The hike up Dog Mountain with Portland Outdoor Adventurers Club was my first ever outing with any internet group. There were about 25 people signed up for the hike, but only five showed up and that included the event host and me. Oh well, it was still a good experience and the people very friendly. I have learned since that it is normal for only about half of the people to show up. The rest probably stayed home because of the bad weather. Even though it was June 20th, the good summer weather had not yet arrived here in northern Oregon.
This post is out of chronological order. I misplaced these photos from mid-June in the wrong folder.
The hike was not very long, but that was ok. It was still a pleasant introduction to meetup.com.
http://www.portlandhikersfieldguide.org/wiki/Dog_Mountain_Hike
At the link above you can see what the hike is supposed to be like on a sunny day.
I found this pleasant recent review today at:
http://www.localhikes.com/Hikes/Dog_Mountain_0000.asp
“Reviewed by Kmh on 7/23/2010
Saw Black Bear today on this hike. About a mile and half into the hike on the “more difficult ” trail. Bear was coming down hill and did not come at me. I have never been as scared as I was today. I will not be doing this hike again ALONE or unless there are many others around. Please be careful. ”
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