Category: Hike

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Hike to Mitchell Point Tunnel Dedication

A different kind hike. Today was the official dedication of the new Mitchell Point Tunnel, part of the Historic Columbia River Highway restoration. To make it more interesting I decided I would hike part of the finished and still in progress sections of the highway to the tunnel. I started at Starvation Creek State park to avoid the crowds at Viento State Park the official parking spot. I was surprise to run into Ted from the Rambles who had the same idea. Total walking distances out and back 10.5 miles.

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Paradise Park Trail

I started the summer hiking season with the Paradise Park Trail and I wanted to see if my conditioning had improved by finishing the season with the same trail. I went further and higher this time and finished strong but diffidently tired. Some Fall color was out and all of the plants were dying back getting ready for the first snow of the season. There was still a hazy in the air that kept from getting clear view of the surroundings but Mt. Hood stood out very clear. I did 16.5 miles with a little over 3500 ft. elev. gain. I was on the trail for about 10 hours (spent an hour and half of that stopping to take pictures) and got to around 6200 ft. on the mountain.