Participate in the Mount Hood Solutions Summit
and get involved with the travel planning for Mt. Hood National Forest. The Summit is on Sept 26th
at the Mazama Lodge. Click here
for more information.
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Photo: "View from Old Snowy" (Goat Rocks Wilderness)
by JospehSamuel
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Enchantment Lakes 9/7 to 9/11
by Retired Jerry
The Enchantment Lakes basin is a 4 mile long alpine lake basin in the central
Washington cascades. It is granite, like the Sierras, except it's lower elevation
(6800 feet to almost 9000 feet). I think this is the best backpacking in Oregon or
Washington. Scenic views everywhere...The only problem is they limit the number of people...
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Indian Heaven Loop, 8/21 - 8/24
by Sparklehorse
...Indian Heaven is a wonderfully rich patchwork of alpine lakes,
lush meadows and small peaks nestled more or less between
Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helens. For the most part the area
lacks the majestic views and dramatic landscapes of places
like the Wallowas or the Wind Rivers but personally I found
it to be an exceptionally charming and beautiful place......
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Mount Saint Helens/Spirit Lake Wilderness August 1971
by bush_marmot
Note the year of this report!
We hiked from the west end of Spirit Lake, at the foot of
Mount St Helens around the south side of the lake, and then
up many switchbacks to Norway Pass. For several days we followed
a lovely series of lakes behind (NE of) Mt Margaret which flowed
one into another, lake-creek-lake-creek-lake... for quite a ways...
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Opal Creek Daddy Daughter Backpack 8/29 - 8/30
by AlexanderSupertramp
My daughter (Thea) and I have been talking about going backpacking all summer.
We have become avid hikers over the last year, but have just now made the leap
to backpacking. So for the last hurray of the summer we decided on Opal Creek.
This was the first backpacking trip for both of us, so it was important not to
bite off more than we could chew....
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Give one day of trail work for every 100 miles you hike!
TrailKeepers of Oregon and PortlandHikers.org are working together to motivate hikers to give back to
the trails they love. Every hiker can and should do trail work. We are asking each hiker to perform
one day of trail work for each 100 miles they hike. Especially in the Pacific Northwest - where our rain
forests and winter storms make it a constant battle - Agencies and organizations are struggling to keep
up with demand. Many trails have already been lost due to lack of simple annual maintenance.
Please Help!
For more information on how to get involved, please contact Trailkeepers of Oregon at
volunteers@trailkeepersoforegon.org
There are work parties going out around Oregon nearly every weekend - even during the colder months.
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