Lori, Marilyn and I were going to do a snowshoe up the White River on Mt. Hood but once we got there we found we could just hike it with micro spikes. Nice sunny day. About 3.5 miles. Afterward we went to Smokey Hearth for lunch.
White River Snow
Scappoose Dike Walk
Lori and I did a walk along the Scappoose Dike. The forecast had for some sun breaks but all we got was fog, clouds and cold temps. We just did the standard down and back and then went to Ichabod’s Restaurant for lunch.
Cooper Mt. and Jenkins Estate Scouting
I had a section of Portland Metro area I had not explored before. This South West area contains two public area I needed to check out. With dry weather returning I went to explore Cooper Mt. Nature Park and Jenkins Estate. Now the unexpected was the forecast called for clouds and some sun but what I got was heavy fog. So no scenic views today. I did a three mile loop at Cooper Mt. and two plus mile loop at Jenkins Estate.
Cooper Mt. Nature Park Walk
Jenkins Estate Walk
Firelane 1 Forest Park
Forecast had for one more day of nice weather before the rain returned so I wanted to get in one more hike. I tried doing Firelane One in Forest Park but the gate was close so I thought I would try it again. The parking lot and new start of the trail was put in a few years ago so it was nice to see what was done. The trail starts out steep but quickly changes into the service road for the power line. I added on some other trails to make a lollipop loop out of it. The first mile of the firelane has some great views and some great mud.
Stairs to Pittock
Taking advantage of a string of days of nice weather I did another training walk up to Pittock Mansion. Today was a blue sky day with clear views of Portland and the mountains. I also got better number on this walk. I did 4.8 miles with about 900 ft of total elev. gain and did 513 steps in an hour and fifty-eight min.
