagle Creek Fire). you spend more time crawling up using your hands than using your trekking poles simply because it's too steep for the poles to be of much use.<br /><br />The top of the second tier doesn't offer much. You get to sit alongside the upper tier, but the angle isn't great. There are some nice views to the valley below, but you're too busy looking for a quality place to rest. The final challenge begins here, and this is the one that is genuinely scary.<br />
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<br />You may have noticed about 20 feet back on the trail, a steep rooted gully going up. This is your final test. You slip here and it's going to end badly. You start climbing and you are committed. There would be no shame turning back at this point, but if you start climbing that's it, you are climbing.<br /><br />Thankfully the first 20 feet are the worst. There are only a few roots to grab onto. Once you get to the narrower gully, the roots are plentiful and you spend the next 100 feet climbing up roots like you are using ropes and ladder steps. It's genuinely fun as hell on top of the terror. Once I got out of the gully, the immediate danger lessens and from here it's just fun. The top of the falls offers a slight view and a nice reprieve from the adrenaline rush. From here it's another 40 foot scramble up some steep boulders to a campsite overlooking the valley. Rest. Sweet, precious rest.<br /><br />The views are nice. Sadly we didn't get to take them in for long because a rain cloud decided to show up and then we heard multiple cracks of THUNDER. We snapped some photos and got moving.<br />
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<br />The trail from the campsite is easy peasy and travels slowly back downhill. Thanks to the rain we decided not to take the long loop back but take the cutoff trail instead. I wish we could have taken the long loop but wet cranky Dave has no patience for that. Not with thunder around.<br /><br />Got back to the car, potholed our way to Backwood Brewing, drank booze and ate pizza. Came home and played video games. Good Saturday. Great waterfall.<br /><br />5 miles, roughly 1k elevation gain. My stats were slightly off due to pausing my Garmin multiple times for picture breaks.<br /><br /></div>
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This hasn't been a good year for hikes so far. Haven't gotten out most weekends, and the hikes that I have done haven't been incredible. I got snowed out while attempted Table Rock several weeks ago. The only true hike of the season at this point has been Warrior Point, which is 8 miles of flat. Spencer Butte in Eugene, while cool, was like 2 miles long.<br />
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I think after Sunday I finally got 2018's first genuine notch in the belt.<br />
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Keeley was out of town and after a few weeks indoors recovering from some shin splints obtained during a rompus in the park for work, I finally got stir crazy enough to get back out there and just get lost in the woods. I settled in on something I've had my eye on for months: The Salmon River Trail.<br />
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<b>THE GOAL:</b><br />
The Salmon River Trail overlook<br />
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<b>THE PLAN:</b><br />
Drive out, see how far up the trail I can get, do my best to reach the overlook meadows, go home. Pretty simple.<br />
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<b>THE TRIP</b><br />
The Salmon River Trail is incredibly easy to access. Take 26 out to Zig Zag like you are going to Mt. Hood, but then turn up - get this- Salmon River Road. This barely two-lane road follows the river for a while until it ends, with several trailheads on the way. Most are for the "Old Salmon River Trail", a roughly 2 mile stretch of trail directly on the river. Then the road hit the Salmon River West trailhead, and if you cross the bridge you can drive up the gravel to the Salmon Butte trail.<br />
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The Salmon River West trailhead is the spot. There is ample parking all along the road but I can still see this place filling up on summer weekends pretty fast. I got there at 11 on a beautiful day, and it was mostly full.<br />
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The trail starts on the left bank right before the bridge. Everything is well signed.<br />
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The trail for the first mile is kinda rocky, kinda Eagle creek-esque, with various cliffside spots where you are about 10 feet above the river. The river isn't really wide, but it is very pretty. The trail steps back from the river after about half a mile and for the next mile it meanders through the woods roughly 20 yards or so from the river. This is so the ample camping spots have a little bit of privacy.<br />
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Seriously for the first two miles the trail averages about 1 camp for every 100 yards. If you want an easy camping location, this is it. Other than that, the trail itself isn't terribly remarkable, it's mostly a nice flat romp through the woods and you can detour to the river through a camp whenever the mood strikes you.<br />
