Waespe Point 03/16/2011

Rex led this hike up Multnomah Falls, past Wiesendanger Falls, past Ecola Falls then up the trail towards Larch Mountain. We went up the trail Nesika Lodge, the trail is full Christmas Ornaments. Dianna said it started as a toothbrush that somebody lost and someone else hung it up, then it evolved into ornaments.



It snowed a little when were at the Lodge. The Oregon Trails Club owns the Lodge which was built in 1923. There are some dormitories and the Lodge was rebuilt a few years ago. Waespe Point was named for Henry Waespe.



The view was very cloudy with fog over the whole gorge, but on I hope to come back on a clear day.



Here's the schedule on the Mazamas website:
HK B2 Mar 16 (Wed) Waespe Point. Rex Breunsbach 971-832-XXXX. We will hike up Multnomah Falls - Then up Multnomah creek circling east to one of the best viewspots in the gorge. 8 miles 1800 ft. Dr. 45 MMC 8 a.m

Murna Point 03/09/2011

Tom Davidson took up to Murna Point. There were seven of us and myself and Rex were the only two who hadn't been up the the Point.



Tom, Mark, Dianna, Rex, Paul, Jim


We hiked by Elowah Falls east about a mile or two. Then was the hike to point, Tom said it was some of the steepest section of the gorge.



Tom does a hike by Multnomah Falls called Elavtor Shaft and they tell me that it looks like this.




The trail was not maintained by the Forest Service or State Parks, it is maintained by volunteers. Tom and Jim have done trail tending work before, Jim has clippers attached to his belt to take out twigs and widow makers.



The first 1/3 a was winded heavily and that continued for 1/2 to 2/3 of the way up. We stop to eat something then I was feeling better the last 1/3 of the climb. The was a chimney of rock about 30 feet which was good climbing experience on this Pre-BCEP scramble.



The top of point was very narrow with sheer cliffs on each side. It was very small, the size of a van.



It was a good hike although I could have been is better shape. I pack cover would have been nice. I have one but I don't know how it would fit on a daypack. Also I need mid layer top. And something better to put my hair in.

Here is the hike posting on the Mazamas website:

HK B2 Mar 09 (Wed) Munra Point. Tom Davidson (503) 331-XXXX. Pre-BCEP Conditioning Hike Wilderness Area — Group Size Limited to 12 This is the steepest mile in the Gorge and we approach it on maintained trails but the steep part is 100% off-trail. Plan on snow and ice so bring boot traction devices (no snowshoes). We might catch the first wildflowers of the Spring or might be slipping on very exposed ridgelines on snow and ice. Too hard to tell in advance but we’ll try and enjoy it all. Great conditioner! 9.6 miles 1982 ft. Dr. 66 TH MMC 8 a.m.Do you have a lot of people for

Cape Lookout 02/12/2011

Anne, Gary, Arellen, Bill at the end of the trail at Cape Lookout


Here is the Mazamas hike posting from the website:

HK B2.5 Feb 12 (Sat) Cape Lookout (from lower lot). Gary Bishop gbish90@hotmail.com. Pre-BCEP Conditioning Hike. A seascape-filled hike from the sta te park out to the end of the cape. Be prepared for anything from driving rain to a perfect sunny day. (Sign up at Target/185th only.) 10.0 miles 1500 ft. Dr. 144 StatePark Target/185th 8:30 a.m.

Christmas Cards

My mother and I made our own Christmas cards this year. I printed one of my 50,000 fonts I downloaded; Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.




This is frame for the cards, then we block printed a Christmas Tree on the front of the cards.




I later took glitter fairy dust on the face of the card and enclosed a photo of me on Mt. St. Helens with a caption: Francisco decided to follow in his Great Aunt Olive's footsteps and joined the Mazamas. They're a wonderful organization with lots to teach him. He hopes to climb Mt. Hood in 2011 or the next year. This photo is his first summit to Mt. St. Helens on September 5, 2010. This was fun and economical.

Tree Planting with the Mazamas at Salmon River Trail 11/13/2010

Last weekend I planted trees with the Mazamas up at Salmon River Trail. There is a Conservation group inside of the Mazams and this was one of there events.

I leaned quite a bit about the salmon and what we can do to help the bring the salmon numbers back to where they can be fished.

A fish biologist and the Sandy River Basin Watershed Council led the tree planting. We met up at Zig Zag Ranger Station and then took a drive up to the Salmon River Road. This was a road that the Forest Service decommissioned. The Forest Service is realizing that some of the logging roads are too many to maintain and there use has been limited so they decided to take out the roads and decommission them.






This is one of those roads, and the Forest Service is making a trail out of it. We planted Douglas Fir , and took out some Sword Ferns from the side of the road the replaced them around the trail.