Zack wanted to get out and do a short hike today – he had something later in the day so we decided to do the Rimrock trail to the overlook and start early so we could get back in plenty … Read the rest
Tag Archives: FireDamage
7/8/2026 – Rimrock Trail – 704
After doing two back to back to back trail work days, I decided I needed a fun day in the woods. I looked at options and realized I haven’t hiked the Rimrock trail from the west end trailhead for quite … Read the rest
6/17/2026 – Rho Ridge South – 564
Today’s trip was to take a trip down the south end of Rho Ridge to check out the recent trailwork the Orogenesis group did on the south end of Rho Ridge – I was hoping with a big group they … Read the rest
5/28/2026 – Clackamas River Trail – 715
Today’s hike was kind of a last minute plan. I wasn’t sure I would feel up to hiking today but in the morning I was feeling pretty good so I decided to do what I thought might be a little … Read the rest
5/8/2026 – Triangulation Peak
Today’s hike was a memorable one. It was (for me) a last minute hike decision, but I’m really glad things worked out so I could go. It merits the “epic” tag for a hike for sure.
Since we knew it … Read the rest
2/26/2026 – Cripple Creek Trail – 703
Even though I was out yesterday, with the beautiful weather we’ve been having, I wanted to get out somewhere again for a second day. I decided to see what the lower Cripple Creek trail was looking like. This is the
… Read the rest 11/15/2025 – Red Lake Trail
Today’s hike was simply a “get out in the woods” hike. I’ve been feeling like I’m getting sick and I was hoping that maybe a day in the woods in the fresh air might do me some good. The weather
… Read the rest 9/6/2025-Fish Lake, Lodgepole, Red Lake, Potato Butte
Friday was Zack’s birthday so he wanted to get out in the woods to celebrate. We decided to hike the Fish Lake trail but the day ended up a lot different than I was expecting (with a REAL surprise at
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Today’s hike I had been looking forward to all week. Kirk and I had planned to go hiking – he asked where and I offered several options, including a couple of “wild” options. One of them was to hike up
… Read the rest 8/13/2025 – Rho Ridge South – 564
In my discussions with other Trail Advocates, the south end of Rho Ridge has popped up a few times. I’ve hiked the northern section several times in recent years but I haven’t hiked the southern section other than the segment
… Read the rest 7/31/2025 – Bull of the Woods – 550
Today’s hike was pretty simple – just get out in the woods for a bit. Since Thor had his mouth surgery (he got 8 teeth extracted!), I didn’t want to do anything too crazy – I’d been wanting to check
… Read the rest 5/10/2025 – Cripple Creek and Cache Meadow
Note: The first part of the track is kind of messed up since my phone was in power saving mode.
… Read the rest In my ongoing quest to get out in the woods twice a week since I retired, this was an opportunity
4/3/2025 – Riverside Trail
Today’s hike was to celebrate my first full day of being retired. Since I can go out mid week now, I thought the Riverside trail would be a great trail to hike. I had wanted to hike it since it
… Read the rest 1/19/2025 – Cripple Creek – 703
Today’s hike was a bit shorter than usual (although we still did 5 miles – and the first couple were REALLY, REALLY hard!) – we decided to hike on Sunday afternoon – Kirk had a memorial to attend and I
… Read the rest 11/6/2024 – Baty Butte Trail
Today’s hike was to take advantage of some gorgeous November weather and to burn a vacation day. Zack and I had been thinking about heading up to Baty Butte the weekend before but it looked AWFULLY wet so we decided
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Today’s hike is a milestone – if I’ve done my statistics correctly, today’s hike is my 500th hike/trip! That is pretty crazy! Wonder how long it will take me to get to 1000? It took me 22 years to get
… Read the rest 7/20/2024 – Fish Creek Mountain – 541
Today’s hike was intended to complete the recon of the Fish Creek Mountain trail post fire. Kirk and I had attempted to complete this trip a few weeks ago but ran out of time. Since the gate at the 4620
… Read the rest 6/22/2024 – Fish Creek Mountain – Side Door
After hearing that there was a way to get up to the Fish Creek Mountain trail relatively easily, I’ve wanted to explore this trail after the fire. Today was the day. We headed out a bit early since I needed
… Read the rest 10/9/2023 – Horseshoe Saddle and Ruddy Hill
Sorry for the small map above – I wanted to make sure I captured the waypoint of the tread I recalled being shown years ago – more on that later…
… Read the rest Today’s trip was planned to be a pretty quick trip
9/4/2023 – Schreiner Peak
Today’s hike is one I’ve wanted to do for a long time. Kirk suggested we do it on Labor Day. I will be doing my annual backpack trip with Carly next weekend and needed to do some conditioning anyway, so
… Read the rest 7/22/2023 – Memaloose Lake and South Fork Mtn Trails – 515
Today’s hike was originally going to be a work day on another trail, but that fell thru. I decided to do an easier hike today after the last few hikes. On the last hike I had kind of wanted to
… Read the rest 3/4/2023 – Half Creek Waterfall Explorations
Today’s hike was spurred by some info I got from a friend last week at a meeting of the Trail Advocates. A new waterfall had been found after the fires opened things up. It was a pretty tall waterfall and
… Read the rest 12/26/2022 – Alder Flat Trail
Today’s trip was intended to be a very short hike – less than half a day – I kind of wanted to get in one more hike before the end of the year, but it was also supposed to rain
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Note: The beginning of the track in the map above is a little messed up because I forgot to turn off the battery saver on my phone.
… Read the rest Today’s hike was intended to explore the damage done to the Hillockburn trail
11/19/2022 – Dry Ridge Trail
Today’s hike was to explore some more of the burned areas. We also wanted to hike a trail we hadn’t been on recently and also due to recent snow, had to be accessible. The Dry Ridge trail seemed to fit
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Today’s hike was planned to be a contingent hike. A cold front had moved in and it was supposed to rain (maybe a lot) – I didn’t really feel like hiking in heavy rain, so I figured I’d just see
… Read the rest 10/10/2022 – Whetstone Mountain – 546
Trying to take advantage of the really nice fall weather, and the fact that I had Columbus day off, I decided to head out on a hike. I didn’t want anything too taxing, but I wanted a nice day in
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Today’s hike had two objectives:
… Read the rest - To hike to the Bull of the Woods and look at the remains of the lookout that was destroyed in the fires last year (and also see the burned areas)
- To explore north of the
5/15/2021 – South Huckleberry Trail – Molalla Corridor
Today’s hike was really just a “get out in the woods” hike. I’ve not been out for a couple of weeks and after getting my second COVID shot, I needed some fresh air. Zack needed to get out and encouraged
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