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After the entrance to the Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness sign hits, the trail begins to climb for mile 3. The next mile is a reasonable but irritating climb and the path slowly rises away from the river and goes up the ridges. You'll cross two creeks, and soon after the second one salvation is nearly at hand.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When you see this, you know you made it.</td></tr>
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You'll feel the trees spreading out and feel the addition of sky right before the actual view hits. And it's a great view! The trail enters a steep, exposed grassy meadow and offers views of the Salmon River canyon. It's not a set the world on fire kinda viewpoint, but it's more than a worthy payoff for the medium amount of work to get here. You get a great view down the canyon to spots on the river, and the mighty exposed cliffs of the more southern ridge offer some drama.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Salmon River canyon, looking south<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check out the river in the bottom right</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers on the exposed meadow ridge</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Salmon River</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pano from the viewpoint</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up pf the mighty cliffs on the opposite side<br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The trail ascends back into the woods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the edge of the woods, person for scale</td></tr>
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A short and kinda sketchy scramble trail from the main grassy knob offers a slightly better view, but I wouldn't recommend it for dogs, kids, or height weenies.<br />
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This is pretty much it for the basics. The trail skirts out of the meadow and back up to join the "official" trail immediately (The official trail is just a shortcut that avoids the meadows and keeps going). I was curious though, if one could actually get out on the southern cliff ridge safely for another view.<br />
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You can!<br />
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Here is a photo comparison from the two spots.<br /><br />
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A short distance along the main trail and another spur to a viewpoint presents itself. The viewpoint is on a grassy knob and sucks, you can't see shit, and the more enticing ridge-line below seems inaccessible. However, my keen eyes for danger spotted what looks like a faint side trail off to the right of the knob. It looks like just an alternate path back to the main trail, but it rounds a tree and down it goes.<br />
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It's clearly not well used and kinda sketchy, but I've done far more dangerous off-trail romps. It quickly descends onto the ridge and soon you have a wonderful view back north. I could see people on the other viewpoint and wondered if they were watching me in my very bright day-glo yellow shirt wander down the ridge.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pink on the precipice of death</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The exposed ridge looks lovely as you scramble down</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking north-northwestish, upriver</td></tr>
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<br />The second viewpoint ridge actually splits into two distinct ridges. A small detour that was hard to spot got me over to the other one, further south. This is also when I found the waterfalls! Tucked away in an almost impossible place to see well, three very substantial waterfalls linger just out of good view. To get a good view would require significant danger, as the grassy exposed ridges are mostly just loose talus held together by moss. It is not structurally sound.<br />
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After getting my fill of what I could tolerate of danger, I had to sweat and swear my way back up the ridge, and then I went home fairly uneventfully. It was a worthy trip.<br />
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<b>THE RESULT</b><br />
8.18 miles<br />
1600 feet elevation gain<br /><br />This is a good trail. Good tread, good amount of work, good payoff, lots of recreational options for the mildly or intensely inclined alike. A solid B. Nobody's favorite, but unlikely to disappoint in any way.<br />
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Selfies!<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-40482875104581426272018-05-01T19:17:00.000-07:002018-05-01T19:17:33.636-07:00Eugene Wanderings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This weekend some friends were in town to run a marathon. Some people like running. I hate it. But I do love a good wander.<br />
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The marathon in question was in Eugene, a few hours south. I'd driven through Eugene a few times and even visited for a few hours once, but I'd never really gotten a chance to <i>see </i>the city. Even though I was not to be running the marathon (or the half marathon (or any race ever)) I still wanted to tag along to see the place and maybe explore while my wife and two friends made themselves miserable.<br />
