Oregon Hikers

General Hiking Topics
General discussions on hiking in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest

Introduce Yourself!
Introduce yourself to the group! We welcome novice and expert alike! We especially love hearing from those new to Portland and those new to hiking

Events and Announcements
Use this forum to see or share information about upcoming events, hikes, speakers or trail-tending opportunities from Portland-area clubs and organizations. Posts to this forum will automatically delete after 90 days.

Hiking in the News
Use this forum to post links to news stories from other websites - ones that other hikers might find interesting. This is not intended for original material or anecdotal information. You can reply to any news stories posted, but do not start a new thread without a link to a specific news story.

Idle Chatter
Chat about non-hiking topics. The least serious of the forums on the site!

Let's see some ID
The purpose of this forum is to help people identify things they've seen while out hiking: wildflowers, trees, birds, insects, small animals, animal tracks, even geographical features like buttes or streams

Hiking Health & Safety
Share your tips for safe hiking, surviving in the wild and managing hiking injuries!

Lost & Found
Lose something on the trail? Find something? Post it here.

Trip Reports
This forum is used to share your experiences out on the trails.

Off-trail Trip Reports & Lost Trails
Discussions and Trip Reports for off-trail adventures and rediscovering lost trails

Travels in Time
This is a forum for trip reports that pre-date the Portland Hikers forum, trail photos from pre-digital era, or any other discussions that focus on trail history.

Organize and Invite! (Upcoming Hikes)
Post your plans for upcoming hikes and invite others! Look for hiking partners

Trail Q&A
Trip recommendations, current conditions, and other trail related Q&A

Trail Rx
Use this forum to report and discuss trails in need of maintenance. This will help organizations like TKO and agencies like the Forest Service get the most recent on-the-ground trail conditions.

Gear Discussion
Ask questions and share your experiences with hiking & backpacking gear, and share trail recipes and gadget tips. Please see classifieds forum for buying/selling stuff.

Photography
Camera Gear, How-To, Questions

Maps and Navigation
Cartography, maps, navigation, GPS and more.

Classifieds
Classifieds are for posting non-commercial offers of goods and services among forum members related to hiking, hiking gear and other directly related items of interest. All new topics require moderator approval.

Discussion Forum Support and General Site Questions/Comments
Use this forum to ask questions about how to use this website, or to make any general comments about how it works

Field Guide Support
Post comments or questions about the Field Guide

User Test Forum
For testing the forum interface. A place where newbies can post test messages. Nothing informative here.