Tag: Mt. Adams Wilderness
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20231003 Cispus to Panther Creek, GPNF
Time for another Big Ass Hike, version 2023. This adventure takes me from the the Cispus River to Panther Creek, all in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, climbing into the Mt. Adams Wilderness, then following the Pacific Crest Trail southbound thru the Indian Heaven Wilderness, exiting above the Wind River Road at Panther Creek Campground,…
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20220703-05 Tahklahk GPNF
A quick trip for some downtime at Takhlakh lake. No big hike, just some moderate dayhiking. I camped along USFS 2359 Rd, which wraps around a portion of the lake, but over the low ridge, the road was still blocked by snow a short distance further up. I enjoyed a hike up the East Canyon…
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20180824 Mt Adams Wilderness #2
Returned to Mt. Adams Wilderness for an overnight at Lookingglass Lake, making it as far South as the South Climb Trail. I will never forget the lonely night spent at Lookingglass Lake – the wind howling thru the burnt-over forest sounded like the shrieking of a thousand damned souls in the depths of hell. It…
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20180818 Mt Adams Wilderness #1
Hiked up the Killen Creek Trail to the High Camp. where I spent the night in the meadow, camped in a mountain goat wallow, then south to Foggy Flat for another night in a meadow, spending a day hiking in to the Devil’s Gardens.