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A silent collection of the Waterfalls of the BEST WATERFALL HIKE IN OREGON, Trail of Ten Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon, in 4K! This was a 7.4 mile, 1200 FT Elevation Gain Loop Hike of the ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE Trail of Ten Falls, Silver Falls State Park, Oregon, in 4K! This is unquestionably the BEST WATERFALL HIKE IN OREGON, and a TOP 5 WATERFALL HIKE IN THE ENTIRE USA, so it is truly EPIC and absolutely worth putting on your bucket list to experience. They almost designated this a National Park many years ago (I'm glad they didn't for logistical reasons), it is truly a natural beauty wonderland to behold. This was hiked on 5/20/23, the weather was classic Spring in Oregon with some sunshine and overcast, and there were no mosquitoes. I hiked the Loop Clockwise and would recommend the same route. The Ten Waterfalls in order hiking Clockwise are: 1) South Falls - 177 FT (can walk behind!) (hiking beside South Fork Silver Creek) 2) Lower South Falls - 93 FT (can walk behind!) (hiking beside South Fork Silver Creek) 3) Lower North Falls - 30 FT (hiking beside North Fork Silver Creek) 4) Double Falls - 178 FT (hiking beside North Fork Silver Creek) 5) Drake Falls - 27 FT (hiking beside North Fork Silver Creek) 6) Middle North Falls - 106 FT (can walk behind!) (hiking beside North Fork Silver Creek) 7) Twin Falls - 31 FT (hiking beside North Fork Silver Creek) 8) North Falls - 136 FT (can walk behind!) (hiking beside North Fork Silver Creek) 9) Upper North Falls - 65 FT 10) Winter Falls - 134 FT My favorites were the four you could walk behind, not just for that reason but they were also the most beautiful Waterfall Basins and most awe-inspiring overall. All Ten Waterfalls are very high quality and each one could be a destination hike on its own, so for them to be put together all in one EPIC Sensory Overload Waterfall Loop Hike is truly spectacular!

This was a 15.2 mile, 3100 FT Elevation Gain Day-Hike in Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, focusing on the NW Quadrant of the approximately 40-mile EPIC Timberline Loop that goes around Mount Hood (one of the two best alpine backpacking hikes in Oregon along with Broken Top Loop), starting at Top Spur Trailhead, climbing up to the Timberline Loop, briefly going to the Mount Hood Viewpoint Ridge South of Bald Mountain (as a little bit of a viewpoint cherry picking hack) before turning around and doing the lion’s share of the hike exploring the NW quadrant of Timberline Trail hiking past Cairn Shelter to the INCREDIBLE Mount Hood Viewpoint Section above the Elk Cove Camping Zone as our turnaround point of this out and back Day-Hike. Weather was a low in the low 30's, high in the 50's, overcast day and very windy. This was hiked on 9/12/2021, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Timberline Trail Around Mount Hood", hiking a section of the NW Quadrant. As far as road conditions, it's highway until a turnoff paved road that isn’t too bumpy but does have some large pot holes in the middle of it periodically you need to swerve around. The last 1.5 miles is gravel and very doable but requires cautious and slow driving, particularly around somewhat blind corners and a narrow road. In my opinion, the road DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Top Spur Trailhead DOES NOT require a Recreation.gov permit.

This was a 15.2 mile, 3100 FT Elevation Gain Day-Hike in Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, focusing on the NW Quadrant of the approximately 40-mile EPIC Timberline Loop that goes around Mount Hood (one of the two best alpine backpacking hikes in Oregon along with Broken Top Loop), starting at Top Spur Trailhead, climbing up to the Timberline Loop, briefly going to the Mount Hood Viewpoint Ridge South of Bald Mountain (as a little bit of a viewpoint cherry picking hack) before turning around and doing the lion’s share of the hike exploring the NW quadrant of Timberline Trail hiking past Cairn Shelter to the INCREDIBLE Mount Hood Viewpoint Section above the Elk Cove Camping Zone as our turnaround point of this out and back Day-Hike. Weather was a low in the low 30's, high in the 50's, overcast day and very windy. This was hiked on 9/12/2021, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Timberline Trail Around Mount Hood", hiking a section of the NW Quadrant. As far as road conditions, it's highway until a turnoff paved road that isn’t too bumpy but does have some large pot holes in the middle of it periodically you need to swerve around. The last 1.5 miles is gravel and very doable but requires cautious and slow driving, particularly around somewhat blind corners and a narrow road. In my opinion, the road DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Top Spur Trailhead DOES NOT require a Recreation.gov permit.

