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| mkpatrick | Good workout.  Date Climbed: May 16, 2006 | |
| Mid May walk up from Multnomah Falls. Good training hike. | |
| Posted Sep 5, 2009 6:46 pm | ||
| Dennis Poulin | Drive Up Date Climbed: Aug 13, 2009 | |
| Drove up on a cloudy day with no views. | |
| Posted Aug 16, 2009 5:40 pm | ||
| BCJ | Great views | |
| This is a great place to watch a sunset. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2008 1:26 pm | ||
| mradventure | Mult Falls to summit Date Climbed: May 17, 2008 | |
| Great day. Cool in the trees, warmer as the sun rose. Hit snow about 25oo ft. Lots of snow at the summit, probably a good 10ft+. Trail markers at the level of the snow. Few trees down between 2500ft and 3000ft. No snowshoes needed but may help with long hike in soft snow. Rivers are roaring more than ever. Getting ready for Hood in a couple weeks. | |
| Posted May 19, 2008 11:55 am | ||
| dresser | Perfect Day for Multnomah Date Climbed: Oct 22, 2007 | |
| Super clear at sunset at the summit. | |
| Posted Oct 23, 2007 12:18 pm | ||
| YEM | Larch Mt. Trail/Road/Oneonta Trail | |
| One of the best trails in the Gorge. I love the upper Mult. basin and the Bell Creek trail. As for the view: hop the fence, stand on the real summit and try to get there on a clear winter day to avoid the RV crowd. | |
| Posted Aug 22, 2007 2:07 am | ||
| BSPclimber | Route Climbed: from upper parking lot Date Climbed: Oct 9, 2006 | |
| Tagged the summit from upper parking lot, weak I know, but we had very little time. Nice day, but very windy at the summit. (40+ mph winds) | |
| Posted Jan 23, 2007 9:15 pm | ||
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| onandupwards | Re: Cold & Wet on Larch Mtn. | |
| Do you also see the UFO's on solo climbs above 10,000 feet? | |
| Posted Jul 2, 2006 4:00 am | ||
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| OJ Loenneker | Re: Cold & Wet on Larch Mtn. | |
| That low pitched whisteling noise is the mating call of the "mountain chickens".. Or grouse as they are also known as... As far as the large animal breathing, I too have heard this, but usually it's actually me.... How funny how the mind can wander sometimes when you are hiking solo.... | |
| Posted Jun 24, 2006 10:31 am | ||
| mountaingazelle | Multnomah Falls Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2006 | |
| I was joined on the first part of the trail by a bus load of school children from Beaverton Junior High. Nice waterfalls on this hike. I made it to the summit in the rain and clouds even though it started out as a sunny day. It was still a nice mountain to climb. | |
| Posted Jun 18, 2006 6:40 pm | ||
| 1000Pks | Third Peak for the Day Date Climbed: May 14, 2006 | |
| Great vistas, and road is open, now. Snow on trail. Did the 10' high class 2 HP rock, and enjoyed the sunset at the Portland Womens Forum vista point further down the road. | |
| Posted May 20, 2006 4:35 pm | ||
| onandupwards | Cold & Wet on Larch Mtn. Date Climbed: May 7, 2006 | |
| Climbed from Multanomah falls on a wet May day. Heavy rain & mist on the summit obscured all views. Suggest all spring climbers to be fully prepared for how cold it gets when you're on snow, soaked, it's 35 degrees up top, and the wind is blowing! Heard some suspicious (Sasquatch?) low repeated whistling noises parallelling me from 3k to 3.8k vert, both up and down, and some large animal breathing..uh oh..need to acclimatize better next time. | |
| Posted May 8, 2006 3:17 am | ||
| SouthRaker | Route Climbed: Multnomah Falls Date Climbed: August 2005 | |
| Nice hike! I ran into some rain towards the end of the hike when I went but still had a good time. It really sucks that there is a road to with in 1/4 mile of the summit, but the views are still pretty good even though you'll probably share the summit with some tourists. Great hike to get some exercise or train for a bigger summit. | |
| Posted Apr 21, 2006 11:40 pm | ||
| OJ Loenneker | Route Hiked From Falls to point. Date Climbed: Apr 3, 2006 | |
