This site was created so that I could record my hiking experiences. I really enjoy hiking and exploring the trails of the Clackamas District of the Mt Hood National Forest as well as a few trails in other areas. I find the trails in the Clackamas District more to my liking since they are less used, more remote, offer more solitude and some very beautiful scenery. I’m not a very good writer, but I record what I think about and remember on my hikes. Many times my descriptions are rather rambling, but I guess that is how I think. I hope you enjoy reading my ramblings as much as I enjoy exploring these trails.
My Father, who passed away in 2010 gave me the following quote (written on Idaho Senator Frank Church’s tombstone), which I really like:
“Don’t forget to spend some time in nature, Where you can bear witness to the wonder of God”.
The full quote is this: “I never knew anyone who felt self-important in the morning after spending the night in the open on an Idaho mountainside under a starstudded summer sky. Don’t forget to spend some time in nature, where you can bear witness to the wonder of God.” Wise words for future generations.
For lots of information about the trails in the Clackamas District, go to the Trail Advocate website.
If you just want to see pictures of my hikes, you can go here.
Click on the little hiker man or the year name to see hikes from that year.
2025 Hikes
Hikes in 2025: 0
2024 Hikes
- 12/31/2024 – Tamolitch Falls – Blue Pool – 3507
- 11/16/2024 – Shellrock Cache Meadow Serene Lake Loop
- 11/6/2024 – Baty Butte Trail
- 10/19/2024 – Thunder Mountain/Skookum Lake – 542/543
- 8/24/2024 – Cottonwood Meadows – 705
- 8/15/2024 – Rho Creek – 569
- 7/20/2024 – Fish Creek Mountain – 541
- 6/30/2024 – Camp Sherman explorations
- 6/22/2024 – Fish Creek Mountain – Side Door
- 5/25/2024 – Huxley Lake from North Fork Trailhead – 521
- 5/18/2024 – Huxley Lake 521
- 5/11/2024 – Bissell/Old Baldy 502
- 4/27/2024 – Rho Creek – 569
- 4/13/2024 – Fanton Trail
- 2/11/2024 – Mosier Creek
Hikes in 2024: 15
2023 Hikes
- 12/16/2023- Rho Ridge North – 564 – SNOW!
- 12/9/2023 – Burnt Granite – SNOW! – 595
- 11/24/2023 – Burnt Granite
- 10/21/2023 – Rho Ridge North End – 564
- 10/9/2023 – Horseshoe Saddle and Ruddy Hill
- 9/10-9/14/2023 – Necklace Valley Backpack
- 9/4/2023 – Schreiner Peak
- 8/26/2023 – Rho Creek Trail – 569
- 8/18/2023 – Thunder Mountain and Skookum Lake
- 8/2/2023 – God’s Thumb
- 7/22/2023 – Memaloose Lake and South Fork Mtn Trails – 515
- 3/4/2023 – Half Creek Waterfall Explorations
- 2/11/2023 – Bagby Trail Explorations
- 1/28/2023 – Fanton Snowshoe
- 1/1/2023 – Fish Creek – Post Fire
Hikes in 2023: 15
2022 Hikes
- 12/26/2022 – Alder Flat Trail
- 12/17/2022 – Hillockburn Trail and Road 45
- 11/19/2022 – Dry Ridge Trail
- 10/29/2022 – Burnt Granite Trail
- 10/22/2022 – Hawk Mountain
- 10/10/2022 – Whetstone Mountain – 546
- 9/24/2022 – Bull of the Woods
- 9/6-9/9/2022 – Alpine Lakes Wilderness Backpack Loop
