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
Category Archives: TripReport
Here are all my hikes, categorized by date (not a very good categorization, but….)
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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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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