A silent collection of different perspectives of the beautiful and incredible Lower Soda Creek Falls, Cascadia County Park (formerly State Park), Central Oregon, in 4K! This video was made on 5/20/23. Mosquitoes were non-existent. *Please note - there are separate silent videos of sections of Soda Creek as well as of sections of Soda Springs, as well as a full hiking video of Lower Soda Creek Falls Trail.

A silent collection of sections of Elk Creek along the Santiam Wagon Trail, Willamette National Forest, Central Oregon in 4K! This video was made on 5/21/23. Mosquitoes were non-existent. *Please note - there is a separate video of the full hike of Santiam Wagon Trail.

This was a 13.7 mile, 2900 FT Elevation Gain Day-Hike in Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, focusing on the SW Quadrant of the approximately 40-mile EPIC Timberline Loop that goes around Mount Hood (one of the two best alpine backpacking hikes in Oregon along with Broken Top Loop), starting at Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead, and hiking West towards Little Zig Zag Canyon, Zig Zag Canyon, crossing Zig Zag River and ultimately to Paradise Park and Paradise Branch Falls Lookout as our turnaround point as an out and back Day-Hike. Weather was a low of 34, high of 59, blue sky day and mildly to moderately windy. This was hiked on 10/3/2021 with fall colors in transition or full bloom, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Timberline Trail Around Mount Hood", with a focus on the SW Quadrant. As far as road conditions, it's highway until the turnoff for Timberline Lodge, and a well paved road all the way up the 6 miles to the parking lot. This is as easy and convenient of a trailhead parking as you will ever find. In my opinion, the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead DOES NOT require a Recreation.gov permit.

This was a 13.7 mile, 2900 FT Elevation Gain Day-Hike in Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, focusing on the SW Quadrant of the approximately 40-mile EPIC Timberline Loop that goes around Mount Hood (one of the two best alpine backpacking hikes in Oregon along with Broken Top Loop), starting at Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead, and hiking West towards Little Zig Zag Canyon, Zig Zag Canyon, crossing Zig Zag River and ultimately to Paradise Park and Paradise Branch Falls Lookout as our turnaround point as an out and back Day-Hike. Weather was a low of 34, high of 59, blue sky day and mildly to moderately windy. This was hiked on 10/3/2021 with fall colors in transition or full bloom, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Timberline Trail Around Mount Hood", with a focus on the SW Quadrant. As far as road conditions, it's highway until the turnoff for Timberline Lodge, and a well paved road all the way up the 6 miles to the parking lot. This is as easy and convenient of a trailhead parking as you will ever find. In my opinion, the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead DOES NOT require a Recreation.gov permit.

This was a 13.7 mile, 2900 FT Elevation Gain Day-Hike in Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, focusing on the SW Quadrant of the approximately 40-mile EPIC Timberline Loop that goes around Mount Hood (one of the two best alpine backpacking hikes in Oregon along with Broken Top Loop), starting at Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead, and hiking West towards Little Zig Zag Canyon, Zig Zag Canyon, crossing Zig Zag River and ultimately to Paradise Park and Paradise Branch Falls Lookout as our turnaround point as an out and back Day-Hike. Weather was a low of 34, high of 59, blue sky day and mildly to moderately windy. This was hiked on 10/3/2021 with fall colors in transition or full bloom, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Timberline Trail Around Mount Hood", with a focus on the SW Quadrant. As far as road conditions, it's highway until the turnoff for Timberline Lodge, and a well paved road all the way up the 6 miles to the parking lot. This is as easy and convenient of a trailhead parking as you will ever find. In my opinion, the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead DOES NOT require a Recreation.gov permit.

