Oregon Hikers

As part of our big western roadtrip in August, we tried to do a "local" hike in each area we visted. While in Bozeman, MT we heard about the Hyalite Creek trail located only a few miles outside town. It offered a nice trail, 11 waterfalls, a lake, and a summit. Trailhead.JPG The trail starts as a ro...

How was it walking across that bridge? I remember being on a small bridge at GNP that seemed to move out of sync with my every step. Very bouncy. You either had to concentrate completely on each step, being careful not to set up some kind of rhythm, or hang on to the side cables. Fortunately, it di...

In August, we went on a major roadtrip through the west, stopping for a few dayhikes along the way. Our goal was hikes that were local favorites, rather than major tourist attractions. At the very southern tip of Glacier National Park, we came across the Scalplock Lookout trail (9 mi, 3000' gain). T...

This was my first hike on this trail and it certainly lived up to its promise of HUGE VIEWS!! It was a near perfect day for seeing the views this trail is capable of providing - it would be disappointing if there were clouds. The drive to the trailhead is the only drawback - not hard or 4WD - but ne...

pablo wrote:Nice to see the snow is gone from Defiance and the lake. Was there any snow on the plateau going towards Green Pt. Mtn?

--Paul

There were two tiny patches of snow along the plateau trail - just reminders of how much snow fell last winter.

I did the Franklin Ridge loop up Larch Mtn on Monday (excellent trail, few hikers, big views of every peak except Jefferson) and, thus emboldened, decided to hike Green Point Mtn on Friday via Wyeth. I've been up the Wyeth Trail numerous times but usually turn around at the saddle. I've always thoug...

I've hiked the loop over and around Hamiliton Mtn numerous times and have always just followed the road down from the saddle to the Hardy Creek Trail (at the picnic table). This time I saw a new-ish sign for "Don's Cutoff", which now appears very faintly on WA park maps. Dons Cutoff Sign.JPG Taking ...

According to a PCT guide I read, many thru hikers by-pass this part of the PCT in favor of the more scenic Eagle Creek route. I guess that's OK if you're only here once, but this part of the PCT offers some good views of Mt. Adams View to Adams.JPG and of Nick Eaton Ridge (the Casey Creek Trail is d...