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Archive for “February, 2007”

Cable Falls bushwhack

Saturday, February 24th, 2007

February 24, 2007.

4 miles | 2400′ elevation gain | 4 hours (?)
Thanks to the local hiking website I met up with Don Nelsen, his son Paul, and Bryan the waterfall guy for this adventure in the rain. Cable Falls is off the map, as far as I’m concerned, so the opportunity to ‘whack out [...]


NF Umatilla Wilderness Getaway

Sunday, February 18th, 2007

February 18, 2007.

NF Umatilla Trail #3083 past upper viewpoint? est. 15 miles | 2000′ ele. gain | 6 hours
The North Fork Umatilla Wilderness is out there. Perfect for a nice venture into the woods away from the city and far from the nearest person. I had originally planned to check out another trail [...]


Unplanned night on Mt. Hood

Sunday, February 4th, 2007

February 3-4, 2007.
Since I moved to Oregon, climbing Mt. Hood was a goal. I was hesitant to try and get up there this season until I started talking to climbers about the mountain and building up my confidence about my ability to take on the climb. My opportunity came this weekend, on a [...]