Weather looked like it was going to break … sort of. Not as cold in the southern valley but further north could be freezing. I looked to maximize time outdoors with greatest probability of sun breaks but really wanted hills. Marys Peak might have freezing fog; Hardesty had snow before summit; Goodman Creek has a…
Original plan was North Fork Middle Fork Willamette out of Westfir. Weather was sketchy and degrading … checked early in the morning and temperatures <40, rain until noon. A solo hike (with serious mud) with 2 hours car time in cold rain? No. Pulled the contingency plan. Ridgeline Trail from early am with 20 miles…
After yesterday’s atmospheric river and cyclone bomb in PNW, today’s weather only had micro-climate type rain showers and possible sun. Time to hike …. The upper foothills (Marys Peak and Hardesty) had more snow. Hardesty has less snow than before Mary’s Peak remains snowed After a quick weather re-check – confirming little, no rain for…
I really intended to hike either Marys Peak or Hardesty Mountain, but I looked at the NOAA snow depth the night before. Here is the snow on Hardesty – blue=snow Here is the snow on Marys Peak I was not prepared either mentally or gear-wise for a snow hike; they take extra effort on several…
The weather was unstable and the night before it rained hard for OR. With my sinuses still not back to normal the thought of getting caught in rain far from home was not high on my list. Plus, after a couple illnesses, my conditioning is not quite normal, and a Ridgeline Trail conditioning test seemed…
Today started foggy in the valley but the fog stayed on the valley floor and soon disappeared. A great day to hike Ridgeline Trail. The Route Another hike started after breakfast, around 7:30 from Spring Blvd TH. Then to Spencer Top and down to S. Willamette TH; back to Spencer Top and then down to…
A typical fall sky with fog layers and heavy unstable air greeted me atop Spencer Butte each time at the top. Fall is here, and winter is coming The Route I started the hike later than normal around 8:00 to have breakfast with my partner before their work. From Fox Hollow TH to Spencer top…