- 9/3/2022 – Corral Springs Trail
- 8/13/2022 – Baty Butte to Powerlines
- 6/28/2022 – Sahalie Falls Loop
- 6/27/2022 – South Sister Summit in Snow
- 6/20/2022 – Fanton and Old Baldy Trails
- 6/16/2022 – Bissell Trail to Old Baldy
- 5/21/2022 – White Iris Trail area Explorations
- 4/9/2022 – Huxley Lake
- 3/27/2022 – Clackamas Flyover
- 3/26/2022 – McIver Park
- 1/22/2022 – Mosier Creek
- 1/12/2022 – Eagle Creek Trail – 501
- 1/1/2022 – Highland Butte
Hikes in 2022: 21
2021 Hikes
- 11/13/2021-West Pinhead Butte and Skyline Trail Segments
- 10/30/2021 – Sisi Butte and Skyline Trail
- 10/9/2021-Cottonwood Meadows Trail
- 9/14-9/16/2021 – Olympic National Park South Coast Trail Backpack
- 9/6/2021-Shining Lake Trail – 510
- 7/3/2021 – East Side Driving Tour Part 2 – Mt Lowe
- 6/19/2021 – East Side Driving Tour
- 6/4-6/2021 – Eagle Creek Headwaters Backpack Trip
- 5/15/2021 – South Huckleberry Trail – Molalla Corridor
- 5/1/2021 – Fanton to Old Baldy to Squaw Mountain
- 3/27/2021 – Eagle Creek Loop
- 3/6/2021-Douglas Trail
- 3/2/2021 – Eagle Creek
- 1/23/2021 – Devils Peak Lookout
Hikes in 2021: 14
2020 Hikes
- 12/23/2020 – White Iris Trail
- 12/5/2020 – Bissell and Old Baldy Trails
- 11/28/2020 – Wildcat Mountain
- 11/21/2020 – Fanton to Old Baldy to Squaw Mountain
- 11/7/2020 – Shellrock Lake to Cache Meadow to Cripple Creek Trails
- 10/3/2020 – Eagle Creek (Clackamas) – 501
- 9/27/2020 – Mosier Creek – BLM Land
- 8/19/2020-Bull of the Woods Trail – 550
- 6/20/2020 – White Iris Trail
- 6/13/2020 – Rho Creek Trail – 569
- 3/15/2020 – Cripple Creek Trail
- 3/7/2020 – MP3 Trail to Rimrock
- 2/17/2020 – Fish Creek
- 2/9/2020 – Helion Creek Rescue Attempt
- 2/1/2020 – Helion Creek Explorations
- 1/20/2020 – Cripple Creek Trail – 703
- 1/1/2020 – Lower Cottonwood Meadows – 705
Hikes in 2020: 17
2019 Hikes
- 12/27/2019 – Wentachee – Burch Mountain
- 12/26/2019 – Wenatchee – Saddle Rock
- 12/23/2019 – Fish Creek Mountain – 541
- 12/14/2019 – Elk Lake Creek – 559
- 11/16/2019 – Pansy Lake and BOTW Lookout
- 11/11/2019 – Rimrock Trail – 704
- 11/9/2019 – Whetstone Mountain Trail
- 10/11/2019 – Thunder Mountain and Skookum Lake
- 8/31/2019 – PCT – Breitenbush to Jefferson Park
- 7/13-7/18/2019 – Three Sisters Loop Backpack
- 5/11/2019 – Memaloose Lake Explorations
- 4/13/2019 – Fish Creek
- 3/30/2019 – Cripple Creek Trail -703
- 2/18/2019 – Cripple Creek Trail – 703
- 1/25/2019 – Alder Flat
- 1/1/2019 – Squaw Mountain Snowshoe
Hikes in 2019: 16
2018 Hikes
- 12/15/2018 – Dickey Creek Trail
- 11/17/2018 – Rimrock and Cottonwood Meadows
- 9/16-9/19/2018 – Eagle Cap Backpacking
- 8/28/2019 – Minotaur Lake
- 7/18-7/21/2018 – Redwoods Backpacking
- 6/22/2018 – Bull of the Woods Trail – 550
- 4/28/2018 – MP3 Trail to Rimrock Overlook Snowshoe
- 4/14/2018 – Cripple Creek Trail to snow
- 3/24/2018 – Cripple Creek Trail – 703
- 3/3/2018 – Calico Road and Fish Creek
- 2/3/2018 – Calico Road and Fish Creek
