60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Portland: Including the Coast, Mount Hood, St. Helens, and the Santiam River: 60 Hikes within 60 Miles
Autor Paul Geralden Limba Engleză Paperback – 2 iun 2014
60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Portland by Paul Gerald profiles 60 select trails that give outdoor adventurers a little of everything there is to enjoy around Portland: mountain views, forest solitude, picturesque streams, strenuous workouts, casual strolls, fascinating history, fields of flowers, awesome waterfalls, and ocean beaches. Whether readers want a convenient city bus ride to the flat and fascinating Washington Park, a bumpy drive to Lookout Mountain, or the thigh-burning experiences that are Kings and Elk Mountains, this book lets them know what to bring, how to get to the trailhead, where to go on the trail, and what to look for while hiking. Updated maps, new hikes, even more rankings and categories, fresh photography, and useful backpacking options make the newest edition of this authoritative guide to Portland's best day hikes the most exciting yet.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780897325127
ISBN-10: 0897325125
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: B&W photos throughout, 65 maps, 60 charts
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:Fifth Edition
Editura: Menasha Ridge Press Inc.
Colecția Menasha Ridge Press
Seria 60 Hikes within 60 Miles
ISBN-10: 0897325125
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: B&W photos throughout, 65 maps, 60 charts
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:Fifth Edition
Editura: Menasha Ridge Press Inc.
Colecția Menasha Ridge Press
Seria 60 Hikes within 60 Miles
Cuprins
COLUMBIA GORGE
1 Angels Rest–Devils Rest
2 Beacon Rock–Hamilton Mountain
3 Catherine Creek
4 Coyote Wall–The Labyrinth
5 Dog Mountain
6 Eagle Creek
7 Chinidere Mountain
8 Larch Mountain
9 McCall Nature Preserve
10 Table Mountain
11 Triple Falls
12 Wahkeena Falls to Multnomah Falls
AROUND MOUNT ST. HELENS
13 Ape Canyon
14 Bluff Mountain
15 Lava Canyon
16 Lewis River
17 Falls Creek Falls
18 Silver Star Mountain
19 Siouxon Creek
20 Trapper Creek Wilderness
UP THE CLACKAMAS RIVER
21 Bagby Hot Springs
22 Bull of the Woods
23 Clackamas River
24 Memaloose Lake/South Fork Mountain
25 Roaring River Wilderness
26 Whetstone Mountain
UP THE SANTIAM RIVER
27 Battle Ax Mountain
28 Breitenbush Hot Springs Area
29 Opal Creek Wilderness
AROUND MOUNT HOOD
30 Barlow Pass
31 Cooper Spur
32 Elk Meadows
33 Lookout Mountain
34 Lost Lake
35 McNeil Point
36 Mirror Lake
37 Ramona Falls
38 Salmon Butte
39 Salmon River–Devils Peak
40 Tamanawas Falls
41 Timberline Lodge
42 Trillium Lake
43 Twin Lakes
44 Vista Ridge
45 Wildwood Recreation Area
46 Burnt Lake–Zigzag Mountain
THE COAST AND COAST RANGE
47 Cape Lookout State Park
48 Cascade Head
49 Drift Creek Falls
50 Kings Mountain–Elk Mountain
51 Oswald West State Park
52 Saddle Mountain
53 Wilson River Trail
IN PORTLAND AND THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY
54 Macleay Trail
55 Marquam Trail to Council Crest
56 Oaks Bottom/Willamette River
57 Sauvie Island
58 Silver Falls State Park
59 Tryon Creek State Park
60 Washington Park–Hoyt Arboretum
1 Angels Rest–Devils Rest
2 Beacon Rock–Hamilton Mountain
3 Catherine Creek
4 Coyote Wall–The Labyrinth
5 Dog Mountain
6 Eagle Creek
7 Chinidere Mountain
8 Larch Mountain
9 McCall Nature Preserve
10 Table Mountain
11 Triple Falls
12 Wahkeena Falls to Multnomah Falls
AROUND MOUNT ST. HELENS
13 Ape Canyon
14 Bluff Mountain
15 Lava Canyon
16 Lewis River
17 Falls Creek Falls
18 Silver Star Mountain
19 Siouxon Creek
20 Trapper Creek Wilderness
UP THE CLACKAMAS RIVER
21 Bagby Hot Springs