| Started out at the Main Falls, sloging through the crowds (it was a nice day), but they thinned out pretty quick after the lookout for Multnomah Falls. Ran into a group of semi drunk people claiming that the snow was higher than waist level further up on the trail. (they where full of it, the snow was only 6-8 inches deep, and had clear foot prints to follow) the last few miles where a little tough because of the snow, and I could have used my snow shoes if I brought some. Once I got to the top of the point, I realized that my jacket, that I had strapped to the back of my daypack was missing (which had my car keys, and celphone in it's pocket) and I started to freak out a little, so I was not able to soak in the views too much. Luckly I found my jacket back on the trail not too far from the point. The snow at the point was pretty high, and the fence was barly visible, so you gotta be a little carfull that you dont fall down the cliff down to the meadow below. Took the long walk back, which was alot faster going down that going up. This is a great hike, but a little long. Next time I am gonna try going around thrugh Multnomah spur and check out the mash after the snow melts later this year. A little tired and dark back at the falls, but was well worth it. Gonna do this one a few more time this year. | |
| Posted Apr 14, 2006 1:16 am | ||
| LCannon | Route Climbed: From Multnomah Falls Date Climbed: 1989? | |
| I'm guessing on the date. Not my favorite trail in the gorge, very rocky, hiking boots a definite need. The 7 miles up was a bit of a stretch for me as this was towards the beginning of my hiking career. I hiked with my sister Julie, we had no idea there was a road at the top. We stumbled out of the woods to find not only a road, but a paved road, with lines, a parking lot and bathrooms!! I took my husband back the next weekend to show him the spectacular views via this nice paved road. Next I want to do the loop trail around the top of this, or one of the many loops possible in the area. Kudos to Don whose hiked this over 50 times! Wow I'm impressed. | |
| Posted Feb 23, 2006 6:46 am | ||
| MtnTroll | Route Climbed: Loop Date Climbed: 1996 | |
| Did on a nice Oregon rainy day. Just remember the amazing wind downed trees. | ||
| Posted Jan 6, 2006 1:35 pm | ||
| HSeldon | Route Climbed: Multnomah Falls Date Climbed: August 12, 2002 | |
| This is one of the most scenic hikes I have ever been on! The day I hiked this the temperature in Portland was approaching 95 degrees, but it seemed like it was 20 degees cooler while on this trail. There are some very nice sidetrails to Horsetail falls and other areas. The hike is a fairly steady climb the entire way up and most of it is shaded with old growth trees. I was slightly disappointed with the top of the peak, since there is a road that leads to the top of the peak and deflated my sense of being out in the open wilderness. My disappointment was quickly forgotten when I got to the observation platform and was amazed at the view! The views of Mt Rainier, Mt St Helens, Mt Hood, Mt Jefferson and Mt Adams are awesome! This is a hike that is well worth doing, especially on a clear day. | |
| Posted Sep 15, 2005 6:08 pm | ||
| Levi | Route Climbed: From Multnomah Falls Date Climbed: May 21, 2005 | |
| Dad (SP's MistChief) and i started hiking at 7:30 AM on a Saturday, and we made the summit at just after noon. The day was cloudy we saw Mount Hood and Mount St. Helens we did see the bottom of Mount Adams but not the others. Then we left the summit and started the long walk back. | |
| Posted Aug 4, 2005 1:42 am | ||
| lucaskerper | Route Climbed: June 26th, 2005 Date Climbed: Trail #441 | |
| this is a beautiful place. the hike there was great. we went in from multnomah falls, and did the seven miles to the peak. too bad it was cloudy! we couln't see anything at the top! there was only white fog past the chainlink fence! :) oh well. great hike! we did the 14 mile trip in just under 6.5 hours. i am definately comming back! | |
| Posted Jul 8, 2005 6:52 pm | ||
| Midlife Mountaineer | Route Climbed: From Multnomah Falls Date Climbed: August,2003 | |
| I was on a business trip from New Mexico. I had one day off, so I decided to try this hike. It was a beautiful clear day, great views at the top of Hood, Adams, and St. Helens. | |
| Posted Jun 27, 2005 7:11 am | ||
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