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July 12, 2015 - Lookout Mountain

Summit: 
W7O/CN-008

UPDATE Dec 2021 - High Prairie Trailhead for Lookout Mountain (and other summits in the area) are not accessible from Dec 1 to April 1 due to closure of NF-44 and other routes to vehicles more than 50 inches wide. SO - if there's snow and you've got a snowmobile, have at it. See the photo below.  

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July 11, 2015 - Dog Mountain

Summit: 
W7W/LC-119

Description of hike is that of a lesser grade, but longer distance.  We took the shorter distance (about 6.7 miles total) and 2800 elevation gain.  We took the trail to the right and stayed on the newer trail. 

It was very windy up on top which caused us to leave pretty quickly after getting four contacts....

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July 11, 2015 - Larch Mountain

Summit: 
W7O/WV-062

For Larch Mountain, Oregon...

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July 10, 2015 - Wilkes Hill

Summit: 
W7W/LC-162

This summit turned out to be on land owned by Weyerhauser and the parameters for use did not make it doable for me on this day.

Weyerhauser allows access from February 1st to August 30, with out a permit, and all other times a permit is required.  You must hike in or Mountain Bike in (which I was not prepared for this time), an unknown distance, which I am guessing to be up to two miles.  

I will return some time when I have a bit more time and planning for hiking, running, or mountain biking in.

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Little St. Helens

Summit: 
W7W/KG-099

Today my YL and I went up to Little St.