- 1/1/2018 – Fish Creek Epic
Hikes in 2018: 12
2017 Hikes
- 12/9/2017 – Switch Creek Trail
- 11/24/2017 – South Fork Mountain and Memaloose Lake
- 11/11/2017 – Fanton Trail to Squaw Mountain Snowshoe
- 11/04/2017 – Hillockburn Trail
- 10/28/2017 – Plaza and Salmon Mountain Trails
- 10/24/2017 – Bull of the Woods Lookout
- 10/14/2017 – Pechuck Lookout
- 10/9/2017 – Rho Ridge to Hawk Mountain
- 9/2/2017 – Old Buck Lake Trail Explorations
- 8/26/2017 – Oneonta Gorge and Oneonta Creek
- 8/19/2017 – Corral Springs Trail – 507
- 8/16/2017- St Perpetua Trail – Yachats
- 8/12/2017 – Plaza Lake Trail
- 7/23 – 7/25/2017 – Sawtooth Backpacking
- 7/27/2016 – Grand Tetons – Mormon Row and Laurel Lake
- 7/26/2017 – Grand Tetons – Delta, Surprise and Ampitheater Lakes
- 7/21/2017 – Fish Creek Mountain
- 6/17/2017 – Burnt Granite
- 5/27/2017 – Bissell, Old Baldy, White Iris Trails
- 5/21/2017 – Dickey Creek Trail
- 4/22/2017 – Cripple Creek Trail – 703
- 3/11/2017 – McIver State Park
Hikes in 2017: 22
2016 Hikes
- 11/19/2016 – Buck Lake Trail – old 701
- 10/28/2016 – MP3 and Rimrock Trails
- 10/2 – 10/3/2016 – Thornton Lakes Backpack
- 9/16/2016 – Rimrock Trail – 704
- 8/10/2016 – Beullers Bluff – Stehekin
- 7/6 – 7/10/2016 – Enchanted Valley Backpacking
- 4/30/2016 – Cripple Creek and Cache Meadow
- 4/16/2016 – Milepost 3 Trail
- 4/1/2016 – Hillockburn Trail – 516
- 3/18/2016 – Cripple Creek Trail – 703
- 3/12/2016 – South Fork Waterworks
- 2/16/2016 – Fish Creek
- 2/10/2016 – Cripple Creek Trail – 703
- 1/23/2016 – Eagle Creek Trail – 501- Clackamas
- 1/1/2016 – Fanton Trail – 505 – Snowshoe
Hikes in 2016: 15
2015 Hikes
- 12/14/2015 – Eagle Creek Trail – 440
- 12/5/2015 – Fanton Trail – 505
- 11/21/2015 – Dickey Creek Trail – 553
- 10/17/2015 – Cottonwood Meadows – 705
- 9/26/2015 – Baty Butte – 545
- 9/11 – 9/14/2015 – Devils Dome Loop Backpacking
- 9/6 – 9/7/2015 – South Sister Climb
- 8/29/2015 – Pansy Lake Explorations – 551, 558
- 8/15/2015 – Elk Lake Creek Trail – 559
- 7/3/2015 – Thunder Mountain and Skookum Lake
- 6/16/2015 – Whetstone Mountain Trail – 546
- 5/25/2015 – Hawk Mountain
- 3/27/2015 – Indian Heaven Backpack Trip
- 2/21/2015 – Tidbits Mountain Trail
- 2/16/2015 – Grouse Point and Serene Lake Trails
- 1/31/2015 – MP3 and Rimrock Trails
- 1/21/2015 – Harris Ranch Trail – 1347
Hikes in 2015: 17
2014 Hikes
- 11/11/2014 – Battle Creek Shelter – East
- 09/13/2014 – Horseshoe Saddle, Ruddy Hill and Skyline Trail
- 8/19/2014 – Three Lynx Way Trail Exploration
- 7/28-7/31/2014 – Enchantments Backpack Trip
- 7/11/2014 – Fish Creek Mountain Trail – 541
- 5/13/2014 – Lower Burnt Granite Trail
- 4/8/2014 – Memaloose Trail – 515
- 3/22/2014 – North Fork Clackamas River – Fisherman Trail
- 2/1/2014 – Newell Creek Canyon
- 1/25/2014 – South Fork Water Pipeline
- 1/1/2014 – Rho Creek Trail – 569
Hikes in 2014: 11
2013 Hikes
- 11/25/2013 – Old Hillockburn Trail Exploration – Old Silvicultural Area
