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Due to an injury mid-July 2007, Omar's hiking has stopped for a while. Pictures since July 15th were taken by other hikers. Look for recent snowshoeing pictures of the Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers, (L.O.S.T.) on Pat Ahern's site at this link: http://picasaweb.google.com/patandzoe

YEAR 2007  (Latest at the top)

Paradise Park scouting trip (August 13, 2007)--Several hikers
Bird Creek Meadows(August 9, 2007)--Lake Oswego Hikers
Three Fingered Jack(August 2, 2007)--Lake Oswego Hikers
McNeil Point(July 26, 2007)--Lake Oswego Hikers
Multnomah Falls and Wahkeena Falls (July 15, 2007)--Mazamas
Lower Salmon River Trail(July 12, 2007)--Lake Oswego Hikers
Umbrella Falls(July 10, 2007)--Friends of Tryon Creek
Dome Rock(July 5, 2007)--Lake Oswego Hikers
Squaw Mountain (Fanton Trail)(July 5, 2007)--Lake Oswego Hikers
Mirror Lake and Tom Dick Mountain(July 3, 2007) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Tamanawas Falls from Polallie(June 28, 2007)--Lake Oswego Hikers
Silver Star Mountain(June 26, 2007) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Trapper Creek Loop (June 24, 2007) --Mazamas
Cape Meares Lighthouse Trail(June 19, 2007) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Nehalem Spit(June 14, 2007)--Lake Oswego Hikers
Lewis River(June 12, 2007) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Drift Creek Falls (June 10, 2007) --Chemeketans
Spencer Butte and Cascade Raptor Center (June 7, 2007) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Silver Falls State Park (June 7, 2007)--One hiker
Springwater Corridor (June 5, 2007)--Three hikers
Elowah Falls (June 3, 2007) --Mazamas
Memaloose Lake and South Fork Mountain (May 31, 2007) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Mt. Hebo (May 27, 2007) --Chemeketans
Dog Mountain (May 24, 2007) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Smith Rock, Painted Hills, Stein's Pillar (May 19-20, 2007)--The "No-Name" group
Clackamas River Trail (May 17, 2007) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Cape Falcon (May 15, 2007) --Chemeketans
Larch Mountain Loop (May 12, 2007) --Mazamas
Eagle Creek(May 8, 2007) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Indian Henry (Clackamas River Trail) (May 5, 2007)--The "No-Name" group
Rowena Plateau and Mosier Tunnels (May 3, 2007) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Mt. Pisgah and the Buford Recreation Area(May 1, 2007) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Tillamook Spit (Bayocean) (April 26, 2007) --Lake Oswego Hikers
McCall Point and Seven Mile Mountain (April 24, 2007) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Archer Mountain (April 22, 2007) --Mazamas
Catherine Creek (April 19, 2007) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Rowena Plateau and Klickitat Rail Trail (April 14, 2007)--The "No-Name" group
Hood River Mountain(April 12, 2007) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Horsethief Butte (April 10, 2007) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Chenoweth Bluffs(April 5, 2007) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Deschutes River  (April 3, 2007) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Oxbow Park(April 1, 2007) --Mazamas
Coyote Wall (March 29, 2007)--Three hikers
Umbrella Falls(March 27, 2007) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Clark Creek Area(March 20, 2007) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Ghost Ridge (March 15, 2007) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Wauna Point(March 10, 2007) --Mazamas
Bennett Pass- a "slowshoe" outing(March 6, 2007) --Four people on snowshoes
Catherine Creek and around (March 3, 2007)--The "No-Name" group
Yellowjacket Trail (March 1, 2007) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Powell Butte (February 24, 2007) --Mazamas
Sahhalee Falls (February 22, 2007) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Lacamas Lake Park (February 17, 2007)--The "No-Name" group
Luscher Farm and Cooks Butte winter walk(February 15, 2007) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Pat's Meadow(February 13, 2007) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Moulton Falls from Yacolt(February 8, 2007) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Weygandt Basin (February 5, 2007) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Gales Creek Trail (February 4, 2007)--Two hikers
Old Clackamas River Road(February 1, 2007) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Mirror Lake  (January 25, 2007) --Four hikers on snowshoes
Clear Lake  (January 23, 2007) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Triple Falls Loop (January 7, 2007) --Mazamas
 

Aldrich Butte(Oct. 27, 2005) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Angels Rest (Many flowers)(May 25, 2000)--Cascadians
Angels Rest (June 13, 2006)--Three hikers