This was a 13.7 mile, 2900 FT Elevation Gain Day-Hike in Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, focusing on the SW Quadrant of the approximately 40-mile EPIC Timberline Loop that goes around Mount Hood (one of the two best alpine backpacking hikes in Oregon along with Broken Top Loop), starting at Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead, and hiking West towards Little Zig Zag Canyon, Zig Zag Canyon, crossing Zig Zag River and ultimately to Paradise Park and Paradise Branch Falls Lookout as our turnaround point as an out and back Day-Hike. Weather was a low of 34, high of 59, blue sky day and mildly to moderately windy. This was hiked on 10/3/2021 with fall colors in transition or full bloom, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Timberline Trail Around Mount Hood", with a focus on the SW Quadrant. As far as road conditions, it's highway until the turnoff for Timberline Lodge, and a well paved road all the way up the 6 miles to the parking lot. This is as easy and convenient of a trailhead parking as you will ever find. In my opinion, the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead DOES NOT require a Recreation.gov permit.

This was a 13.7 mile, 2900 FT Elevation Gain Day-Hike in Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, focusing on the SW Quadrant of the approximately 40-mile EPIC Timberline Loop that goes around Mount Hood (one of the two best alpine backpacking hikes in Oregon along with Broken Top Loop), starting at Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead, and hiking West towards Little Zig Zag Canyon, Zig Zag Canyon, crossing Zig Zag River and ultimately to Paradise Park and Paradise Branch Falls Lookout as our turnaround point as an out and back Day-Hike. Weather was a low of 34, high of 59, blue sky day and mildly to moderately windy. This was hiked on 10/3/2021 with fall colors in transition or full bloom, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Timberline Trail Around Mount Hood", with a focus on the SW Quadrant. As far as road conditions, it's highway until the turnoff for Timberline Lodge, and a well paved road all the way up the 6 miles to the parking lot. This is as easy and convenient of a trailhead parking as you will ever find. In my opinion, the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead DOES NOT require a Recreation.gov permit.

This was a 13.7 mile, 2900 FT Elevation Gain Day-Hike in Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, focusing on the SW Quadrant of the approximately 40-mile EPIC Timberline Loop that goes around Mount Hood (one of the two best alpine backpacking hikes in Oregon along with Broken Top Loop), starting at Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead, and hiking West towards Little Zig Zag Canyon, Zig Zag Canyon, crossing Zig Zag River and ultimately to Paradise Park and Paradise Branch Falls Lookout as our turnaround point as an out and back Day-Hike. Weather was a low of 34, high of 59, blue sky day and mildly to moderately windy. This was hiked on 10/3/2021 with fall colors in transition or full bloom, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Timberline Trail Around Mount Hood", with a focus on the SW Quadrant. As far as road conditions, it's highway until the turnoff for Timberline Lodge, and a well paved road all the way up the 6 miles to the parking lot. This is as easy and convenient of a trailhead parking as you will ever find. In my opinion, the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead DOES NOT require a Recreation.gov permit.

This was a 13.7 mile, 2900 FT Elevation Gain Day-Hike in Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, focusing on the SW Quadrant of the approximately 40-mile EPIC Timberline Loop that goes around Mount Hood (one of the two best alpine backpacking hikes in Oregon along with Broken Top Loop), starting at Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead, and hiking West towards Little Zig Zag Canyon, Zig Zag Canyon, crossing Zig Zag River and ultimately to Paradise Park and Paradise Branch Falls Lookout as our turnaround point as an out and back Day-Hike. Weather was a low of 34, high of 59, blue sky day and mildly to moderately windy. This was hiked on 10/3/2021 with fall colors in transition or full bloom, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Timberline Trail Around Mount Hood", with a focus on the SW Quadrant. As far as road conditions, it's highway until the turnoff for Timberline Lodge, and a well paved road all the way up the 6 miles to the parking lot. This is as easy and convenient of a trailhead parking as you will ever find. In my opinion, the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead DOES NOT require a Recreation.gov permit.

