One Day Wilderness-Toutle Trail
Hiking into the Blast Zone at Mt. St. Helens is always an startling experience for everyone, a real eye opener if you will. Even 36 years after the earth shattering eruption of the Mountain, the area fills the soul with a lonely/inspired feeling impossible to replicate in other wilderness settings in the Northwest. This trail […]
One Day Wilderness-Tomlike Mtn.
With it’s long stretching views in all directions, Tomlike Mtn. is my favorite summit in the Gorge. The adjacent Wolley Horn Ridge invites exploration or simply a great spot to take a load off and have some lunch. Drive to Wahtum Lake TH and Camp, it is $11 a night for a spot here. If you have time […]
One Day Wilderness-Burnt Lake
This one is a Mt. Hood classic that is more pleasant in the beginning of the summer when the snow melts or in the fall when the crowds and mosquitos die down. After a strange maze of road to get to the TH, start out in a nice flat forest trail before making a hard […]