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| IdahoDaisy | Beautiful hike via Strawberry Basin  Date Climbed: Aug 19, 2009 | |
| I highly recommend the longer trail (Strawberry Basin)--takes you by Strawberry Lake, Strawberry Falls (looks like something from Central America!), and beautiful wildflowers. | |
| Posted Apr 7, 2012 12:04 pm | ||
| BrentonBalla | Great climb Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2009 | |
| Climbed this mountain via the Roads End trail in early fall of 2009 when I was about 15 years old with my grandpa and younger brother. There was still quite a bit of snow much of the way, but fortuneatly the trail was fairly easy to follow. I tripped and slid down a very icy cliff and ended up having to have a rope thrown down to me as I hung there. Closest I have ever come to dying. Despite this crazy incident, the summit was breathtaking and very much earned. | |
| Posted Jan 18, 2012 2:34 pm | ||
| Redwic | What a great peak! Date Climbed: Oct 1, 2011 | |
| I really enjoyed this peak. I summited via the Roads End Trail #201A. What took me totally by surprise were the *many* hunters also using the trail and surrounding slopes. There were more hunters parked at the trailhead than I had ever previously seen at any other trailhead. The mountain itself had an excellent view but was definitely the windiest place I had been all year. This was the first of seven Oregon CoHPs I visited in a two-day span that weekend. | |
| Posted Oct 3, 2011 5:20 pm | ||
| Snowslogger | High snow year - late summer Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2011 | |
| Went up with my wife and had a great hike. Lots of snow at the 8,000 saddle, fairly steep and corniced at the top. We skipped this and headed up talus up the face of the mtn until intersecting the trail. | |
| Posted Jul 22, 2011 1:55 pm | ||
| mnpalerm | Strawberry Mountain Trail Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2010 | |
| I love this mountain! Summited with so much snow, never been to the area before, lost the trail shortly after Strawberry Falls and bushwacked the rest, it was great! Not a soul up there! Gorgeous view! | |
| Posted Feb 18, 2011 9:13 pm | ||
| Troy B | Route: Roads End Trail Date Climbed: Aug 27, 2010 | |
| Hiked up to the summit with my son Jeremy from the Roads End Trailhead. We had the mountain to ourselves and had an amazing hike. | |
| Posted Aug 30, 2010 10:46 am | ||
| cjwhat | No shade route Date Climbed: Aug 20, 2009 | |
| After summiting Indian Springs Butte; Mike, Joshua, Rico and I cut over to the south side trail to Strawberry Mountain. It was a hot, sunny day and the burn on the west side of the ridge, which is the trail side, ensured that we were in the full sun the entire way. Still, it was a beautiful hike. | |
| Posted Aug 24, 2009 7:41 pm | ||
| paulm | Summit Bivouac Date Climbed: Jul 1, 1985 | |
| Hiked the Onion Creek Trail route on a sunny and clear day and bivouaced on the summit overnight under a clear sky and a full moon. Swifts(?) flew much of the night about the summit, apparently feeding. | |
| Posted Nov 23, 2008 12:21 pm | ||
| BSPclimber | Road's end Date Climbed: Sep 29, 2008 | |
| A nice hike to a cool summit. Rode my bike to the singletrack section a mile and a quarter in. Very dusty. 1:10 to the summit, 50 minutes back to the car. My GPS said it was 7 miles RT with 1400+ gain. Beautiful area, will be back to do more things here. P.S. Cows aren't that smart. Had a couple block my way on CR 65 on the way there for a minute. | |
| Posted Sep 30, 2008 2:12 pm | ||
| mountaingazelle | South Route Date Climbed: Sep 6, 2008 | |
| I decided to climb this mountain on my way home. It is very prominent from Highway 26. Met some bow hunters near the trailhead who were camping below. I saw at least eight deer in the area. One buck was right by the trail and allowed me take some photos of him. The summit is shaped like a pyramid which reminded me of some of my local mountains. There were butterflies everywhere. | |
| Posted Sep 8, 2008 5:11 am | ||
| cascadetraveler | Strawberry sweet! Date Climbed: Aug 30, 2008 | |
| This was my third visit to the Strawberrys. It was my first summit of Strawberry mountain and my second Strawberry range summit. We entered from the south and finished with a scramble up the south ridge. It was a clear morning with long reaching views. as we decsended a low cloud front enveloped the plains and the foothills far below. Beautiful area, with great hiking and scrambling opportunities. | |
| Posted Sep 3, 2008 11:43 pm | ||
| weeds19 | Wonderful summer hike Date Climbed: Jul 17, 2004 | |
| We stopped here for a warm-up on our way to climb Rainier. The views were great even as the mountain recovered from a major forest fire. | ||
| Posted Aug 8, 2007 12:20 am | ||
| bmwboarder7 | Best Sunsets | |
