Category Archives: Hiking

Saturday, April 17, 2021 Distance 6.5 miles Elevation Gain 2,988 feet Route Type Loop Difficulty: Difficult Tier: 1 Wonderful workout with beautiful views of the Columbia River Gorge! We arrived at the trailhead at 8:45am on a Saturday, and the parking lot was already full. We had to invent a parking spot. When we finishedContinue reading “Dog Mountain”

Monday, January 18, 2021 Distance 9.6 miles Elevation Gain 1,768 feet Route Type Loop Difficulty: Easy Tier: 3 We need to give this hike a second chance. We didn’t have spikes, so we didn’t make it must past the two lakes. We were looking to go to Palmateer Point, but we really just ended upContinue reading “Twin Lakes and Palmateer Point”

Saturday, January 16, 2021 Distance 6.3 miles Elevation Gain 2,096 feet Route Type Out & Back Difficulty: Medium Tier: 1 Amazing hike. On a clear day, we could see Adams, Helens, Rainier, Hood, Jefferson, and the Sisters! This hike starts very steep, but the burn is worth it. In January, the top portion of theContinue reading “Silver Star Mountain via Grouse Vista”

Saturday, February 20, 2021 Distance 9.7 miles Elevation Gain 1,496 feet Route Type Out & Back Difficulty: Easy Tier: 3 We did not complete this hike as there were fallen trees nearly the entire way. We enjoyed the part that we did do, though we had to climb around a lot of debris. Eventually weContinue reading “Wilson River-Footbridge Trailhead”

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 Distance 4.3 miles Elevation Gain 1,131 feet Route Type Out & Back Difficulty: Difficult Tier: 1 BEAUTIFUL

Saturday, September 5, 2020 Distance 9.1 miles Elevation Gain 1,925 feet Route Type Loop Difficulty: Difficult Tier: 1 BEAUTIFUL

Saturday, September 19, 2020 Distance 12.2 miles Elevation Gain 3,005 feet Route Type Out & Back Difficulty: Moderate Tier: 3 We did not hike the whole thing, but maybe about 8 miles of it. Pretty hike with good ocean views. It was also very muddy when we did this.

Saturday, November 28, 2020 Distance 3.1 miles Elevation Gain 791 ft Route Type Out & Back Difficulty: Moderate Tier: 1 We went longer than 3.1mi FYI in the winter. About 2.5 hours of hiking or so.

Saturday, November 28, 2020 Distance 1.7 miles Elevation Gain 298 ft Route Type Out & Back Difficulty: Easy Tier: 3

Friday, November 27, 2020 Distance N/A Elevation Gain N/A Route Type Out & Back Difficulty: Easy Tier: 2