This was a 13.7 mile, 2900 FT Elevation Gain Day-Hike in Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, focusing on the SW Quadrant of the approximately 40-mile EPIC Timberline Loop that goes around Mount Hood (one of the two best alpine backpacking hikes in Oregon along with Broken Top Loop), starting at Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead, and hiking West towards Little Zig Zag Canyon, Zig Zag Canyon, crossing Zig Zag River and ultimately to Paradise Park and Paradise Branch Falls Lookout as our turnaround point as an out and back Day-Hike. Weather was a low of 34, high of 59, blue sky day and mildly to moderately windy. This was hiked on 10/3/2021 with fall colors in transition or full bloom, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Timberline Trail Around Mount Hood", with a focus on the SW Quadrant. As far as road conditions, it's highway until the turnoff for Timberline Lodge, and a well paved road all the way up the 6 miles to the parking lot. This is as easy and convenient of a trailhead parking as you will ever find. In my opinion, the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead DOES NOT require a Recreation.gov permit.

This was a 13.7 mile, 2900 FT Elevation Gain Day-Hike in Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, focusing on the SW Quadrant of the approximately 40-mile EPIC Timberline Loop that goes around Mount Hood (one of the two best alpine backpacking hikes in Oregon along with Broken Top Loop), starting at Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead, and hiking West towards Little Zig Zag Canyon, Zig Zag Canyon, crossing Zig Zag River and ultimately to Paradise Park and Paradise Branch Falls Lookout as our turnaround point as an out and back Day-Hike. Weather was a low of 34, high of 59, blue sky day and mildly to moderately windy. This was hiked on 10/3/2021 with fall colors in transition or full bloom, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Timberline Trail Around Mount Hood", with a focus on the SW Quadrant. As far as road conditions, it's highway until the turnoff for Timberline Lodge, and a well paved road all the way up the 6 miles to the parking lot. This is as easy and convenient of a trailhead parking as you will ever find. In my opinion, the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Timberline Lodge Pacific Crest Trailhead DOES NOT require a Recreation.gov permit.

This was a 15.2 mile, 3100 FT Elevation Gain Day-Hike in Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, focusing on the NW Quadrant of the approximately 40-mile EPIC Timberline Loop that goes around Mount Hood (one of the two best alpine backpacking hikes in Oregon along with Broken Top Loop), starting at Top Spur Trailhead, climbing up to the Timberline Loop, briefly going to the Mount Hood Viewpoint Ridge South of Bald Mountain (as a little bit of a viewpoint cherry picking hack) before turning around and doing the lion’s share of the hike exploring the NW quadrant of Timberline Trail hiking past Cairn Shelter to the INCREDIBLE Mount Hood Viewpoint Section above the Elk Cove Camping Zone as our turnaround point of this out and back Day-Hike. Weather was a low in the low 30's, high in the 50's, overcast day and very windy. This was hiked on 9/12/2021, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Timberline Trail Around Mount Hood", hiking a section of the NW Quadrant. As far as road conditions, it's highway until a turnoff paved road that isn’t too bumpy but does have some large pot holes in the middle of it periodically you need to swerve around. The last 1.5 miles is gravel and very doable but requires cautious and slow driving, particularly around somewhat blind corners and a narrow road. In my opinion, the road DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Top Spur Trailhead DOES NOT require a Recreation.gov permit.

This was a 15.2 mile, 3100 FT Elevation Gain Day-Hike in Oregon, Mount Hood Wilderness, focusing on the NW Quadrant of the approximately 40-mile EPIC Timberline Loop that goes around Mount Hood (one of the two best alpine backpacking hikes in Oregon along with Broken Top Loop), starting at Top Spur Trailhead, climbing up to the Timberline Loop, briefly going to the Mount Hood Viewpoint Ridge South of Bald Mountain (as a little bit of a viewpoint cherry picking hack) before turning around and doing the lion’s share of the hike exploring the NW quadrant of Timberline Trail hiking past Cairn Shelter to the INCREDIBLE Mount Hood Viewpoint Section above the Elk Cove Camping Zone as our turnaround point of this out and back Day-Hike. Weather was a low in the low 30's, high in the 50's, overcast day and very windy. This was hiked on 9/12/2021, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Timberline Trail Around Mount Hood", hiking a section of the NW Quadrant. As far as road conditions, it's highway until a turnoff paved road that isn’t too bumpy but does have some large pot holes in the middle of it periodically you need to swerve around. The last 1.5 miles is gravel and very doable but requires cautious and slow driving, particularly around somewhat blind corners and a narrow road. In my opinion, the road DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Top Spur Trailhead DOES NOT require a Recreation.gov permit.

