Author: Daniel Van Rossen

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Cast Creek Trail Hike

Sometime you don’t get the hike you planned for but you enjoy the hike you get. The forecast was for sun with some clouds and no rain. What I got was starting in rain and a cloudy day. I also found snow at the higher levels. So ended up cutting my hike short and did not go on the ZigZag Mt. I also had plan on cold dry and was prepared for that but ended up up having to use my emergency poncho for the rain. First time to use and poncho on trail and it worked pretty good. The hike was around 12 mile with 3000 ft. elevation gain and on the trail for 7 hours.

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Still Creek Trail Hike

I got out for a short hike with Lori, Jeanette and Sylvia on the Still Creek Trail. This Trail is a nice walk in the woods. We had sunny, warm weather. After our hike we went to Smoky Hearth for lunch.

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Boulder Ridge Hike

I was out this time for a longer and higher hike then I had done for a while. This hike started at Wildwood Recreation Site. I signed in and made my over the the start of the trail witch is a long walk in the woods. The first couple of hundred feet can be the hardest part of the the having to get over the wet slippery rocks. After that I started on a series of steep switch backs to get up to the start of the ridge. From here it is a steady moderate climb up to meet that Plaza Trail. I took that trail up to a great view point of Mt. Hood, the summit of Huckleberry Mt. and to Bonanza Tr. This was my turn around point to make my way back. I did about 14.5 mile with 3450 ft. elevation gain in 7 1/2 hours.

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A Urban Hike in Forest Park

Lori, Jeanette and I did a 4.5 mile hike in Forest Park. We started our hike from the Germantown Road parking lot. We did a loop by starting out on the Wildwood trail then took the Springville Road down to Leaf Ericson Road. We took Leaf Ericson back to the Cannon Trail and back to the car. After the hike we went to Double Mt. Brewing for lunch.

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Hardy Ridge Flower Hike

I did the Hardy Ridge Trail to see how the flowers were and get some exercise. I am glad I went for the flowers as the ridge was clouded over so no view today. I am finding it interesting how the flower go through their cycle so much slower then in sub-alpine meadows on Mt. Hood. The hike was about 9.5 miles with 2300 ft. elevation gain and on the trail for 4 1/2 hours.