Treks and Adventures
A hike to Devils Half Acre with Lori, Jeannette, and Merlyn. We made a loop of it by starting from the Barlow Sno-park then going South on the PCT then turning onto the Pamelteer Trail than taking the Devils Half Acre cutoff trail to the Devil Half Acre Meadow. From the Meadow we continued on the Devils Half Acre trail to the Barlow Butte Trail and back the Car. We went to a new place for lunch called Scooter’s.
By the numbers: 5 miles, 760 ft. Elevation gain, 3 1/2 hours on trail
I had the notion of hiking up to Benson Plateau to see if there was still snow up there. I also thought this would give me a good workout. The Pacific Crest Trail makes up most of the elevation gain part of this hike and it is usually in good shape. This time it proved more of a challenge. There was more blow down, warn and damaged trail tread, poison oak and ticks then I have experienced before. In spite of all of that it is still a beautiful and interesting trail. By the numbers: 15.2 miles, 4220 ft. elevation gain and about 10 hours on 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.
A solo condition hike on the PCT to Benson Plateau. A good variety of flowers were blooming along the trail. The hike was 13 miles with 4000 ft. total gain and on the trail for 7.5 hours.