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It started on Saturday. The 3 running amigos decided to do a little morning fun run then go and get showered for lunch. As a not runner, I decided to take this time frame to explore. We parked up in Alton Baker Park. They ran Pre's Trail. I walked across the river and up Skinner Butte, which is a random dollop of a hill right on the river. The top offered a great view of the town to the south. There was a classic college acoustic guitar douchebag at the top strumming love songs to the wind.<br />
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I then walked back down to the river, across back into Day Island, then along the water, occasionally veering off on side paths to the river and to meadows with views of Autzen Stadium. Quack.<br />
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I then crossed back over the river and loafed around the University of Oregon campus. They have a cemetery like, right in the middle. It's weird. I found a can of spam. It was nice to walk around an actual pretty campus. RIT was a truck stop of a place. I ended up at about 6 miles worth of wandering.<br />
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We then went and saw Avengers: Infinity War. As a non-Marvel fan who has lost interest slowly over the years, it did nothing for me and actively annoyed me half the time. I just don't think I'm the audience for them anymore.<br />
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The next day we were up at 5 because runners are the worst people and hate adequate REM sleep. For the race that started at 7 I dropped them off at the starting line at 5:30. I took advantage of my sleep deprived delirium to drive to Spencer Butte for the sunrise.<br />
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Spencer butte is a big round hill south of the city. It looms pretty recognizably on the horizon in most of Eugene. It has a small trail system around it, and a couple of short routes to the top. The shortest route is about .6 miles and 800 steep feet of bullshit. But I started at 6am and by 6:24 I was at the top. I was alone. Total solitude. I didn't have much of a view thanks to heavy fog, but the serenity and atmosphere of being all alone at the top made it worth it.<br />
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I took a bunch of fog photos then went back down the longer, easier east side. I got back to the car before 8 had even hit. I decided to try to do a double summit and drive to Mt. Pisgah, the other nice big hill in the surrounding area. Sadly, due to the marathon route blocking the only easy access road to the area, I was shit outta luck. Runners: the actual worst? Quite possibly.<br />
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With my route blocked and at least an hour and a half before I was needed to return, I drove back to Spencer Butte and climbed it all over again because well, why not? Same route, slightly different explorations, got done just in time. Still didn't get any views thanks to fog.<br />
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With both climbs combined I got about 4.50 miles and 1800 elevation gain. Twas a good weekend for a workout. With the stress of the walks, the driving around, and the long trip home with maybe one good night sleep over the previous 4 nights, by the time I reached my home I crashed hard. But it was a good weekend.<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-24264463060981012282018-04-01T14:22:00.002-07:002018-04-01T20:48:37.334-07:0010 Falls Equals 10 SelfiesFor an Easter weekend hike, we decided to go back to Silver Falls state park and do the classic Trail of Ten falls, an Oregon classic.<br />
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We've already done this hike twice, in both low-water late summer and late spring when the water level was absurdly high, so there isn't much to say here that I haven't mentioned already. The hike was very busy thanks to the holiday crowds and there weren't many moments of solitude. The hike is still great though, and relatively easy considering the distance.<br />
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For the first time we went counter-clockwise, getting the boring 2 mile rim trail portion out of the way early. This was probably a smart move on our part as the hike finished with a bang at South Falls. It also gave us a slightly tougher hike as climbing back on the south side brings slightly steeper hills. Not by much, but enough.<br />
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Middle North Falls clearly stands out as the best falls to me after 3 visits. South Falls and North falls are really impressive, but MNF is a lot more intimate and it is kind of a secret that it doesn't seem nearly as cool when the water flow isn't optimal.<br />
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We also saw some deer at the end of the hike, chilling in an open picnic area that no one was wandering into.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Double Falls, double the Rappoccios</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Middle North</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An unnamed falls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">North Falls</td></tr>
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9.64 Miles<br />1086 ft. elevation gainDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-14555023049414982262018-03-04T18:21:00.001-08:002018-03-04T18:21:14.796-08:00A Much Less Terrifying Visit to Warrior Point<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last time we went to Warrior Point it was a crappy cloudy day that got legitimately scary when a wind storm rolled in on the way back and started knocking trees over next to the trail. We had to run most of the way back because branches were falling down. We didn't have much chance to enjoy it.<br />
