We reached the trailhead around 6.30 and started to hike around 7 am under 0 celcius. The pipes of the waterpacks got frozen, so needed to use the bottle for the water need. Reached the peak around 9.30 am and started descending until we found a nice spot for the breakfast.
We reached the trailhead around 6.30 am and started to hike at 7.00 am.
The trail was full of frozen snow making it difficult to walk at some
points. Reached the summit around 9 am and had our breakfast. Then we
started the descent and reached the trailhead around 11 am.King's Mountain on EveryTrail
We reached the trailhead around 7.10 am and got prepared. Started to
hike around 7.30 am and hiked until 9.00 am. Had our breakfast and head
back to trailhead. Mt. Hood was clearly visible when we started but
later it was covered with cloud and not visible. GPS machine stopped
working after a while so the track is not complete. I tried to complete
it myself hence there is no accurate information after 3.5 km of the
track.
We started around 6.30 am to hike aiming to reach North Lake. By 9.30, had our breakfast and kept going. Almost one mile away from North Lake, decided to head back. The trail was full of snow after approximately 1500 ft. Nice view of Columbia Gorge can be seen. On a sunny day, this trail should be a terrific hike. Here is the hike log and some photos:
We started around 6.30 am for the hike. Hiked uphill until 9.30 and stopped to have the breakfast. Then started our descent. Trail was full of snow after 1500 ft.
This is recorded during the Turkish Airlines flight (TK1086) from Podgorica, Montenegro to Istanbul, Turkey using my Sony GPS-CS3KA gps tool. With relatively clear skies, I was able to capture snapshots during this short Balkan flight. Right after take off, the plane headed towards Albanian border and flown over the Lake Shkoder. Those sitting on the right side of the plane were lucky enough to clearly see the city of Shkoder and its landmark Rozafa Castle.
This hike was in my to-do-list for a long while, but I was not able to find the time to go and get it done. Finally, today I was able to see it. The best part was that my 1-year old Meryem and 4.5 half year old Omer were with us as well. This was Omer's second and Meryem's first hike. Omer walked all the way by himself and Meryem enjoyed being carried by her mom and dad. As for the trail status, occasionally it was muddy. Except for the very steep cliff on the end of the trail, it is very family friendly and easy paced.
I did geotagging using the Sony GPS-CV3KA and the accuracy was overall satisfactory. I also had my Samsung Google Nexus S geotag using the Google "My Tracks" app. But it was having trouble in getting the GPS satellite connection. So, dedicated GPS machines still seem to perform more accurately than the smartphones (at least from my experience). Below are snapshots of our track overlayed onto Google Earth and maps.
This was yet another hike with our hiking club during weekday after the job. Trail can be very steep at some points. But the view at the summit deserves that struggle. Definitely lovely view from the top. Descending is way more difficult than ascending. So caution should be practiced.
