Description of Hike:
This was my annual father/daughter backpacking trip, this time to the Mink Lakes basin near Bend.
… Read the rest The trail in started out with scrubby pines, but changed to larger pine/fir as we got closer to the lakes.
We
Category Archives: TripReport
Here are all my hikes, categorized by date (not a very good categorization, but….)
6/23/2007 – Hawk Mountain and Mt Lowe
Description of Hike:
What a day! Started out hiking to Hawk Mountain, which was beautiful with the views of Mt Jefferson
… Read the rest and all the wildflowers in bloom.
We got up to Hawk Mountain and spent some time eating lunch and
5/28/2007 – Fish Creek Mountain
Description of Hike:
I now have another favorite to add to my list of trails in the Clackamas district…… The hike started out with some clouds (fog), but cleared up nicely as the day wore on. By the time we
… Read the rest 4/1/2007 – Hillockburn Trail
Description of Hike:
This was a short hike down to the South Fork of the Clackamas River. The beginning of the trail was rather “urban”, with a fair amount of garbage, etc. The first two thirds of the hike was
… Read the rest 1/24/2007 – Fish Creek
Description of Hike:
Nice hike up along old road 54 which was closed after the ’96 floods. I only made it up to the first bridge, though. A little snow in places, but all in all a very nice winter
… Read the rest 12/17/2006 – Dry Ridge Trail
Description of Hike:
Took an exploratory hike to see if this route is possible for cross country skiing on top of the trail (taking the side trail to road 4635 and skiing the road). Got stopped at the Grouse Creek
… Read the rest 10/22/2006 – Thunder Mountain and Skookum Lake
Description of Hike:
This was a hike to Thunder Mountain and then down to Skookum Lake. I see why they say Skookum Lake is “spooky”.
… Read the rest It just has a strange feel to it. It is hard to explain, but once
9/29/2006 – Rho Creek Trail – Lower half
Description of Hike:
Rho Creek trail (#560): I got to the trail head about 10:30, and finally found the trailhead marker, an orange blaze and the old USFS marker with an aluminum T on it (placed there by the guy
… Read the rest 9/29/2006 – Pansy Lake to Dickey Lake
Description of Hike:
Pansy lake trail (#551) to Dickey Lake (#549) – I wanted to explore this area since this was recommended by someone when Carly and I backpacked into Big Slide Lake this summer. He said there was one
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Description of Hike:
Tried to hike the Rho Creek Trail (#???) based on some postings on the trail advocate website. Apparently, this trail has been officially abandoned by the USFS, but there is at least one person who thinks it … Read the rest
9/9/2006 – Whetstone Mountain
Description of Hike:
Took the Whetstone Mountain Trail (#546) to the summit of Whetstone Mountain. I tried to do this hike earlier this year, but had to turn back due to snow. It was a pretty long road back to … Read the rest
7/7 – 7/9/2006 – Backpacking at Big Slide Lake
Description of Hike:
This was our annual weekend father/daughter backpacking trip, this year to the Bull of the Woods wilderness area, camping at Big Slide Lake.
… Read the rest We took a couple of side trips to Lake Lenore and also the Bull
6/11/2006 – Tillamook Head hike – Ecola State Park
Description of Hike:
This was a short day hike into the “Hikers Camp” at the top of Tillamook Head in Ecola State Park. The camp is pretty nice, with 3 adirondacks, a covered picnic table, and nice outhouse.
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5/29/2006 – Tamanawas Falls
Description of Hike:
Family hike-Got to trailhead about 12:45, ate lunch and left. Brought Bodie (the dog), but had to carry him over the first bridge because he was too scared.
… Read the rest Nice hike that follows Cold Spring Creek most of
4/23/2006 – Bagby Trail – to Bagby Hotsprings – Pegleg Falls
Description of Hike:
This was a surprise hike. I was planning on going to Whetstone Mountain, but couldn’t make it that high this early in the year. I normally wouldn’t hike to Bagby, since it is a pretty crowded trail,
… Read the rest 4/5/2006 – Fish Creek
Description of Hike:
Left the house about 8:30, got to trailhead about 9:15. Beautiful day, but a little cool when I first started. First real hike with my new GPS-Garmin Gecko 101. Pretty cool to see elevations and how far
… Read the rest 2/8/2006 – Clackamas River Trail
Description of Hike:
This was a weekday hike along half of the Clackamas river trail, taking the side trip trip up to Pup Creek Falls. Pup Creek Falls is quite an awesome sight, and well worth the trip.
… Read the rest This particular
12/17/2005 – Cripple Creek Trail
Description of Hike:
This was a winter hike to the snow level on the Cripple Creek trail. It was REALLY cold the day we were up there, and we didn’t go too far, since the cold coupled with the wind
… Read the rest 10/9/2005 – Fanton Creek Trail to Squaw Mountain
Description of Hike:
I’ve hiked this trail at least twice (you can see the winter time in a couple of the pictures). It is a very pretty trail, and the spot on top of Squaw Mountain is a nice vista.
… Read the rest 9/11/2005 – Bull of the Woods Trail
Description of Hike:
Don’t remember too much about this hike, but it was a fun hike to the Bull of the Woods lookout. I got Nicholas to come with me. The week before I hiked into Big Slide Lake which
… Read the rest 9/11/2005 – Dickey Creek Trail
Description of Hike:
Hike to Big Slide Lake to check it out to see if that is a good place to backpack for the following summer. Nice hike, but a little rough and a little long for a day hike.
… Read the rest 7/22 – 7/24/2005 – Shining Lake Backpacking
Description of Hike:
This was a weekend backpacking trip into Shining lake. We were going to go to Big Slide Lake, but the road was closed due to construction, so we had to make alternate plans. After consulting the ranger
… Read the rest 11/6/2004 – Hawk Mountain
Description of Hike:
This was a really fun hike I did late in the year (November-See the snow!). It goes up to Hawk Mountain, which has that neat little cabin on it, and BEAUTIFUL views of Mount Jefferson. There are
… Read the rest July 2004 – Serene Lake Backpacking
Description of Hike:
A weekend backpack trip to Serene Lake. Since we didn’t want to take the really bumpy road to Frazier turnaround, we decided to come up from Shellrock lake. This way adds about 3 miles to the trip,
… Read the rest June 2004 – Red Lake and Potato Butte Backpacking
Description of Hike:
This was our second annual father/daughter hike. This year we decided to go to Red Lake. It was a little early in the season to do this trip, since it was still rather cool, and the weather
… Read the rest 9/15/2002 – Pansy Lake Trail
Description of Hike:
A day trip to Pansy lake – A nice trail, however it can get rather crowded on nice days. Interesting rock formation on the way to the trailhead, too. I don’t think there are too many fish
… Read the rest 8/23/2002 – Duffy Lake in Mt Jefferson Wilderness area
Description of Hike:
This was a weekend backpack trip to Duffy Lake in the Mt Jefferson wilderness area. The trail continues on to Mowich lake, which is a larger lake, but Duffy seems to have better camping areas around it.
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