Wilderness Press Afoot & Afield Portland/Vancouver Book

	The Best Hikes by Theme	xii
	Locator Map	xvi
	Acknowledgments	xviii
	Safety Notice	xviii
	Preface	xix
	Introduction to the Portland/Vancouver Area	1
	Every Imaginable Shade of Green--The Local Flora	2
	Fur, Feathers, Scales, and Slime--The Local Fauna	7
	Welcome to the Pacific Northwet--The Local Weather	10
	Trail Safety and Courtesy	13
	How to Use this Book	19
	Difficulty Ratings
	Easy
	Moderate
	Difficult
	Strenuous
	Good cloudy weather hike
	Northern Oregon Coast Range	24
Area CR-1	Sunset Highway Corridor	25
Trip 1	Saddle Mountain	26
Area CR-2	Upper Wilson River	28
Trip 1	Cedar Butte	29
Trip 2	Kings Mountain	31
Trip 3	Elk Mountain Loop	33
Trip 4	Wilson River Trail	35
Trip 5	Southern Gales Creek Trail & University Falls	37
Trip 6	Central Gales Creek Trail	41
Trip 7	Storey Burn Loop	43
	Southwest Washington	46
Area W-1	Siouxon Creek Area	47
Trip 1	Huffman Peak Loop	48
Trip 2	Siouxon Creek Trail	52
Trip 3	Horseshoe Ridge Loop	54
Area W-2	Silver Star Mountain	56
Trip 1	Tarbell Trail to Hidden Falls	56
Trip 2	Cold Creek to Larch Mountain	59
Trip 3	Larch Mountain from Grouse Vista	61
Trip 4	North Silver Star Mountain Loop	63
Trip 5	Silver Star Mountain from Grouse Vista	65
Trip 6	Bluff Mountain Trail	67
Area W-3	Three-Corner Rock Area	69
Trip 1	Snag Creek Trail	70
Trip 2	Sedum Ridge--Mowich Butte Loop	72
Trip 3	Three-Corner Rock via PCT	74
Trip 4	Three-Corner Rock via Stebbins Creek	76
	Portland and the Willamette Valley	78
Area P-1	Around Vancouver	81
Trip 1	Ridgefield Refuge--Oak to Wetlands Trail	82
Trip 2	Ridgefield Refuge--Gee Creek Exploration	84
Trip 3	Lacamas Creek Park Loop	86
Area P-2	Sauvie Island	89
Trip 1	Warrior Rock	90
Trip 2	Oak Island Loop	92
Trip 3	Virginia Lake Loop	93
Area P-3	Washington County	95
Trip 1	Henry Hagg Lake Loop	96
Trip 2	Kingfisher Marsh Loop	99
Trip 3	Tualatin Hills Nature Park Loop	101
Area P-4	Forest Park	104
Trip 1	Far North Forest Park	105
Trip 2	Northern Forest Park Loop	107
Trip 3	Central Forest Park Loop	109
Trip 4	Southern Forest Park Loop	110
Trip 5	Balch Creek--Wildwood Trail Loop	113
Trip 6	Balch Creek to Pittock Mansion	115
Trip 7	Audubon Sanctuary Loop Trails	117
Area P-5	Other Portland Area Parks	119
Trip 1	Marquam Nature Park Loop	120
Trip 2	Tryon Creek State Park Loop	122
Trip 3	Powell Butte Loop	124
Area P-6	Sandy River	127
Trip 1	Sandy River Delta	128
Trip 2	Oxbow County Park Loop	130
Trip 3	Sandy River Gorge Loop	133
Area P-7	Willamette Valley Foothills	135
Trip 1	Mount Baldy & Baskett Slough Loop	137
Trip 2	Abiqua & Butte Creek Falls	139
Trip 3	Silver Falls State Park Loop	142
	The Columbia River Gore	146
Area G-1	Beacon Rock State Park	149
Trip 1	Beacon Rock	150
Trip 2	Hardy Ridge Loop	152
Trip 3	Hamilton Mountain Loop	154
Area G-2	Table Mountain Area	156
Trip 1	Table Mountain	157
Trip 2	Greenleaf Falls	160
Trip 3	Aldrich Butte	162
Area G-3	Dog Mountain Area	163
Trip 1	Wind Mountain	163
Trip 2	Dog Mountain Loop	165
Area G-4	Multnomah Falls Area	167
Trip 1	Latourell Falls Loop & Bridal Veil Falls	168
Trip 2	Angels Rest	170
Trip 3	Devils Rest Loop	173
Trip 4	Multnomah--Wahkeena Falls Loop	175
Trip 5	Larch Mountain Upper Loop	177
Trip 6	Larch Mountain from Multnomah Falls Loop	180
Trip 7	Oneonta Gorge	182
Trip 8	Horsetail Falls to Triple Falls	184
Trip 9	Rock of Ages--Horsetail Creek Loop	186
