Sunday, December 27, 2020
After a month of no hiking I was eager for some time in the mountains so I got an early start this morning and headed up to Bennett Pass Sno-Park. Continue reading
Category: Mt. Hood National Forest
Perry Point and Fivemile Butte
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Today we headed to the east side of Mt. Hood intending to do the Eightmile Creek Loop, although it didn’t quite work out that way. Continue reading
Lookout Mountain
Saturday, October 17, 2020
Today we set out to hike up Lookout Mountain then take the Divide Trail over to Flag Point. Continue reading
Gnarl Ridge
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Today we hiked the Timberline Trail to Gnarl Ridge. Continue reading
Backpacking to Elk Cove
Saturday, August 22 – Sunday, August 23, 2020
This weekend we headed to Elk Cove and had a much more low-key weekend than last weekend. Continue reading
Goat Mountain and Clear Lake
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Today we set off for Clear Lake and Goat Mountain in the Clackamas River Ranger District south of Estacada. Continue reading
Bedford Point
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Today we hiked to Bedford Point. Continue reading
Hillockburn Spring
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Trailheads in the Mt. Hood National Forest are closed, which basically means trails are closed too. In the Columbia Gorge everything is totally closed down. We needed some time away from the city so we headed down Road 45 near Estacada to find some geocaches. Along the way we stopped to do a trek to Hillockburn Spring. Continue reading
Tamanwas Falls
October 12, 2019
Today we did the short hike to Tamanawas Falls, which is a really nice fall hike. Continue reading
Hunchback Mountain
Saturday, October 5, 2019
Although we have driven past it hundreds of times and seen it from various vantage points, Greg and I have never hiked up Hunchback Mountain, so today we did. Continue reading