A great trip to the summit of Sheep Mountain. Trail is almost snow free with some patches towards the top. There is 30-40 blowdowns that will slow you down if you are riding a bike.
Lost Lake Butte, OR | June 2016
This is a nice hike of 1100 feet on a well-graded trail of about 4.8 miles round trip.
Indian Mtn, OR | June 2016
Indian Mountain, north of Mount Hood, is a remote summit with great views of Mount Hood.
(No Access) Gold Hill, OR
This summit is right across from the Cement Plant off Hwy I-84 between Baker City, OR and Farewell Bend, OR. Looked like a nice option for a quick activation when traveling Hwy I-84. However, the obvious road to the top was chained with a sign stating permission required. No contact info, so must be locals wanting to keep people off the land. There is also a radio facility near the top, so the chain and sign keep people away from that area as well.
Fairview Mountain, MT| June, 2016
This is a very nice hike (3.3 Miles, 2,900 ft.)
Drive west from Augusta towards Nilan Reservoir and Benchmark. Continue for 14-miles, turning right (Northerly) on the Willow Creek road towards Gibson Reservoir. Continue another 1.2 miles and turn left immediately after passing Scoutana – an old Girl Scout Camp. The turn is also signed as “USFS Administrative Site”. Follow this road and park where it is blocked by a gate.
Lucky Peak, ID | May 2016
This was my second activation of Lucky Peak. Always a good hike to test your fitness level. There are a few options to get to the top. The route we took was 11.2 miles and 3089 feet of climbing. See my previous report for more information. Lucky Peak 2015: http:/www.pnwsota.org/node/556 . You can also drive to nearly the top if you want a shorter hike. The road up (from Hwy 21) is best with a SUV or high clearance vehicle. There is a small parking lot and bathroom at the end of the road.
Peak 7057, ID | June 2016
Peak 7057 is the first peak along the FS374 ridgeline north of the Harris Creek Summit. The second peak is Hawley Mountain (W7I/BC-069). Harris Creek Summit (saddle) can be reached from Harris Creek Rd. which connects Horseshoe Bend and Placerville, Idaho. It is a dirt road in good condition. From Harris Creek summit, FS374 is a resonably good single track road.
NS7P activation of Dead Mountain on 31 May 2016
Dead Mountain, W7O/CM-115 is an out of the way summit in a forested area. A road goes right by this 2 point summit.