Oregon Hikers

... he made his way finally above this log at "windy corner" on the #415 trail (see Rests Report by Red Shorts (trip report) for that story). Wahkeena boulder fell 21024.jpg On the way down, near dark, Red Shorts saw this new boulder had impaled itself into the trail. He always wears a helmet in this ...

... Downhill look after FG 2724.jpg From above afterwards. Mossy rock 2724.jpg On the way down, the sunlight was intense and showed off this mossy boulder (a bit off trail). Rainbow caught my eye 2724.jpg Although a completely dry day wherever he traveled, it was not dry everywhere! Rainbow AR ...

Hahaha true! This is a short clip of Ponderosa Pines from last month that better captures them:

https://youtu.be/SqdZmdhZdCg


Just posted another Whychus Creek Highlight Section, the most dangerous boulder section of the entire trail:

https://youtu.be/iAC-9LoMhZQ

... and began putting in some flags. Facing the bluff: Facing bluff 11024.jpg Snow getting deeper! So much fresh 11024.jpg He soon came to the tree on boulder at the jucntion with Devil's Slide and decided to wrap it with flag tape. Flag taped junc tree 12024.jpg There was 4 to 5 foot snowdrifts on ...

... more snow to come. The base he built could last all season if enough snow falls! PP DS junc 172024 with arrows.jpg The junction at the tree on boulder. Of note is the trail goes east below the tree and switches back. The trail goes also east above the tree and continues on to the bluff. The ...

... further up the trail. Well, I eventually worked out that it was up the trail--my first thought was that I was about to be crushed by a falling boulder. I backtracked to the upper bridge to see what I could see, especially since a couple had passed me headed up not too long before. Apart from ...

... the opposite slope to the lookout that once stood at the end of Indian Ridge, near Shining Lake. On a 1956 topo, the trail maintains this old westerly ... Point in the east soon after I began the hike. Twenty yards from the boulder barrier, I departed from the decommissioned road that led down ...

... I first took in the views of Bridal Veil Creek from the nearby road bridge. Hiking up on Palmer Mill Road, I immediately passed the cutoff coming ... gravel to hike the remainder of the road unimpeded and reach the boulder barrier at the junction with Multnomah Basin Road. New wetland, Palmer ...

... evening. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51591675574_d82c3e0289_c.jpg There are a dozen tent sites south of Return Creek, terraced between boulders and grand old alders. I’m cooked, and Krista sets everything up—the tent, the kitchen, even my sleeping bag—and all I can do is curl up to ...

Part III In the late afternoon, I hiked back up to Lake Ingalls. This time, I followed the confusing and tiring traverse around and over the giant boulders on the west side of the lake: IMG_2746.jpeg I was hoping to photograph interesting light this trip, but the bluebird sky wasn't providing a ...