- 9/27/2013 – Pansy Lake, Motherlode, Schreiner Peak Trails – 551, 558, 555
- 9/13-9/14/2013 – Goat Rocks Wilderness backpack trip
- 9/2/2013 – Shellrock Lake, Grouse Point, Cutoff Trails and Frazier Mountain
- 8/9/2013 – Olallie Butte Trail – 720
- 8/2/2013 – Rimrock and MP3 trails – 704
- 7/27/2013 – Surprise Lake Cross Country Expedition
- 7/13/2013 – Huxley Lake – 521 and Vicinity
- 7/6/2013 – Grouse Point, Parrywinkle Falls, South Fork Roaring River
- 6/15/2013 – Anvil Lake and Black Wolf Meadows – 724
- 5/28/2013 – Music Creek Falls and Wanderers Peak
- 4/27/2013 – Big Bottom Exploration – Round 2
- 4/20/2013 – Upper Falls- South Fork Clackamas River – Old Memaloose Trail
- 4/13/2013 – Big Bottom Exploration
- 3/9/2013 – Cripple Creek Trail – 703
- 1/19/2013 – Alder Swamp, 3 Lynx Falls, Sounds Trail
- 1/1/2013 – Abandoned Broughton Log Flume Exploration
Hikes in 2013: 17
2012 Hikes
- 12/29/2012 – Alder Flat and Riverside Trails – 574, 723
- 12/10/2012 – Gold Creek Mines
- 12/03/2012 – Bedford Point Lookout and Wanderers Peak Weather Station
- 11/10/2012 – Weather Station exploration and Oak Grove Butte Area
- 10/8/2012 – Eagle Creek Cutoff and east end of Eagle Creek – 504, 501
- 9/29/2012 – Old Baldy – 502 – East End – Squaw Mountain and Meadow
- 9/12-9/14/2012 – Eagle Cap Wilderness Backpack
- 9/3/2012 – South PCT trail – Jefferson Park – Breitenbush Cascades
- 8/8/2012 – Skyline Trail Exploration
- 8/8/2012 – Mid PCT trail – Gibson Lake
- 7/28/2012 – North PCT trail – Timothy Lake
- 7/21/2012 – Bull of the Woods Epic – 551,558,554,550,549,556
- 7/14/2012 – Corral Springs (507) Trail
- 7/7/2012 – White Iris Trail – Take 3
- 6/30/2012 – Cape Lookout Trail
- 5/19/2012 – Bissell and White Iris (502-A) Trails
- 6/23/2012 – Bissell and White Iris (502-A) Trails Re-Do
- 2/4/2012 – Upper Gipper Trail
- 4/14/2012 – Salmonberry Canyon Epic
- 3/9/2012 – Salmonberry Canyon Exploration
- 1/14/2012 – Gipper Trail
Hikes in 2012: 21
2011 Hikes
- 11/12/2011 – Plaza Creek – 506
- 10/29/2011 – Wash Creek Exploration
- 10/15/2011 – Russ Lake – Olallie, Monon, Mon-Olallie Trails – 716,729,731,732
- 10/8/2011 – PCT to Pyramid Butte – Ruddy Hill
- 10/2/2011 – Thunder Mountain and Skookum Lake Trails – 542/543
- 9/24/2011 – Rho Ridge Complete – 564
- 7/30/2011 – Lodgepole Trail- PCT Loop – 706
- 7/9/2011 – Baty Butte Cross Country hike – 545
- 7/2/2011 – Fish Lake – 717 and Round Lake – 565
- 5/1/2011 – Hillockburn Trail – 516
- 4/23/2011 – Calico Road – Up Fish Creek
- 2/26/2011 – Switch Creek
- 1/27/2011 – Riverside Trail – 723
- 1/1/2011 – Cripple Creek – 703
Hikes in 2011: 14
2010 Hikes
- 12/24/2010 – Alder Flat – 574
- 11/3/2010 – Bull of the Woods trail – 550
- 10/13/2010 – North end of Bagby trail – 544
- 10/3/2010 – Burnt Granite – 595
- 9/27/2010 – Fish Creek Mountain – 541
- 9/26/2010 – Surprise Lake Quad Trip
- 9/12/2010 – Abbot Road and High Rock
- 9/18/2010 – Signal Buttes
- 9/6/2010 – South Fork Clackamas falls