Ape Canyon Trail  (July 16, 2002) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Arch Cape to Short Sands (Dec. 4, 2003) -- JoAnn, Sharon, Mel, and Omar
Bald Butte (July 13, 2000) --Cascadians
Banks/Vernonia Linear Trail (April 25, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Barlow Road (Barlow Pass south) (August 3, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Barlow Road (Immigrant Springs west) (July 13, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Barrett Spur via Vista Ridge (August 16, 2005) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Bayocean Peninsula (May 7,2005) -- Dennis and Omar
Beacon Rock and Hardy Falls (July 25, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Bennett Pass  (December 19, 2006) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Bennett Pass  (January 28, 2003) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Big Lava Trail (November 2, 2000) --Cascadians
Bird Creek Meadows (August 19, 2004) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Blue Lake(July 1, 2003) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Boulder Ridge Trail (June 19, 2003) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Breitenbush Gorge (July 8, 2004) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Breitenbush River (South Fork) and Emerald Forest (June 22, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Bull of the Woods Lookout (June 11, 2006) --Sierra Club
Bull of the Woods (Trail 550) (July 8, 2006) --The "No-Name" group
Burdoin Mountain (June 29, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Burnt Bridge Creek Greenway (November 7, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Burnt Lake and East ZigZag Mountain (July 11, 2002) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Cape Falcon (May 23, 2005) --Chemeketans
Cape Horn(May 6, 2004) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Cape Horn (August 20, 2005) --Mazamas
Cape Lookout Ramble(May 19, 2005) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Cascade Head(June 3, 2005) --Chemeketans
Catherine Creek (east)  (May 13, 2003) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Catherine Creek(February 5, 2003) --Seven hikers
Catherine Creek(March 11, 2006) --Carolyn and Omar
Champoeg State Park (October 24, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Clear Lake (February 14, 2006)--Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Coffin Mtn. and Independence Rock (July 16, 2002) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Cook Hill (October 17, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Cooper Spur  (September 24, 2002) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Coyote Canyon and Coyote Wall (September 19, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Crack-in-the-ground, Lost Forest, etc. (September 21, 2005) --Dick and Omar
Crescent Mountain (July 27, 2004) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Cultus Creek (Indian Heaven) (September 7, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Cultus Lake (Indian Heaven Wilderness) (Sept. 14, 2000) --Cascadians
Deschutes River (October  21, 2004) -- Lake Oswego Hikers
Dog Mountain (May 25, 2004) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Dog Mountain (June 20, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Drift Creek (August 9, 2006) --Chemeketans
Dry Creek Falls (July 6, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Eagle Creek  (December 11, 2004) --Mazamas
Eagle Creek (November 18, 2006) --Mazamas
East Zigzag Mtn. and Burnt Lake (August 6, 2006) --Mazamas
Eden Lake from Government Camp (Feb. 28, 2006) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Eden Lake from Government Camp  (December 5, 2006) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Elk Lake Creek (July 13, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Elk Lake Creek (overnight) (August 19-20, 2006)--Four hikers
Elk Meadows  (Great Mt. Hood view) (September 7, 2000) --Cascadians
Enid Lake and Laurel Hill (June 17, 2003) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Falls Creek (Frozen waterfall)(November 16, 2000) --Cascadians
Falls Creek (October 3, 2002) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Falls Creek (May 28, 2006)--Two hikers
Falls Creek (August 17, 2006)--Four hikers
Five Mile Butte  (September 10, 2002) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Fort Clatsop to the sea (September 5, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
French Creek Ridge to Mt. Beachie (October 3, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Gales Creek (north)(October 6, 2005) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Gales Creek Trail (July 22, 2003) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Ghost Ridge (March 27, 2006) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Gillette Lake (March 4, 2006) --Mazamas
Gnarl Ridge (September 5, 2002) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Goat Rocks Wilderness (Aug. 20-22, 2003) --Becky, Lily, Val, and Omar
