Category: Hike

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Barlow Butte Ridge Trail

I had not done this trail in a number of years and was interested to see what kind of shape it was in. I have done it a number of time and it had always been a little challenging but always a wonderful hike. As they say you can never go home again and so it was with this trail. I found the trail that ran the length of Barlow Butte Ridge is no more. I was able to still find parts of the trail about half way down the ridge but from there it would just be bushwhacking and I was not geared up for that. A said loss of a wonderful trail that I had enjoyed and taken friends to see.

The numbers – 6.8 miles, 2180 total elevation gain, 5 1/2 hours on the trail with a lot of that trying to find the trail, cutting limbs, climbing over log piles and a shot lunch break.

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Mt. Hood Meadow more Scouting

I return to Mt. Hood Meadow to explore some new trails and fill in gaps in other trails. I went early, my usual, and found they did not open the main parking lot until 10 a.m., so it was back to the Umbrella Falls Trailhead. I wanted to finish off the Bear Grass trail and do a couple of easy new ones, Bear Grass Cut off trail and the Stadium Loop Trail. Then I would move on to something harder with the Medium Wizard Way trail and get into some higher alpine.

The numbers – hike was 11.6 miles long, 2720 elevation gain – toping out at 7300 ft. and 9 1/2 hrs. on the trail (setting a new record of 3:40 minutes of looking at the map, taking photographs and long visits with folks on the trail).

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White River to Timberline Hike

A hike with the Prime Timers from the White River Snow-Park to Timberline Lodge.

We followed a trail up the White River Cannon until we came to the Timberline Trail. We took the Timberline Trail up to where it joins with the PCT and continued on to Timberline Lodge. We tried to blend in with paying guess and had our lunch on the patio. Then it was time to head back on the PCT that we took until it crossed the Yellowjacket Trail. We took the unmaintained Yellowjacket trail back to the parking lot. By the GPS that hike was 8.3 miles long with 1900 Elevation Gain.

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Paradise Park Loop Trail

A hike from Timberline Lodge to Paradise Park. It was a sunny day that got hot in the afternoon. Haze from wildfire smoke blocked the views. Lots of wildflowers. Other hikers were nice. The numbers – 13 1/4 miles, 3250 Total elevation gain, 8 3/4 hours on the trail with 2 hrs of that talking to people and taking photos.