22 Bull of the Woods
23 Clackamas River
24 Memaloose Lake/South Fork Mountain
25 Roaring River Wilderness
26 Whetstone Mountain
UP THE SANTIAM RIVER
27 Battle Ax Mountain
28 Breitenbush Hot Springs Area
29 Opal Creek Wilderness
AROUND MOUNT HOOD
30 Barlow Pass
31 Cooper Spur
32 Elk Meadows
33 Lookout Mountain
34 Lost Lake
35 McNeil Point
36 Mirror Lake
37 Ramona Falls
38 Salmon Butte
39 Salmon River–Devils Peak
40 Tamanawas Falls
41 Timberline Lodge
42 Trillium Lake
43 Twin Lakes
44 Vista Ridge
45 Wildwood Recreation Area
46 Burnt Lake–Zigzag Mountain
THE COAST AND COAST RANGE
47 Cape Lookout State Park
48 Cascade Head
49 Drift Creek Falls
50 Kings Mountain–Elk Mountain
51 Oswald West State Park
52 Saddle Mountain
53 Wilson River Trail
IN PORTLAND AND THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY
54 Macleay Trail
55 Marquam Trail to Council Crest
56 Oaks Bottom/Willamette River
57 Sauvie Island
58 Silver Falls State Park
59 Tryon Creek State Park
60 Washington Park–Hoyt Arboretum
Notă biografică
Paul Gerald's writing career began in the sports department of the much-missed Dallas Times Herald. He later worked for the Memphis Commercial Appeal and the Memphis Flyer before setting out as a freelancer. His work has appeared in Northwest Airlines’ WorldTraveler, Portland’s Willamette Week, Dish Magazine, Weissmann Travel Reports, and numerous newspapers around the country.
Gerald’s hiking life started at age 12, when he went to a summer camp in the Absoraka Mountains of Wyoming. He became a trail and road hound at that point, and his hometown of Memphis never looked the same. He’s hiked in the Rocky Mountains from New Mexico to Montana, as well as in Appalachia, Alaska, Nepal, and Argentina. In 1996 he moved to Portland to be close to the ocean, the mountains, and the big trees.
Gerald is co-author of The Best in Tent Camping: Oregon (Menasha Ridge Press), and the author of Day and Overnight Hikes: Oregon’s Pacific Crest Trail, (Menasha Ridge Press) and Breakfast in Bridgetown (Bacon and Eggs Press). For more, see paulgerald.com.
Gerald’s hiking life started at age 12, when he went to a summer camp in the Absoraka Mountains of Wyoming. He became a trail and road hound at that point, and his hometown of Memphis never looked the same. He’s hiked in the Rocky Mountains from New Mexico to Montana, as well as in Appalachia, Alaska, Nepal, and Argentina. In 1996 he moved to Portland to be close to the ocean, the mountains, and the big trees.
Gerald is co-author of The Best in Tent Camping: Oregon (Menasha Ridge Press), and the author of Day and Overnight Hikes: Oregon’s Pacific Crest Trail, (Menasha Ridge Press) and Breakfast in Bridgetown (Bacon and Eggs Press). For more, see paulgerald.com.
Extras
South Fork Toutle River
KEY AT-A-GLANCE
INFORMATION
(additions and revisions)
Length: 10.8 miles
Configuration: Balloon
Difficulty: Hard
Scenery: Old-growth forest, waterfalls in canyons, flower-filled meadows, a close-up view of Mount Saint Helens
Hiking time: 6 hours
Driving Distance: 73 miles (1 hour and 30 minutes) from Pioneer Square
Season: June–October; in June, call to make sure the road is snow-free
Maps: USFS Mount St. Helens National Monument; Green Trails #364 (Mt. Saint Helens) or #364S (Mt. Saint Helens NW)
Special Comments: Late in 2006, the Blue Lake Trailhead was wiped out by a mudslide, and other slides in the area destroyed sections of the road leading to it. The Forest Service was, as of the printing of this book, evaluating its options, but did not expect to have the trailhead itself rebuilt for the 2007 hiking season. Therefore, no matter when you’re reading this, call the Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument (360-247-3900) for up-to-date information.