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Yet for the next few years I kept forgetting about this place when thinking of a hike to go back to.<br />
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Well I finally remembered it. We needed something easy and close but I didn't want to go back into Forest Park. Well Warrior Point is about 20-30 minutes from our new home and the day was nice so off we went!<br />
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Warrior Point is the far northern tip of Sauvie Island. It has a lighthouse. The trailhead is at the very end of Reeder rd, past where the pavement ends, past the "clothing optional" beach. You need a 7 dollar parking permit to park at any of the recreational spots. I wouldn't chance parking without it, this is the kind of place probably eager to get whatever money they can from tourists so they'll tow you.<br />
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The trail is exceptionally flat. You won't gain or lose more than 10 feet on any "hill". The only challenge is distance, but with a trail this flat 8 miles is easy. It won't even be 8 miles, it'll be closer to 7 unless you explore a bit like we did.<br />
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The trail follows an old dirt roadbed along the beach for 3 miles. Occasional detours offer themselves off to the side, but they likely just go to little ponds or beaches. There are several beach access points where you can wander down and stick a toe in the water and admire the Columbia. If you get lucky, you might see a big tanker float by. We saw 2.<br />
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It's not terribly remarkable till you hit the lighthouse. The lone, closed, short little lighthouse sits on Warrior Rock, an outcropping of basalt thrust off the side of the soft beach. It has a nice little cove of water next to it and offers a decent view across the river. This is redneck camping territory at its finest.<br />
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We trudged up the beach a ways trying to reach the actual Warrior Point tip, but some downed trees prevented progress. We did find a thing on a small bluff, an old foundation of some sort. Neat.<br />
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<br />We walked back to the trail then cut up the other access road through the big meadow. This road is much less trafficked. At the end, through some neat woods, is Warrior Point itself. You can see the town of St. Helens across the river. You can see the top 4th of the actual Mt. St. Helens peeking out over the eastern ridge.<br />
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3 miles of wandering straight back brought us home. We hit up Occidental Brewing and had big burgers and brews. Then we watched The Ritual on Netflix, which is a movie about hikers getting lost in the woods of Sweden with something hunting them and it was <i>amazing</i> and exactly the kind of horror movie I would make if I made movies.<br />
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410 feet of elevation gain<br />
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<br />Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-3632133376362538142018-02-20T18:29:00.006-08:002018-02-20T18:30:00.008-08:00Forest Park still has secretsSo I've had probably the most stressful 4 month stretch I've had maybe ever. Got the flu around Thanksgiving, had to deal with the passing of my Father at Christmas.Then something I'm not allowed to talk about yet happened at my day job, I had to keep up with playoff football demands, and on top of it all, we had to move. After 6 years in our cozy old building in NW Portland, we moved to the far more remote tip of the city: St. Johns. A much quieter, homey place.<br />
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After so long I finally had a chance to go exploring the new neighborhood. 15 minutes of walking takes me to Pier Park, a wonderful woodsy park full of towering fir trees and a disc golf course that makes no sense. There is also a nice bridge and a good biking path. I can tell I'll be passing through here all summer long.<br />
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But what I was most excited about is living within walking distance of the St. Johns Bridge and Cathedral Park, possibly the prettiest park in the city underneath the prettiest bridge in the city. A mile and a half from home and I'm on the other side at the base of the Ridge trail, an old Forest Park nemesis.<br />
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The Ridge Trail has one of the few good viewpoints in FP, so I went up and within a 10th of a mile found the spot, beautifully framed in the fresh snow.<br />
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The trail also climbs up a bit further then splits. The left climbs back up to the top and Firelane 7, but the right just goes back down to a different side of the bridge road. I'd never actually taken this little 10th of a mile of trail, and wouldn't you know it, it has a secret.<br />
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It also has a good view!<br />