This was a day-hike in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, hiking Bridal Veil Falls & Bridal Veil Creek, approximately 0.66 miles roundtrip, descending on the way Out and approximately 140 FT Elevation Gain on the way Back. This was hiked on 5/20/22, the weather was overcast and rainy, with a low in the high 30's and a high in the 50's, and there were NO mosquitoes. As far as road conditions, it's highway to the parking lot, it is an easy and safe driving route. In my opinion, the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive or high clearance, however do watch for road conditions, particularly snow/ice depending on the time of year.

This was a day-hike in Central Oregon, Three Sisters Wilderness, starting at Green Lakes Trailhead, hiking parallel to Fall Creek beside numerous breathtaking waterfalls in pristine Alpine Forest ultimately up to the spectacular Green Lakes Designated Camping Area of 22 posted Backcountry Camping Sites (what I have dubbed “The Alpine Campus"), both Lower and Upper Green Lake, and ultimately up to Golden Lake and the Alpine Zone above it as the turnaround spot for this 17.1 Mile, approximately 2000 FT Elevation Gain day-hike. Weather was a low in the low 30's, high in the low 60's, bluebird sky day and very windy. This was hiked on 9/2/2021, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Green Lakes Trail", but in my hybrid custom version you hike well past the end point of the Alltrails version up to Golden Lake and a little beyond it. As far as road conditions, it's all Cascade Scenic Byway until a turnoff parking lot area right off the highway that is in great condition, any car should be able to make this easily in my humble opinion (always exercise caution and drive slowly), in my opinion the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Green Lakes Trailhead DOES require a Recreation.gov permit, absolutely worth it as one of what I have dubbed “the Seven Wonders of Three Sisters Wilderness”, in fact one of the Top 3 within that crème de la crème hiking list.

This was a day-hike in Central Oregon, Three Sisters Wilderness, starting at Green Lakes Trailhead, hiking parallel to Fall Creek beside numerous breathtaking waterfalls in pristine Alpine Forest ultimately up to the spectacular Green Lakes Designated Camping Area of 22 posted Backcountry Camping Sites (what I have dubbed “The Alpine Campus"), both Lower and Upper Green Lake, and ultimately up to Golden Lake and the Alpine Zone above it as the turnaround spot for this 17.1 Mile, approximately 2000 FT Elevation Gain day-hike. Weather was a low in the low 30's, high in the low 60's, bluebird sky day and very windy. This was hiked on 9/2/2021, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Green Lakes Trail", but in my hybrid custom version you hike well past the end point of the Alltrails version up to Golden Lake and a little beyond it. As far as road conditions, it's all Cascade Scenic Byway until a turnoff parking lot area right off the highway that is in great condition, any car should be able to make this easily in my humble opinion (always exercise caution and drive slowly), in my opinion the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Green Lakes Trailhead DOES require a Recreation.gov permit, absolutely worth it as one of what I have dubbed “the Seven Wonders of Three Sisters Wilderness”, in fact one of the Top 3 within that crème de la crème hiking list.

This was a day-hike in Central Oregon, Three Sisters Wilderness, starting at Green Lakes Trailhead, hiking parallel to Fall Creek beside numerous breathtaking waterfalls in pristine Alpine Forest ultimately up to the spectacular Green Lakes Designated Camping Area of 22 posted Backcountry Camping Sites (what I have dubbed “The Alpine Campus"), both Lower and Upper Green Lake, and ultimately up to Golden Lake and the Alpine Zone above it as the turnaround spot for this 17.1 Mile, approximately 2000 FT Elevation Gain day-hike. Weather was a low in the low 30's, high in the low 60's, bluebird sky day and very windy. This was hiked on 9/2/2021, trail was completely clear of snow, and there were NO Mosquitoes! On Alltrails, this hike is called "Green Lakes Trail", but in my hybrid custom version you hike well past the end point of the Alltrails version up to Golden Lake and a little beyond it. As far as road conditions, it's all Cascade Scenic Byway until a turnoff parking lot area right off the highway that is in great condition, any car should be able to make this easily in my humble opinion (always exercise caution and drive slowly), in my opinion the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive. As far as permits, the Green Lakes Trailhead DOES require a Recreation.gov permit, absolutely worth it as one of what I have dubbed “the Seven Wonders of Three Sisters Wilderness”, in fact one of the Top 3 within that crème de la crème hiking list.