Directions
From Portland on I-5, drive 21 miles north of the Columbia River and take Exit 21/Woodland. Turn right onto WA 503 (Lewis River Road) and travel 28 miles, then turn left onto FS 8100, between mileposts 35 and 36, following a sign for Kalama Recreation Area. Travel 11.5 miles on FS 8100 to the Blue Lake Trailhead on the right.
In Brief
Without driving all the way around to the other side of Mount St. Helens, this is the most dramatic view you can get of the results of that mountain’s 1980 eruption. A major mudflow went all the way down the Toutle (toodle) River to the Columbia, where shipping was stopped for days while the debris was dredged out. This hike will show you the South Fork of that river, where the mudflow was half a mile wide, as well as a glimpse of the majesty that the eruption destroyed.
Description
Back in 2003, this hike got a bit longer when the road beyond the Blue Lake Trailhead was washed out, cutting off a trailhead that was only half a mile from Sheep Canyon. Then, in 2006, the Blue Lake Trailhead itself was destroyed (see Special Comments). One hopes that all this will be fixed, because this happens to be one of my two or three favorite hikes in this entire book.
We’ll assume for now that the road beyond the Blue Lake Trailhead isn’t open. From that trailhead, take the trail leading left and across Coldspring Creek – a bridgeless crossing which often has a rope strung up for assistance. Pass Blue Lake in less than half a mile, then go slowly up and over a low, rounded ridge through a beautiful old forest. After 2.4 miles, arrive at the Sheep Canyon Trail, coming up from the left (from the old, road-end trailhead cut off in 2003). For the easiest route to the South Fork of the Toutle, follow this trail straight ahead for 1.5 miles; but for the recommended loop, which will come back that way, turn right and start climbing gradually through a lovely forest. Just after some neat cliffs appear on the right, look for a triple-trunked tree to the right of the trail.
After a total of 4 miles (1.6 since the junction) come to an intersection with the Loowit Trail, which goes all the way around Mount St. Helens. Turn left here and climb just a little more, through a wonderful subalpine area of firs and hemlocks. In August the place will be ablaze with flowers, especially blue lupine, and in fall the mountain ash and other plants will roar with color. And the views up here, at the foot of the mountain, are fantastic.
Soon you’ll drop down and traverse an ash-filled ravine with a pond below you. Keep an eye out among the trees down there for deer or elk. After a little more climbing you’ll find yourself at the top of a cliff looking out over the canyon of the South Fork Toutle River. The river, some 800 feet below you, is in the process of recarving its way through the mudflow. The contrast between your side of the canyon and the other side, well within the blast zone, couldn’t be more stark.
The trail will now turn downhill, descending Crescent Ridge, for 1.5 miles to a junction with the Toutle Trail. Go to the right here, exploring around the edge of the mini-gorge the river has cut into the mudflow. Then go back to the Toutle Trail and follow it for 1.5 miles through old-growth forest. You’ll climb over a small ridge, but the reward is a field of huckleberries at the bridge over Sheep Canyon. Cross that spectacular span, then stay straight at the junction to retrace your steps 2.4 miles back to the car.
Nearby Activities
If you’d like to see what this eruption was all about, go see the award-winning 28-minute film on the giant screen at Castle Rock, Washington. Castle Rock is at Exit 48 on I-5, 27 miles north of Woodland. You can’t miss the theater.