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But at a sharp corner near the bottom, a small user path wanders off towards the gully below. But it twists around a corner and BAM, right in plain sight just off trail is a fantastic little amphitheater complete with a trickle waterfall in the middle. It's a beautiful space. The trail steeply scrambles to the bottom and then again to the top of the waterfall zone. I stood on top the falls and admired this little grotto, which I had all to myself in the snow. It was the kind of small moment you go into the woods for in the first place.<br />
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One good thing about the gorge turning into well done toast is that it's forced me to go else-ware for stuff and we are finding some neat things that we may not have gotten to otherwise.<br />
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Case in point: The Clackamas River Trail. It's pretty okay!<br />
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<b>THE GOAL</b><br />
Reach Pup Creek Falls, which is halfway through the CRT<br />
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<b>THE PLAN</b><br />
We would do the first half to Pup Creek and then head back the same way. No loop options here.<br />
<b><br />THE TRIP</b><br />
The Clackamas River Trail is simply put, a trail that follows a section of the Clackamas River. I tried picking something that would be a good winter month hike, for when things are overcast and a little bit wet. The Clack seemed flat enough and simple enough. Just walk along the river to a waterfall, and head back the same way. There are 4 more miles of the CRT past Pup Creek Falls, but there is no loop option. It's just a long walk on the river.<br />
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Turns out the CRT is on the West Cascades Scenic Byway, and it earned that name for sure. As soon as you get through po-dunk Estacada highway 224 crests a mountain and the scenery kicks into high gear. The Clack cut a big canyon and the sheer rock walls on both sides of the massive mountain river are very easy on the eyes. There is also a lot of patchwork death, as a fire <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/09/estacada_fire_75_percent_conta.html">clearly hit this area</a> some point in recent history. The pockets of dead grey trees lining the hills made me wonder if this is how the gorge will look for the next decade or more.<br />
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The views are great and there are tons of places to pull off and admire the scenery. We didn't take any, because we were running a bit late and with the sun going down at 4pm is we didn't want to get stranded in the dark. I didn't take many pictures overall.<br />
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The trail is pretty reasonable. The first half-mile or so is quite flat and nice. You don't get a view immediately, but once you do, it mostly stays there with you. The trail is surprisingly precarious past the first mile. After the first flat mile, the trail climbs a reasonably tall hill (The worst hill of the hike) and then the next 3 miles are basically just up and down. You'll be near water-level, then you'll be 100-200 feet above it, and then back down. The trail isn't very wide and a couple sections actually would probably kill you if you fell, which made this "family friendly" hike seem weirdly dangerous. Overall though it's a very enjoyable walk through the woods with occasional river views. The Clack is very big and wide and fast rolling.<br />
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After enough up and down, you settle into a flat power line section and a small signed side trail says "Pup Creek Falls .2". A quick side trip takes you to a spectacular waterfall that feels like a smaller version of Multnomah Falls. <a href="https://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall/Pup-Creek-Falls-3963">A tall steep drop</a>, then fans down the rocks, then drops a second story. It's a great waterfall and a great turnaround point. We saw it during the wet season, which likely made it that much more impressive.<br />
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Then it was a turn around and a nice slightly wet walk back. The rain started right as we reached the car.<br />
<b><br />THE RESULTS</b><br />
<a href="https://www.strava.com/activities/1271349495">8 Miles, roughly 1000ft of elevation gain</a>. The elevation is only tiring on that first hill, and is relatively unnoticeable over the rest as it never climbs for long before going back down. It's an easy hike and great for winter, though it's no show-stopper must do. At some point later this year we may drive to the far trailhead and hike the second half.<br />
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Keeley was officially brought on full time at her job, which was cause for celebration! We celebrated the only way we know how: by walking around the woods before drinking beer and eating burgers at a brewery. Any excuse to mark off something new on the list! </div>
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Mirror Lake is a beautiful smallish lake on the southern flank of Mount Hood. Resting above it is Tom Dick & Harry Mountain, named as such because it is a long ridge that has three summits. The trail goes to both. </div>
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Get To Mirror Lake trailhead early, do the hike, go to Hood River and celebrate the new job with some beer and burgers at Pfriem.<br />
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<b>THE TRIP</b><br />