Goat Rocks (Great vistas and flowers) (August 24, 2000) --Cascadians
Grassy Knoll (June 19, 2005) --Mazamas
Grassy Knoll (June 15, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Green Point Mountain(October 13, 2005) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Greenleaf Overlook (March 20, 2003) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Hamilton Mountain (October 19, 2004) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Hardy Ridge Loop (Oct. 16, 2003) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Hardy Ridge (July 11, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Harts Cove (August 5, 2004) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Hat Rock(August 27, 2005) --Dennis and Omar
Henline Mountain (October 22, 2002) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Herman Creek to Casey Creek  (May 30, 2002) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Hood River Mountain (April 18, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Horseshoe Ridge(August 25, 2005) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Horseshoe Ridge to Burnt Lake (Hike) (August 1,, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Horsethief Butte  (April 16, 2002) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Indian Heaven (Cultus Creek and Lemei Rock) (Oct. 20, 2001) --Terry, Omar
Iron Mountain (July 10, 2001) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Jefferson Park (September 18, 2001) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Jefferson Park from Breitenbush Lake (August 13, 2006) --Dennis, Randy, and Omar
Junction Lake(Sept. 16, 2003) --Friends of Tryon Creek
June Lake  (February 7, 2006) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Killen Creek (July 21-22, 2001) --Charlene, Terry, Kiera, Ted, Omar
Killen Creek to High Prairie (July 15, 2005) --Dennis, Randy, and Omar
King's Mountain (July 3, 2005) --Two hikers
Lacamas Park (November 2, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Lake Oswego Waterfront Parks (Ramble) (August 1,, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Larch Mountain from Multnomah Falls (May 9, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Latourell Falls (May 14, 2005) --Three hikers
Laurie's Loop (September 26, 2005) --Five hikers
Lava Canyon (June 26, 2003) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Lee Falls (June 8, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Lewis River Falls (August 11, 2005) --Barbara, Kiyoko, Anna, and Omar
Little North Santiam River(Apr. 11, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Lookout, Cape (August 27, 2006) --Chemeketans
Lookout Mountain (August 14, 2003) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Loowit Trail (August 29, 2002) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Lost Lake and Lost Lake Butte (August 1, 2005) --Five Hikers
Lyle Cherry Orchard (April 12, 2001) --Cascadians
Lyle Cherry Orchard Trail (May 2, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Manhattan Beach (July 22, 2006)--Three Ramblers
Mazama trail to McNeil Point (Aug. 3, 2004) --Friends of Tryon Creek
McCall Point; Sevenmile Hill (Aug. 31, 2004) --Friends of Tryon Creek
McIver State Park (April 26, 2005) --Friends of Tryon Creek
McKenzie River Headwaters and Clear Lake (October 12, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
McKenzie Waterfalls (August 30, 2005) --Friends of Tryon Creek
McNeil Point Trail (July 29, 2003) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Meadows Creek (February 21, 2006) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Memaloose(April 22, 2006) --Nine hikers
Memaloose Lake and South Fork Mtn. (October 4, 2001) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Metolius River (June 6, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Mineral Jane (March 21, 2006) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Mt. Mitchell (June 10, 2003) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Monon Lake  (October 15, 2002) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Mosier Tunnels (March 30, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Moulton Falls(Nov. 10, 2005) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Multnomah Falls (November 26, 2006)--One hiker
Multnomah and Elowah Falls  (October 30, 2004) --Mazamas
Neahkahnie Mountain  (May 16, 2002) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Nestor Peak (May 30, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Nestucca Spit (October 5, 2004) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Newton Creek (Oct. 28, 2003) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Newton Creek (March 14, 2006)--Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Olallie Butte (Sept. 28, 2004) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Olallie Lake Loop Hike  (Blazing huckleberries)(Oct. 5, 2000) --Cascadians
Old Baldy Mountain (September 10, 2006) --Mazamas
