Oregon Hikers

A lot of the trails don't seem to have field guide entries, but essentially everything west of the Cascade Lakes Scenic Byway is closed as well, from the Cedar Creek fire: Closed THs: Blue Lagoon Trailhead Charlton Lake Trailhead Corral Swamp Trailhead Deer Lake Trailhead Elk Lake Trailhead Irish & ...

Nice video. I happened to be there the same day so was curious if I had passed you or not. Sure enough, I see my truck in the pan of the parking lot, and me and my girlfriend in the background right at the beginning of your hike. (Red Backpack). Small world. The boards you mentioned are fine now, bu...

As we had already booked the time off, we went ahead and went this morning with low expectations, and I'd say they were essentially met. The First Lookout about 1.5 miles in wasn't too bad, with mostly some Balsamroot and a few Desert Paintbrush. Once above the tree line on that one fairly long swit...

I was going to suggest Pinnacle Peak, as well. Honestly, there's several spots on the Skyline trail that may give you what you're looking for. I've never been to High Camp on Adams, but judging on a google image search, you should be able to find several spots. I've attached a selection of 5 all fro...

Anyone been up there recently? Curious of the flower status. We usually go up there the second week of May, but with the late April snow and general coolness, we're thinking it's going to be a later season this year. We have the 9th currently scheduled as we like to go on a weekday so it's not super...

At least the timing coincides when I stop Gorge hiking and switch to Mount Hood, but another terrible system

I've experienced this "briefing" type of thing twice — neither time in the PNW. Once was when I went to pick up my Mt. Whitney permit in pre-COVID days; they handed me the poop bag and gave me a stern talking-to about it. Funnily enough, the only time I've gotten this was on the Green Lakes Trail a...

The unsafe parking conditions excuse is one that really bugs me. Now, I know it would take time and money to revamp some of the busier TH parking areas, but it's like there was little to no planning or forethought on how many people would want to use areas. You're not going to limit people with spar...

Not a fan of this, but that's because I was one of the few who purchased when they were released and actually used them. The one time I was unsure of when I'd be down there, I reserved two consecutive days and as soon as plans were finalized, I returned the ones I wasn't going to use. Also, the recr...

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January 25th, 2022, 10:45 pm

Don's Custoff was pretty difficult, right? I planned to hike there in a week and want to know what expects me.

I don't know if I'd call it difficult, but it wasn't fun, but another week or so of melt may get it back to relatively normal