This was a day-hike in Central Oregon, part of the 24-mile Three Fingered Jack Loop, starting from the Santiam Pass Pacific Crest Trailhead and hiking north past the Climber's Trail & the base of Three Fingered Jack ultimately up to what I call the “Moneyshot”, the highest point of the entire 24-mile Loop, an epic Three Fingered Jack Mountain Face Viewpoint Zone at the top of a switchback-laden Pass that serves ultimately as our turnaround spot for the 14 Mile, 1600 FT Elevation Gain hike (This day-hike is one of three amazing day-hikes I like to break Three Fingered Jack Loop into - also Santiam Pass PCT to Square Lake & Booth Lake, as well as Jack Lake Trailhead to Canyon Creek Meadows, Cirque Viewpoint, over to Wasco Lake, and PCT to bottom of switchbacks of "Moneyshot" - these three day-hikes essentially capture all the highlight sections of Three Fingered Jack Loop). I would recommend doing this earlier in the day with fluids on your person because the vast majority of this 5 - 7 hour hike is FULLY EXPOSED to the SUN. The temperature was classic late Summer weather, in the 40's early in the morning with a high in 70's in the heart of the day. This was hiked on 9/9/2022 and there were fortunately no mosquitoes. As far as road conditions, in my opinion, any car can easily make it, the road most definitely does not require 4-Wheel Drive, it is highway to a paved parking lot, no real off road or challenging road driving required - do watch for road conditions, particularly snow/ice depending on the time of year.

This was a day-hike in Central Oregon, Tam McArthur Rim Trail (one of the Seven Wonders of Three Sisters Wilderness), parked at Little Three Creek Lake Trailhead Parking and crossed the street over to Tam McArthur Rim Trail (Recreation.gov permit required). The Trail immediately starts with an incline overlooking Three Creek Lake to the Three Creek Lake Overlook Zone which is where the 5.3 mile version of Alltrails ends the hike. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND hiking beyond that on the "Unmaintained Trail" to either Broken Hand (9.3 miles, 1800 FT Elevation Gain) or all the way to No Name Lake (11 miles, 2200 FT Elevation Gain) - the next section is by far the best of the whole hike so I would not recommend leaving it on the table. Continued to hike across flat Alpine Tundra past the Glacier, up the EPIC Volcanic Zone to the "Red Clay Ridgeline Alpine Zone" ultimately past Broken Hand to WORLD FAMOUS Bend Glacier and descended down into the No Name Lake Cirque Broken Top Basin as my turnaround point, 11 miles, 2200 FT Elevation Gain. I would recommend doing this hike as early as possible in the day with fluids on your person because this entire 5+ hour hike (give or take depending on speed) is FULLY EXPOSED to the SUN and there is only about a 10-week window this is even accessible in the HOT SUMMER (around 8/1 - 10/15 give or take). The temperature was classic Summer weather, low in the 40's early in the morning with a high in 80's in the heart of the day. This was hiked on 8/15/2022, and there were fortunately no mosquitoes. As far as road conditions, it's highway until a few miles of unpaved rocky road at the end. That section is pretty bumpy so you need to take is slowly and safely, however in my opinion, the road does not require 4-Wheel Drive - do watch for road conditions, particularly snow/ice depending on the time of year.