Portland was cold, rainy, and cloudy with little visibility, which was a bad sign. Thankfully, once we got into the cascade foothills the clouds just abruptly stopped and the sky was clear. The trailhead is basically just a pullout off of HW 26. The trailhead was already full when we got there at 930. There were approximately 10 billion signs indicated no parking with threat of towing, which left us feeling kind of lost. Luckily, another friendly hiker told us about the Ski Bowl parking lot a mile up the road, which we drove to. It would add 2 miles to our hike, and both those miles were walking behind the guardrail on HW 26, but the peace of mind that we wouldn't get towed was worth it.<br />
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The trail to Mirror lake is about a mile long and is mostly just wide well graded switchbacks slowly up the side of the hill. It's a great walk through the woods and never very strenuous. After a while, you suddenly come across the Mirror Lake outflow creek and the first junction. The left trail winds around Mirror Lake. The right trail goes along the shore for a brief stretch then climbs up to TDH Mtn. We took the right trail, we could chill at beautiful Mirror Lake later.<br />
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The trail to TDH continues the gentle climb for another mile on a big long backside route. There is an open air talus slope halfway up that offers a fantastic view of mountain and the valley HW 26 climbs up.<br />
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After another mile of moderate climbing, the trail hits a gigantic man-made 8 foot tall pile of rocks and takes a hard left. The rest of the trail is mostly flat ridge walking until you hit another massive pile of rocks, but this time the pile of rocks is the summit.<br />
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The summit of TDH is incredible. It offers the best view of Mt. Hood I've ever gotten on a hike. The mountain just looms in front of you. Mirror Lake is visible down below. Off to the east you can see the town of Government Camp nestled in the trees. If you look really hard, you can find the Timberline Lodge. The other 4 volcanoes are visible as well. Adams sits on Hood's left flank. Rainer behind it. St. Helens off to the northwest. Behind you, a fantastic view to Oallie Butte and Mt. Jefferson. Truly worth it.<br />
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After that we walked back to the car, happy. Mirror Lake is totally worth the visit. You can camp here too, but with a lack of other trails off of the path, it might work better as a day visit.<br />
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Our burger at Pfriem was amazing and the traffic jam we hit on the way back was garbage. The Gorge did a bit of landsliding last week apparently.<br />
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<b>RESULTS</b>:<br />
8 miles, 1600 ft of elevation gain, A good hike.<br />
https://www.strava.com/activities/1253014147<br />
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Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-6721207015411041912017-10-21T19:43:00.001-07:002017-10-22T09:55:50.857-07:00A Fall hike to Falls Creek FallsWell we started spring with what may have been my <a href="http://drawplaydavegoesoutside.blogspot.com/2017/03/abiqua-falls-saves-day.html">new favorite waterfall</a>, and it didn't even get to hold that crown for a year. Sorry Abiqua Falls, you are now second place.<br />
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It was cold, it was very wet, and it was a long drive for a short hike, but it was pretty well worth it and we shall go back, hopefully in spring.<br />
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Falls Creek Falls is tucked away north of Carson in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, between Mt. Adams and Mt. St. Helens in lower Washington. <a href="http://www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall/Falls-Creek-Falls-5245">It is a giant 3-tiered high volume monster of a waterfall</a> that rumbles over 300 feet from tip to toe. It has been on my list for a while, but the drive kept me away.<br />
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Getting there was a long but beautiful drive. Go through the gorge until Carson, WA, then head north on the Wind River highway for a while until taking a couple turns onto a gravel road with a major pothole problem for the final mile. The potholes aren't bad if you take it slow, but there are a lot of the damn things. Still nowhere close to Silver Star Mtn, the worst road in history.<br />
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The trailhead is wide and the path is clearly popular, because even on this cold rainy day there were still upwards of 10 cars. The trees were in full color, which is hilarious. The trees that change colors in the PNW are all a lot shorter than the trees that do not, meaning that all around you are mighty tall evergreens with this bizarre under-layer of yellow at the base. Makes for a strange contrast.<br />
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There are a couple trail options in the area but since it was crappy out we did the basic 2 miles on the lower trail to the base of the falls. It was a pretty gentle uphill the whole time, crossed over Falls Creek on nice bridges a couple of times, and was generally very pretty. After 1.5 miles, you turn a corner and suddenly things get louder, and soon after that you get a glimpse of the top of the falls, which really sets the stage for what's coming. The top of the falls looks impossibly high from there, and in fact this upper tier is impossible to see from the lower viewpoint.<br />
