Treks and Adventures
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.
Lori, Jeanette and I did a short hike at Stub Stewart State Park. The place was in full greenery. It was a lovely walk in the woods. We did about 5 miles with 750 elevation gain in 3 hours. Afterward we went to Helvetia Tavern for lunch.
The Lori, Jeanette, Sylvia and I did a hike to see Wahclellah Falls. The trail recently reopened after some extensive work was done on it. This is a short hike with a lot of scenic beauty for your effort. Having to park in the upper parking lot added some mileage to our hike so we were at a little over 5 miles, over 500 ft. total elevation gain in two hours.
I did a hike with the Prime Timers up the Oak Ridge Trail and then along Surveyor Ridge Trail to a view and lunch spot. We had 26 folks on the hike with old friends and new ones I met. We did about 9 miles with 2350 ft. gain in about 5 hrs.
I was out with Lori and Jeanette for a short hike at Tualatin Hills Nature Park. Sylvia joined us part way through out hike. I was surprise to find how dried up the wetlands and ponds were for this early in the year. It shows how we are in a drought period. After the hike we went to Murrryhill Taproom, not my favorite, for lunch.
