All the previously published trip reports were lost in the recent technical debacle. Here’s a summary look-back with pointers to pic albums associated with the different hikes. These are in chronological order, not in order of ‘goodness’.
Recommendation scores are 1=don’t go; 7=maybe / maybe not; 10=must go
| Month | Hike / Trail | Pics / Album | Recording | Recommend (what / 1-10) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | Spencer Butte | 3 photos | 10 miles / 2900 ft gain | Training – 8 |
| June | Spencer Butte (2x) | 4 photos | 10 miles / 2700 ft gain 10 miles / 1700 ft gain | Training – 8 |
| June | Hardesty Mnt (day hike) | 4 photos | 10.7 miles / 3200 ft gain | Training – 7 |
| June | Aubrey Loop (day hike) | 6 photos | 9.4 miles / 2200 ft gain | Shady day hike – 5 |
| July | Fuji Mnt (2x) (day hike) | 15 photos | 12.0 miles / 2350 ft gain 12.1 miles / 2350 ft gain | Shady day hike & views – 9 |
| July | Maiden Peak Loop (day hike) | 19 photos | 19.8 miles / 3700 ft gain | Shady day hike & views – 5 |
| July | PCT & Diamond Pk (backpack) | 22 photos | 18.9 miles / 3500 ft gain 15.7 miles / 1980 ft gain | Backpack for lakes but bugs early – 7 |
| August | Timberline Trail Mt Hood (backpack) | The trail – Water – Flowers – Sides of Hood | Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 | Backpack ‘must do’ best late July / early Aug flowers – go w/ experienced – 10 (very hard) |
| August | PCT & Mt Thielsen (day hike) | 10 photos | first 10 miles | Day hike or backpacking – 7 |
| August | Mt Bailey (day hike) | 13 photos | 14.7 miles / 3000 ft gain | Day hike – 9 |
| August | PCT & Thielsen Creek (day hike) | 13 photos | 14 miles / 2400 ft gain | Day hike or backpacking – 8 |
| August | South Sister (backpack) | Up S. Sister | 19 miles / 6100 ft gain | Day hike or backpacking – 10 (very hard) |
| August | PCT from Moraine Lake to Obsedian (backpack) | PCT portion | 21 miles / 2800 ft gain | Backpacking – 10 |
| August | PCT from Scott to Obsedian (day hike) | 36 photos | 22 miles / 3700 ft gain | Day hike or backpacking – 10 |
| September | Loowit Loop (St Helens backpack) | 35 photos | Day 1 Day 2 | Backpacking – 7 (very hard!) |
| October | Hardesty (day hike) | 9 photos | 12.6 miles / 4000 ft gain | Day hike – 7 |
Two additional hikes around Spencer’s Butte were completed in October, but they had a separate post in blog v2.0. https://www.goatbells.blog/2020/10/18/october-clouds-fog-spencers-butte/
For my goal of covering the Oregon portions of the PCT, I have covered ~60 miles in the last two counted / tracked / recorded years of hiking. My goal for 2021 is to nearly double the PCT miles to >100 miles for a total of >175 miles.