- 9/3/2010 – Fanton Trail up to Squaw Mountain
- 8/20 – 8/21/2010 – Bagby – Whetstone – Battle Ax Creek Trails
- 8/13/2010 – Elk Lake Creek – Welcome Lakes – Geronimo – Motherlode Trails
- 7/21/2010 – Rimrock Trail – 704
- 7/19/2010 – Plaza Trail – 783
- 5/30/2010 – Eagle Creek Trail (off the Clackamas)
- 2/20/2010 – South Fork Clackamas and Memaloose Creek Falls
- 2/9/2010 – Dickey Creek – 553
- 1/10/2010 – Oregon City Waterworks – South Fork and Memaloose Creek
Hikes in 2010: 18
2009 Hikes
- 12/24/2009 – Fish Creek – Calico Road
- 11/1/2009 – Olallie Lake Trails – 719, 723, 735, 733
- 10/5/2009 – Baty Butte Trail – 545 – South End
- 9/12/2009 – Baty Butte Trail – 545 – North End
- 7/9 – 7/11/2009 – Elk Lake Creek, Welcome Lakes Backpacking
- 3/12/2009 – Clackamas River Trail – 715
- 4/5/2009 – The “other” Eagle Creek Trail – 501
Hikes in 2009: 7
2008 Hikes
- 11/16/2008 – Cripple Creek Trail – 703
- 10/25/2008 – Cottonwood Meadows, Buck Lake
- 10/12/2008 – Pyramid Lake, Cottonwood Meadows, Hideaway Lake Falls
- 9/29/2008 – Cache Meadow, Grouse Point and Trail X
- 9/21/2008 – Sounds, Huxley Lake, Grouse Point, Dry Ridge (epic)
- 8/28/2008 – Table Rock
- 7/29-7/31/2008 – Twin and Silver King Lakes – 546, 544, 573, 558
- 7/18-7/20/2008 – Fish Creek Backpacking
- 7/7/2008 – Memaloose Lake and South Fork Mountain
- 6/14/2008 – Fanton Trail – 505
- 5/31/2008 – Milepost 3 Trail
- 4/3/2008 – Clackamas River Trail
- 2/18/2008 – Riverside Trail – 723
- 1/13/2008 – Fish Creek – Old FS Road 54
Hikes in 2008: 14
2007 Hikes
- 11/4/2007 – Old Baldy
- 10/28/2007 – Rimrock Trail – Mt Mitchell
- 10/23/2007 – Huxley Lake
- 10/6/2007 – Lost Lake
- 9/23/2007 – Rimrock Trail – Mt Mitchell
- 9/3/2007 – Anvil Lake
- 8/22/2007 – Suislaw National Forest – Big Tree and Elk Creek Falls Trail
- 8/5/2007 – Olallie Lake Area – 4 different trails
- 6/29 – 6/31/2007 – Doris and Cliff Lake Backpacking
- 6/23/2007 – Hawk Mountain and Mt Lowe
- 5/28/2007 – Fish Creek Mountain
- 4/1/2007 – Hillockburn Trail
- 1/24/2007 – Fish Creek
Hikes in 2007: 13
2006 Hikes
- 12/17/2006 – Dry Ridge Trail
- 10/22/2006 – Thunder Mountain and Skookum Lake
- 9/29/2006 – Rho Creek Trail – Lower half
- 9/29/2006 – Pansy Lake to Dickey Lake
- 9/17/2006 – Rho Creek Trail – Upper half
- 9/9/2006 – Whetstone Mountain
- 7/7 – 7/9/2006 – Backpacking at Big Slide Lake
- 6/11/2006 – Tillamook Head hike – Ecola State Park
- 5/29/2006 – Tamanawas Falls
- 4/23/2006 – Bagby Trail – to Bagby Hotsprings – Pegleg Falls
- 4/5/2006 – Fish Creek
- 2/8/2006 – Clackamas River Trail
Hikes in 2006: 12
2005 Hikes
- 12/17/2005 – Cripple Creek Trail
- 10/9/2005 – Fanton Creek Trail to Squaw Mountain
- 9/11/2005 – Bull of the Woods Trail
- 9/11/2005 – Dickey Creek Trail
- 7/22 – 7/24/2005 – Shining Lake Backpacking
Hikes in 2005: 5
2004 Hikes
- 11/6/2004 – Hawk Mountain
- July 2004 – Serene Lake Backpacking
- June 2004 – Red Lake and Potato Butte Backpacking
Hikes in 2004: 3