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May 17 2021
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38 male
 Joined Aug 16 2006
 Portland, OR
Douglas Trail #781North Central, OR
Douglas Trail #781
North Central, OR
Hiking avatar May 17 2021
keepmoving • Triplogs 592
Hiking9.20 Miles 2,500 AEG
Hiking9.20 Miles   3 Hrs   15 Mns   2.83 mph
2,500 ft AEG
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Started from the old Eagle Creek Trailhead and hiked/jogged up to the Wilcat Gravel Pit and back. Douglas Trail doesn't get much use, so I had the trail to myself, despite there being a couple other cars parked at the trailhead. Bushes and shrubs are starting to encroach on the trail in a couple spots, but route finding is never an issue.
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Wildflowers Observation Isolated
Iris, Trillium, Oregon Grape, Avalanche Lily, Skunk Cabbage, Rhododendron are all blooming.
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Aug 18 2019
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65 male
 Joined Oct 17 2008
 Phoenix, AZ
Wildcat Mt, OR 
Wildcat Mt, OR
 
Hiking avatar Aug 18 2019
rcorfman • Triplogs 1,867
Hiking8.58 Miles 1,764 AEG
Hiking8.58 Miles   3 Hrs   20 Mns   2.86 mph
1,764 ft AEG      20 Mns Break
 
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Today's adventure was to find two of the first geocaches ever hidden, GC12 & GC17. We first walked up Wildcat Mountain, starting at the Douglas Trailhead. Though not needed to reach GC17, we did summit Wildcat where there was a view through the trees to Mt. Hood. The views from the summit weren't as open as I had hoped as there were a lot of trees. After summitting, we dropped back down and took a trail along the ridge to GC17. Along the ridge the views towards Mt. Hood were exceptional. We had a perfect day for this walk, temperatures were in the 70s with blue skies and good visibility. The trail was in great condition with good tread and a reasonable grade.

The second hike of the day started a short distance below the Douglas Trailhead and followed an old paved road that is blocked off and overgrown. Normally, the walking was easy but there was plenty of ducking branches growing across the road. We passed a family out gathering Chanterelle mushrooms.
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average hiking speed 2.85 mph

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