A hike of upper part of Silver Falls State Park with Lori and Sylvia. The hike was 5.7 miles with over 600 ft. gain. Afterwards we went to Milltown Pub to sit in their garden and have lunch.
Silver Falls State Park Hike
Cast Creek Tr. to E. Zigzag Mt.
A hike up Cast Creek Tr. to E. Zigzag Mt. in the Mt. Hood National Forest. By the numbers: 13 miles, 3500 ft. elevation gain and about 7 1/2 hrs. on the trail.
Little Crater Lake Hike
A short hike at Little Crater Lake to Timothy Lake with a stop a Laurel Hill Oregon Trail Historic Site. Lunch at Smokey Hearth.
Hardy Ridge Hike
The forecast was for a nice sunny day. The plan was to hike up to Hardy Ridge in Beacon Rock State Park and photograph some wild flowers in bloom. What I got was heavy cloud cover that had enveloped the ridge and saturated the plants with water droplets. The droplets soaked my boots and pants and made the rocks very slippery and unsafe. Plan B turned out to be to enjoy the hike and get a few photos before heading home early. By the numbers: 8.5 miles, 1900 ft. Elevation Gain, Time on trail about 5 hrs.
Prime Timers Indian Point Hike
A hike up to Indian Point with the Cascade Prime Timers.
By the numbers: 8.6 miles, 2778 Total Elevation Gain, About 6 hrs. on trail. We had 17 folks in out group.
