Second Saturday of September, low 40°s and not a cloud in the sky at a trailhead in the early morning – […]
Archive for ‘Oregon Cascades Hikes’
Over Mississippi Head to Timberline Lodge
In my last post I described hiking to Paradise Park from Timberline Lodge on a beautiful, sunny Labor Day weekend. […]
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Round the Mountain with the Mazamas
Labor Day weekend with the weatherman’s promise of a beautiful day in the Cascades, I drove to Timberline Lodge located at […]
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Cooper Spur and Eliot Glacier
In mid-August on a hot, sunny day I drove to the 5,900-foot Cloud Cap Saddle Campground on the northeast side […]
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Colorful Alpine Meadows
In my last post, I described a hike to McNeil Point on Mt. Hood. Here are selected photos of the […]
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Paradise on Earth
It was my 21st trek in the last 19 years to the McNeil Point area in the Mt. Hood Wilderness. It […]
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Best Alpine Adventure
All hikers look forward to the window between August 1st and mid-September with great anticipation. After months of waiting, the snow […]
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Visit to Three Fingered Jack
The summit of 7,841-foot Three Fingered Jack lies five miles north of Santiam Pass. The Pacific Crest Trail crosses the western […]
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Top of Black Butte
Hot weekend day at the Black Butte Ranch. What better way to spend the afternoon than climbing to the summit […]
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Huckleberry Delight
The weekend after Independence Day was sunny and warm, a good excuse to journey to the mountains. An opportunity to hike along […]