Category: Outdoors

Painted Hills

Sunday 8/7/2016

We started our trip off at Painted Hills & John Day Fossil Beds National Monument.

Strawberry Lake

Monday 8/8/2016

Spent the night in the Strawberry Mountain Wilderness with a short morning hike up to Strawberry Lake.

Total dis­tance: 3.0 mi
Max ele­va­tion: 6,325 ft
Min ele­va­tion: 5,702 ft
Total climb­ing: 1,060 ft
Total descent: –1,010 ft
Total Time: 01:17:23

Wallowa Mountains

Tuesday 8/9/2016 – Thursday 8/11/2016

After a night in Joseph at a Bed & Breakfast we started our hike to Mirror Lake early Tuesday afternoon.  A lot of people at the lake, camps setup about every 20-30 meters along the cliffs overlooking the lake. We avoided the crowds by heading to higher ground setting up camp on the rocks. On Day 2 we hiked over the pass to Minam Lake. Much less crowded but decided to put in a few more miles and found a great campsite along Lostine river. Day 3 was an easy 5 mile hike out.

Total dis­tance: 19.8 mi
Max ele­va­tion: 8,540 ft
Min ele­va­tion: 5,577 ft
Total climb­ing: 6,483 ft
Total descent: –6,447 ft
Total Time: 22:08:22

Friday 10/23/2015 – Saturday 10/24/2015

Camped Friday night on Diamond Lake at the main site on the North East end of the lake at site C6 next to the lake.

A great trip with stunning views.

We made it within a few 100 yards of the summit but puppy was getting tired and the scree was getting worse so we called it quits.  No one wants a pup with sore paws.

Photos

Zoë’s first “summit”

Loving it

Mount Thielsen

Near our stopping point

Stunning views

Tired. For the first time – ever.