Trip 10	Nesmith Point	189
Trip 11	Elowah Falls	191
Trip 12	Munra Point	193
Area G-5	Eagle Creek Area	194
Trip 1	Wahclella Falls	195
Trip 2	Wauna Point	197
Trip 3	Tanner Butte	199
Trip 4	Wauna Viewpoint	201
Trip 5	Eagle Creek Trail	203
Trip 6	Ruckel Ridge--Ruckel Creek Loop	205
Trip 7	Dry Creek Falls	208
Trip 8	Rudolph Spur Way Trail	209
Area G-6	Herman Creek--Wyeth Area	211
Trip 1	Herman Creek Pinnacles	212
Trip 2	Benson Plateau via Pacific Crest Trail	214
Trip 3	Herman Creek Trail	216
Trip 4	Gorton Creek--Nick Eaton Ridge Loop	218
Trip 5	Green Point Mountain Loop	220
Trip 6	Gorge Trail--Herman Creek to Wyeth Campground	223
Trip 7	Wyeth Trail to North Lake	225
Area G-7	Starvation Creek Area	227
Trip 1	Shellrock Mountain	228
Trip 2	Mount Defiance Trail	230
Trip 3	Starvation Ridge to Warren Lake	233
Trip 4	Starvation Creek Explorations	235
Area G-8	Hood River Area	236
Trip 1	Wygant Trail Loop	237
Trip 2	Mitchell Point	239
Trip 3	Hood River Mountain	241
	Salmon-Huckleberry Area	244
Area SH-1	Western Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness	247
Trip 1	Eagle Creek	248
Trip 2	Old Baldy	251
Trip 3	Squaw Mountain	253
Trip 4	Douglas Trail	255
Trip 5	McIntyre Ridge	257
Trip 6	Huckleberry Mountain	259
Area SH-2	Central Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness	260
Trip 1	Old Salmon River Trail	261
Trip 2	Salmon River Canyon	263
Trip 3	Green Canyon Trail	265
Trip 4	Salmon Butte	267
Trip 5	Hunchback Mountain	268
Trip 6	Devils Peak	270
Trip 7	Flag Mountain	272
Trip 8	Still Creek Trail	273
Area SH-3	Eastern Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness	275
Trip 1	Veda Lake	276
Trip 2	Upper Salmon River Loop	277
Trip 3	Jackpot Meadow	279
	Mount Hood	282
Area MH-1	Lolo Pass Area	285
Trip 1	Buck Peak	286
Trip 2	McNeil Point via McGee Creek	288
Trip 3	Mazama Trail to Cairn Basin	291
Trip 4	Bald Mountain from Top Spur	293
Trip 5	Bald Mountain from Lolo Pass	295
Trip 6	Ramona Falls Loop	296
Trip 7	Yocum Ridge	298
Area MH-2	Zigzag Mountain Area	300
Trip 1	Cast Lake & Ridge	301
Trip 2	Horseshoe Ridge Trail	303
Trip 3	Burnt Lake & East Zigzag Mountain	304
Trip 4	West Zigzag Mountain from Zigzag	306
Trip 5	West Zigzag Mountain from Enola Hill	307
Trip 6	East Zigzag Mountain from Enola Hill	309
Trip 7	Castle Canyon	310
Area MH-3	Southern Mount Hood	312
Trip 1	Paradise Park Trail	312
Trip 2	Hidden Lake	315
Trip 3	Little Zigzag Falls & Enid Lake	316
Trip 4	Laurel Hill Chute Loop	318
Trip 5	Mirror Lake & Tom Dick Mountain	319
Trip 6	Wind Lake	321
Trip 7	Multorpor Mountain View & Loop	323
Trip 8	West Fork Falls	325
Trip 9	Mountaineer Trail Loop	326
Trip 10	Timberline Lodge to Paradise Park	328
Area MH-4	Barlow Pass Area	330
Trip 1	Barlow Buttle	330
Trip 2	Twin Lakes--Palmateer Loop	333
Trip 3	Twin Lakes from Wapinitia Pass	335
Trip 4	Pacific Crest Trail North of Barlow Pass	336
	Clackamas River Area	338
	Area CL: Clackamas River	339
Trip 1	Milo McIver State Park Loop	340
Trip 2	Memaloose Lake & South Fork Mountain	344
Trip 3	Clackamas River Trail	345
Trip 4	Dry Ridge to Grouse Point	348
Trip 5	Cripple Creek--Serene Lake Loop	350
Trip 6	Alder Flat Trail	353
Trip 7	Riverside Trail	355
Appendix A	Recommended Reading	357
Appendix B	Information Sources	359
Appendix C	Friends of Forest Park Friends of the Columbia Gorge	362
	Index	363
	About the Author	367