Opal Creek (September 2, 2004) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Opal Creek (August 15, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Painted Hills and Stein's Pillar (July 5 and 6, 2005) --Jeanne and Omar
Palmateer Point (July 15, 2004) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Palmateer Point and Upper Twin Lake (September 8, 2005) --Chemeketans
Peter Iredale and around (June 27, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Potato Butte and Ruddy Hill (August 6 and 7, 2005) --Lee and Omar
Pup Creek Falls (September 2, 2006) --Mazamas
Ramona Falls (July 13, 2004) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Ramona Falls (July 30, 2006) --Mazamas
Red Mountain (Sept. 23, 2003) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Red Mountain and Indian Racetrack (August 29, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge (October 14, 2004) -- Lake Oswego Hikers
Riverside Trail(April 20, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Saddle Mountain (May 4, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Salishan Spit (November 11, 2004) -- Lake Oswego Hikers
Salmon River  (April 26, 2003) --Mazamas
Salmon River (October 28, 2006) --Mazamas
Sawtooth Mountain (Indian Heaven) (September 3, 2005) --Mazamas
Sawtooth Mountain (September 26, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Serene Lake (August 26, 2004) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Sheep Canyon Loop (August 28, 2001) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Shellberg Falls (October 31, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Silver Falls State Park(April 8, 2006) --Nine hikers
Silver Star Mountain (July 18, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Siouxon Creek(June 21, 2005) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Smith Rock, Painted Hills, Stein's Pillar (May 15 and 16, 2006)--Four hikers
Snow Bunny and Yellowjacket trails- a "slowshoe" outing(December 12, 2006) --Five people on snowshoes
South Fork Mtn.; Memaloose Lake (July 10, 2003) --Lake Oswego Hikers
South Sister Mountain (August 24, 2002) --Dozens and dozens of hikers
Spires and Dry Falls (May 15, 2003) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Squaw Mountain(June 16, 2005) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Still Creek (June 1, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Strawberry Island Ramble (May 12, 2005) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Table Mountain (July 22, 2004) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Table Rock (July 12, 2005) --Chemeketans
Tamanawas Falls (July 1, 2004) --Cascadians
Tamanawas Falls (June 24, 2006)--Two hikers
Three Corner Rock (August 1, 2002) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Timberline West Snowshoe (February 11, 2003)--Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Timothy Lake (September 23, 2004) -- Lake Oswego Hikers
Tom McCall Preserve(Apr. 20, 2004) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Tombstone Lake (Indian Heaven Wilderness) (Sept. 2000) --Ted and Omar
Trapper Creek (Ancient trees) (April 22, 2001) --Mazamas
Triple Falls (May 27, 2005) --Cascadians
Triple Falls (July 15, 2006) --Mazamas
Twin Lakes, Lower and Upper (July 24, 2003) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Umbrella Falls (Sept. 18, 2003) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Umpqua Dunes and Cape Arago (October 5 and 6, 2006)--Four hikers
Umpqua Dunes at Eel Creek (September 15, 2005) --Jeanne and Omar
Veda Lake (August 8, 2002) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Wahclella Falls and McCord Creek(June 23, 2005) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Wahkeena Falls to  Angels Rest  (Apr.8, 2003) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Wahkeena Falls to Multnomah Falls (August 22, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Wapiki Lake (July 17, 2003) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Wauna Point  (April 18, 2002) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Weldon Wagon Trail (May 11, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
White River Loop (June 14, 2005) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Wildcat Mountain and Coffman Camp (July 26, 2005) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Wildwood Trail (Forest Park) (November 5, 2006) --Mazamas
Wilson River(October 20, 2005) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Wilson River, from Jones Creek to Bridge Creek (May 23, 2006) --Friends of Tryon Creek
Wind Mountain(March 19, 2006) --Dennis, Randy, and Omar
Women's Forum Viewpoint east (March 23, 2006) --Lake Oswego Hikers
Wygandt Basin Snowshoe (Feb 10, 2004) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers
Wygant Peak(April 8, 2004) --Dennis and Omar
Wygant trail (October 21, 2006) --The "No-Name" group
Yellowjacket Trail (April 4, 2006) --Lake Oswego Snowshoe Trekkers