Oregon Hikers

... a bit posting a TR that was a close-to-urban hike. But what the heck, this is one of the "undeveloped" ... there was half an inch or snow up at the top. Spencer Butte was also getting snow, and there was the occasional ...

... survive? Here's the largest one I saw down, on the Northeast side of Spencer Butte. Note hiking poles for scale. P1250018.jpg There are some hillsides in that area where ...

... survive? Here's the largest one I saw down, on the Northeast side of Spencer Butte. Note hiking poles for scale. P1250018.jpg There are some hillsides in that area where ...

... try to take small kids on this section. 3-way junction to base of Spencer Butte - This section is a mess. Lots of downed trees, up to 3'+ in diameter. Branches and needles ...

... Peak 1630 from the saddle, Basalt Rim Loop, Thurston Hills.jpeg Madrone, Basalt Rim Loop, ... view over the Middle Fork to Mt. Pisgah, with Spencer Butte beyond. Columns in quarry, Basalt Rim Loop, Thurston ...

... For an early October hike with smoke from Cedar Creek Fire filling the ... treat. The hike started at Spring Blvd then to Spencer Butte, then to Willamette Blvd, back to Spencer and then ...

... to Trail #1, which offers views west to Spencer Butte as you ascend. The poison oak , much a feature of ... I walked around fields and crossed an ash wood to loop back to 18th Avenue where I had parked. There were ...

... This is a great wildflower hike, and at this time of year, two ... be able to see Diamond Peak. Spencer Butte dominates the western skyline. View ... Mt. Pisgah Summit.jpg To make a loop, I descended on Trail #6, and then ...

Thanks for these extra notes Bobcat. I just recently learned Spencer's Butte was called Chamotee by the Kalapuya, meaning rattlesnake. I really hope to see one now when the warm weather returns!

I hiked at Spencer Butte and most of the Ridgeline Trail (from Willamette Street to Baldy) earlier this week, just as the big freeze ...