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Shortly after the glimpse, the trail stops at the base of the falls, and the scope of the thing smacks you in the face. No picture does the size of the falls justice in the slightest. It feels huge and there was a ton of water flowering over it. This was wonderland type shit. I loved it. I could have sat there looking at it and grabbing pictures for an hour if it wasn't so cold and wet.<br />
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There is an upper loop option to the falls, but we decided to save it for a better day.<br />
3.65 miles, maybe 800 ft of elevation, lots of excess waterweight.Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14901408562931583921noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956689026628002376.post-34931101510034840282017-10-02T20:04:00.001-07:002017-10-02T20:04:30.340-07:00Return to Bullshit Mountain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Elk Mountain is some bullshit. <a href="http://drawplaydavegoesoutside.blogspot.com/2015/05/elk-mountain.html">We've established this</a>.<br />
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But maybe we just weren't prepared for it last time? Surely with more food, better sleep, more water, and a cooler day, Elk Mountain would be less bullshit?<br />
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Nope, Elk Mountain is bullshit. It's a load of bullshit. Elk Mountain deserves nothing but pain and anguish. Elk Mountain has no friends, because Elk Mountain is a giant piece of smelly dingus.<br />
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Elk Mountain was picked last for the dodgeball team and targeted first by every single member of <i>both teams</i>. Elk Mountain is a giant piece of donkey ass that has fallen off the donkey, rotted for 3 weeks in a dumpster, then farted.<br />
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Elk Mountain should be a new way to describe someone being a shithead. Cut someone off in traffic? Stop being such an Elk Mountain. Harass someone on the street? Quit it, Elk Mountain. Won't shut up about your cats to a co-worker? Go to hell you stupid Elk Mountain.<br />
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I hope the giant Cascadia Earthquake hits, but only hits Elk Mountain. All 9.5 of it concentrated on that stupid asshole mountain. I want it to be reduced to paste so the summit is actually downhill. I hope if the nukes start flying, they are all magnetically attracted to Elk Mountain and obliterate it.<br />
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Elk Mountain climbs roughly 2788 feet in 1.4 miles. Each step is like stepping in dog poop. This is the nicest compliment on this page.<br />
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THERE AREN'T EVEN ANY GODDAMN ELK ON ELK MOUNTAIN. Elk aren't stupid enough to walk up this dumb piece of shit .<br />
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Elk Mountain is when your boss walks in just as you are about to leave and drops immediate work on you.<br />
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Elk Mountain is when you have to take a shit all day, but every time you try, it doesn't come out, until you have to drive home and suddenly it comes out in the car.<br />
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Elk Mountain is dog farts, every day, 2 inches from your face, forever.<br />
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Elk Mountain is the 5th circle of hell. The 5th circle is violence. Violence against fun hikes.<br />
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Elk Mountain is a horrible upset of your favorite sports team, and then the team goes defunct, then taxes you to buy a new stadium even though they won't play there.<br />
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Elk Mountain is falling down the stairs. From the top of the empire state building. As the entire staircase is covered in bird poop. Fresh bird poop. And you have the flu at the time.<br />
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Elk Mountain is getting punched by Mike Tyson over and over again, after he bites off both your ears, in an active volcano.<br />
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Elk Mountain is being stuck in a tumble dryer with two rabid raccoons on Bath Salts<br />
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Elk Mountain is being eaten by a dinosaur in Jurassic park. But not the good Jurassic park. Jurassic Park 3. On betamax. And then you get pooped out and eaten by a different dinosaur from that shitty Disney dinosaur movie that everyone forgot about. Then THAT dinosaur poops you out, and then Mel Gibson rolls around in the poop pile you have become, talking all the while about how much he hates Jews.<br />
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Elk Mountain is getting your dick caught in a woodchipper, multiple times<br />
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Elk Mountain is being placed in a brass bull torture device and while you burn to a crisp a small TV inside plays a poorly color-corrected Young Sheldon in HD<br />
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Elk Mountain is finding out you have AIDS, the Plague, and leprosy, and then the doctor injects you with ebola just for funsies<br />
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Elk Mountain is hiking data that LITERALLY LOOKS LIKE THE DEVIL.<br />
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