KEY AT-A-GLANCE
INFORMATION
(additions and revisions)
Length: 10.8 miles
Configuration: Balloon
Difficulty: Hard
Scenery: Old-growth forest, waterfalls in canyons, flower-filled meadows, a close-up view of Mount Saint Helens
Hiking time: 6 hours
Driving Distance: 73 miles (1 hour and 30 minutes) from Pioneer Square
Season: June–October; in June, call to make sure the road is snow-free
Maps: USFS Mount St. Helens National Monument; Green Trails #364 (Mt. Saint Helens) or #364S (Mt. Saint Helens NW)
Special Comments: Late in 2006, the Blue Lake Trailhead was wiped out by a mudslide, and other slides in the area destroyed sections of the road leading to it. The Forest Service was, as of the printing of this book, evaluating its options, but did not expect to have the trailhead itself rebuilt for the 2007 hiking season. Therefore, no matter when you’re reading this, call the Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument (360-247-3900) for up-to-date information.
Directions
From Portland on I-5, drive 21 miles north of the Columbia River and take Exit 21/Woodland. Turn right onto WA 503 (Lewis River Road) and travel 28 miles, then turn left onto FS 8100, between mileposts 35 and 36, following a sign for Kalama Recreation Area. Travel 11.5 miles on FS 8100 to the Blue Lake Trailhead on the right.
In Brief
Without driving all the way around to the other side of Mount St. Helens, this is the most dramatic view you can get of the results of that mountain’s 1980 eruption. A major mudflow went all the way down the Toutle (toodle) River to the Columbia, where shipping was stopped for days while the debris was dredged out. This hike will show you the South Fork of that river, where the mudflow was half a mile wide, as well as a glimpse of the majesty that the eruption destroyed.
Description
Back in 2003, this hike got a bit longer when the road beyond the Blue Lake Trailhead was washed out, cutting off a trailhead that was only half a mile from Sheep Canyon. Then, in 2006, the Blue Lake Trailhead itself was destroyed (see Special Comments). One hopes that all this will be fixed, because this happens to be one of my two or three favorite hikes in this entire book.
We’ll assume for now that the road beyond the Blue Lake Trailhead isn’t open. From that trailhead, take the trail leading left and across Coldspring Creek – a bridgeless crossing which often has a rope strung up for assistance. Pass Blue Lake in less than half a mile, then go slowly up and over a low, rounded ridge through a beautiful old forest. After 2.4 miles, arrive at the Sheep Canyon Trail, coming up from the left (from the old, road-end trailhead cut off in 2003). For the easiest route to the South Fork of the Toutle, follow this trail straight ahead for 1.5 miles; but for the recommended loop, which will come back that way, turn right and start climbing gradually through a lovely forest. Just after some neat cliffs appear on the right, look for a triple-trunked tree to the right of the trail.
After a total of 4 miles (1.6 since the junction) come to an intersection with the Loowit Trail, which goes all the way around Mount St. Helens. Turn left here and climb just a little more, through a wonderful subalpine area of firs and hemlocks. In August the place will be ablaze with flowers, especially blue lupine, and in fall the mountain ash and other plants will roar with color. And the views up here, at the foot of the mountain, are fantastic.
Soon you’ll drop down and traverse an ash-filled ravine with a pond below you. Keep an eye out among the trees down there for deer or elk. After a little more climbing you’ll find yourself at the top of a cliff looking out over the canyon of the South Fork Toutle River. The river, some 800 feet below you, is in the process of recarving its way through the mudflow. The contrast between your side of the canyon and the other side, well within the blast zone, couldn’t be more stark.
The trail will now turn downhill, descending Crescent Ridge, for 1.5 miles to a junction with the Toutle Trail. Go to the right here, exploring around the edge of the mini-gorge the river has cut into the mudflow. Then go back to the Toutle Trail and follow it for 1.5 miles through old-growth forest. You’ll climb over a small ridge, but the reward is a field of huckleberries at the bridge over Sheep Canyon. Cross that spectacular span, then stay straight at the junction to retrace your steps 2.4 miles back to the car.
Nearby Activities
If you’d like to see what this eruption was all about, go see the award-winning 28-minute film on the giant screen at Castle Rock, Washington. Castle Rock is at Exit 48 on I-5, 27 miles north of Woodland. You can’t miss the theater.