Description of Hike:
This was to be a last ditch effort at trying to get to one of the higher elevation trails before the snow closes them for the year. Since the weather has cooled and we have had rain,
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10/29/2011 – Wash Creek Exploration
Description of Hike:
A truly epic hike. The weather was absolutely fantastic, although we did get very wet due to the brushiness of the “trail” (an old road that was decommissioned after the ’96 floods). It was one of the
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Description of Hike:
Trying to get in some last hikes before snow closes the higher elevation trails, and also trying to add to my goal of hiking all the trails in the Clackamas district, I decided to hike 4 trails
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Description of Hike:
This was a trip to explore the southern most part of the Clackamas District, and to try and get in some last minute hiking before the winter snows close the higher elevation trails. The Pyramid Butte trail
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Description of Hike:
The 2011 higher elevation hiking season is fading very quickly. We had a very late start to summer and LOTS of late season snow, so it was mid-late July before some of the higher elevation trails were
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Description of Hike:
In my ongoing quest to hike all of the trails in the Clackamas district, one on my list was the Rho ridge trail. Without doing an overnighter, hiking 22.5 miles in one day (up and back) is
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Description of Hike:
This was intended to be a loop hike, going counterclockwise, starting on the Lodgepole trail, then taking the Red Lake trail to where it intersects with the PCT and taking the PCT east and then north back
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Description of Hike:
This was intended to be a hike on the south end of the Baty Butte trail, in preparation for a South Sister climb the following weekend. Neither of those things came to pass. The South Sister climb
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Description of Hike:
I have not been out hiking in almost 2 months due to end of school year events, so this was a welcome escape. Since I wasn’t sure of the snow levels (this has been a weird year
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Description of Hike:
This was a short hike down the South Fork of the Clackamas River on the Hillockburn trail. I didn’t have a lot of time for a hike on this day, but really needed to get out and
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Description of Hike:
This was a trek up the old 5420 road in the Fish Creek drainage. Many people call it the Calico road (old maps also show this name).
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2/26/2011 – Switch Creek
Description of Hike:
A short hike on an abandoned trail with a couple of friends. Although it was a short hike, it was great to get out in the woods. I was surprised at how much snow there was, especially
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Description of Hike:
I decided to take advantage of the nice weather and take a day off from work. It was a little cool and foggy in the morning, but the sun came out a little later and it was
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Description of Hike:
The plan for this hike was to start the new year out right and do a new hike. Although I’ve hiked the upper section of the Cripple Creek trail, I had never hiked up this “alternate” starting
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