| My buddy and I summitted on our 2nd day in the area, and then decided to sleep on the summit. It was beautiful. With no other major mountains around, we could literally see stars below us on the horizon. The sun took hours to set, and it was all beautiful. So many colors of red and orange. There is a perfect spot for two at the top. It was even a good temperature the whole time. Probably the coolest place that I have ever slept. | |
| Posted Jul 20, 2007 11:15 pm | ||
| boisedoc | smoky Date Climbed: Jul 14, 2007 | |
| very hazy from forest fires. Otherwise a quick hike from the south | |
| Posted Jul 15, 2007 7:54 pm | ||
| idahomtnhigh | Last Good-Bye Date Climbed: Nov 25, 1995 | |
| I Climbed Strawberry with my friend Jim Wilton and my brother. This was the first mountain my brother had ever climbed and from that moment on he has been hooked. This was also the last mountain I would climb for awhile as I left for the Army in December and would not get many chances to climb there. | |
| Posted May 10, 2007 10:48 pm | ||
| donhaller3 | From Little Strawberry via Strawberry Basin etc. Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2003 | |
| Beautiful area, much less crowded than 73, last time I was here. The flag in Dean's pic was already there, although on the ground. I followed the (new) trail, but scrambled up to the ridge on dry ground north of where the trail comes out of the meadow after watching someone slide off the small cornice and 20' down the snow where the trail crested the ridge. | |
| Posted Feb 20, 2007 5:47 am | ||
| jnaleway | Strawberry Mtn. in October Date Climbed: Oct 13, 2006 | |
| It was probably the last chance weekend to climb Strawberry Mountain, this Friday the 13th in October. The trail was already icy on the lower sections, around Strawberry Lake and Strawberry Falls, but the sun warmed the upper ridges and they were dry. It is really a nice hike up to Strawberry Falls, and around the front ridge where the peak comes into view. We saw a flock of black crows flying around the summit and in the dead pine trees in the fire burn area near timberline, that added to the spooky Halloween feel of the whole scene. This is really a beautiful trip all around, including the drive over from Eugene the night before. Leaving just after lunch, and driving through Sisters and Prineville, we still arrived just after sunset, and had to find the campground in the dark. (about 5.5 hours!) But the drive over, with the sunset on the hills and peaks in the painted desert country was fabulous. The hike up to the summit was fairly easy. A bit slippery at points. But it only took about 3.5 hours up, walking at a leasurly pace and taking many pictures, and about 2.5 hours to get back to the car. Really a fun hike, despite the long drive. One suggestion. It was cold overnight in the campground, so plan for a chilly (20's) evening, prior to the climb. So be prepared and dress accordingly for this time of year. | |
| Posted Oct 16, 2006 3:15 am | ||
| calebEOC | Roads end route Date Climbed: Jul 22, 2006 | |
| Rushed over to John Day on a Friday evening after work to hike this mountain the following day with my friend who made the drive over from Boise. Hit the trail around 9:30 which this hot day was a little late, but by about the one mile mark we were up high enough that it really wasnt too hot at all. Noticed a bunch of cairns just under the NE face of the summit, while some were probably erected out of boredom, I suspect there are some burial cairns up here. I have heard of people having ashes buried and spread around the summit, so I tried to avoid dismantling the rockpiles after this realization dawned on me. Aug 30 2008 - Did as a quick morning hike on the way to Idaho, third time up this mountain. Did the road's end route with a scramble up the south ridge which is much faster than following the trail around to the north ridge. | |
| Posted Jul 24, 2006 4:26 am | ||
| hkutuk | Ski the Strawberry Date Climbed: May 6, 2006 | |
| A ski trip to this remote region of Oregon with Jim, Keith and Tim. Due to incoming weather we decided to push on and ski it the first day after dropping all overnight gear at the lake. The snow firmed just enough to make a good run from the summit. We skied out in a steady rain the next day. I didn't know it would rain this much in far eastern Oregon. | |
| Posted Jul 23, 2006 10:59 pm | ||
| jtschanz | Ski Descent, NE Face Date Climbed: May 6, 2006 | |
| Skied in to Strawberry Lake from the road with Haydar, Tim, and Keith. We dropped our gear off and decided to go for the summit the same day. The snow coverage was lower than we expected and it was difficult to find a route to the summit without hiking on rock. The descent was better than expected but too short! Much wine was consumed around the bonfire that night. We awoke to a constant rain and were happy we had decided to go for the summit the previous day. | |
| Posted Jul 10, 2006 11:26 pm | ||
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