This was a day-hike in Central Oregon, Tam McArthur Rim Trail (one of the Seven Wonders of Three Sisters Wilderness), parked at Little Three Creek Lake Trailhead Parking and crossed the street over to Tam McArthur Rim Trail (Recreation.gov permit required). The Trail immediately starts with an incline overlooking Three Creek Lake to the Three Creek Lake Overlook Zone which is where the 5.3 mile version of Alltrails ends the hike. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND hiking beyond that on the "Unmaintained Trail" to either Broken Hand (9.3 miles, 1800 FT Elevation Gain) or all the way to No Name Lake (11 miles, 2200 FT Elevation Gain) - the next section is by far the best of the whole hike so I would not recommend leaving it on the table. Continued to hike across flat Alpine Tundra past the Glacier, up the EPIC Volcanic Zone to the "Red Clay Ridgeline Alpine Zone" ultimately past Broken Hand to WORLD FAMOUS Bend Glacier and descended down into the No Name Lake Cirque Broken Top Basin as my turnaround point, 11 miles, 2200 FT Elevation Gain. I would recommend doing this hike as early as possible in the day with fluids on your person because this entire 5+ hour hike (give or take depending on speed) is FULLY EXPOSED to the SUN and there is only about a 10-week window this is even accessible in the HOT SUMMER (around 8/1 - 10/15 give or take). The temperature was classic Summer weather, low in the 40's early in the morning with a high in 80's in the heart of the day. This was hiked on 8/15/2022, and there were fortunately no mosquitoes. As far as road conditions, it's highway until a few miles of unpaved rocky road at the end. That section is pretty bumpy so you need to take is slowly and safely, however in my opinion, the road does not require 4-Wheel Drive - do watch for road conditions, particularly snow/ice depending on the time of year.

This was a day-hike in Central Oregon, Tam McArthur Rim Trail (one of the Seven Wonders of Three Sisters Wilderness), parked at Little Three Creek Lake Trailhead Parking and crossed the street over to Tam McArthur Rim Trail (Recreation.gov permit required). The Trail immediately starts with an incline overlooking Three Creek Lake to the Three Creek Lake Overlook Zone which is where the 5.3 mile version of Alltrails ends the hike. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND hiking beyond that on the "Unmaintained Trail" to either Broken Hand (9.3 miles, 1800 FT Elevation Gain) or all the way to No Name Lake (11 miles, 2200 FT Elevation Gain) - the next section is by far the best of the whole hike so I would not recommend leaving it on the table. Continued to hike across flat Alpine Tundra past the Glacier, up the EPIC Volcanic Zone to the "Red Clay Ridgeline Alpine Zone" ultimately past Broken Hand to WORLD FAMOUS Bend Glacier and descended down into the No Name Lake Cirque Broken Top Basin as my turnaround point, 11 miles, 2200 FT Elevation Gain. I would recommend doing this hike as early as possible in the day with fluids on your person because this entire 5+ hour hike (give or take depending on speed) is FULLY EXPOSED to the SUN and there is only about a 10-week window this is even accessible in the HOT SUMMER (around 8/1 - 10/15 give or take). The temperature was classic Summer weather, low in the 40's early in the morning with a high in 80's in the heart of the day. This was hiked on 8/15/2022, and there were fortunately no mosquitoes. As far as road conditions, it's highway until a few miles of unpaved rocky road at the end. That section is pretty bumpy so you need to take is slowly and safely, however in my opinion, the road does not require 4-Wheel Drive - do watch for road conditions, particularly snow/ice depending on the time of year.

This was a day-hike in Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area near Mount Hood in Oregon, doing Latourell Falls Loop (from Guy W. Talbot State Park), 3 miles, 728 FT Elevation Gain. Lower Latourell Falls is available immediately at the trailhead without much hiking if you just want the instant payoff, but if you want the full experience than you can do the Rainforest Loop that yields you Upper Latourell Falls (part of the George W. Joseph Natural Area) which is the prettier of the two Latourell Falls in my humble opinion (and the 3rd tallest Waterfall in the entire Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area). I did this on 5/20/2022, and this was the first of four hikes I did that day as I captured a few of the easier hikes along the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area route, some of the lowest hanging fruit so to speak. One of the things I like about Latourell Falls Loop is that it has that Wilderness Adventuring feel of a muddy/dirt trail in the Rainforest, whereas several of the other popular ones are more paved cement/asphalt the entire way which has that touristy feel which is less natural to me, so this one had more of a natural wild rustic feel which I enjoy and appreciate. The weather was inconsistent, some sun breaks, blue sky, clouds and overcast, with a low in the high 30's and a high in the 50's, and there were NO mosquitoes. As far as road conditions, it's highway and paved side roads to the parking lot, it is an easy and safe driving route. In my opinion, the road most definitely DOES NOT require 4-Wheel Drive or high clearance, however do watch for road conditions, particularly snow/ice depending on the time of year.