Yeti spotted on Sugarloaf Mt

Clickbait title I know but that's what the pictures reminded me of when Brianne added the red circles showing where I was.

Making use of the last nice days in this extended spell of great warm and sunny weather Brianne ran/hiked up the side of Ice Box Canyon and I went for another run up the side of Sugarloaf Mt and this time traversed across and over the saddle and eventually looped back and ran home again.  It was one of these days that I felt like a long run but hadn't decided exactly where and how long "long" really meant.  I do adventure runs like that sometimes.  My pack was loaded up with the usual necessities so I had the scope for an all day adventure. 

Since Brianne was one side of the valley and I was at the other she actually spotted me traversing the side of the mountain and took some pictures.  Her blue jacket wasn't bright enough for me to spot without binoculars but she was able to see my bright orange shirt catching the full sun.

This was me just before I headed across the side of the mountain as seen in the next few pictures.

 That's me where the arrow is pointing to.  

Brianne was about 1.8 miles away as the Crow (or Raven as it is up here) flies and looking through the binoculars when I was spotted.  The highest point on my route was just to the right of center where the clearing starts which is about 100 feet higher than the arrow points to and about 2200 feet ASL from where I started out.  There isn't a road/trail to this summit and requires a bit of bushwhacking so that's a trip of its own for another day.

Zoomed right out for perspective.

More zoomed in, but not enough to see me.

In the picture above I crossed over the rocky part in the center, it's where the mountain is crumbling.  It's pretty much a safe route when it's dry, but after some rain or frost wouldn't be a good time to pass.  A bit like a giants bowling alley of you get my meaning!

Closer in and the red circle is where I am.   

I could look down and see a few hundred feet below down gulleys where the rock was crumbling.
Just for the record this is a section I walk.  No running here!

A bit further on in this one.

This was my view and the red arrow is pointing to where Brianne was taking the pictures from.


All in all it was a good day out.  Distance, elevation and route screen prints below.
With all the ups and downs it worked out to 5,599 feet of climbing over 31 miles.  The moving time was just a few minutes slower than my fastest 50k race pace so I was happy with that even though this was just a fun run.  I stopped a few times to speak to a couple of people and admire the views and eat so my total trip time was 6 Hrs 13 Mins.

A bit of a strange route, but essentially two loops connected with one main forest road and a couple of side roads that go to the top of hills. 

This will probably be my last epic fun run this year.  I'll be doing a more concentrated training effort over the winter months leading up to my next ultra race which is a 50 mile trail race in April 2019.

Thanks for reading.  Keep watching for more stuff.

Cannon Beach Ridge Mountains climb

Brianne and I climbed up to the highest point on the mountain ridge South East of Cannon Beach today.  We have had our eye on this point for some time and today's colder but sunny November day was the perfect time to get a crisp clear view from up there.

Here are a few pictures and a video of our mini adventure.


Short video of us reaching and walking along the summit ridge. (select full screen for a better view)

A few of Brianne and I at the summit ridge.

An interesting angle to see the rock from.

Some views of the Ocean showing from Arch Cape all the way north to Seaside and a bit beyond.

The three large volcanoes in the distance.
Mt Ranier at the left, Mt StHelen's in the middle and Mt Adams at the right.

Closeup of Mt Ranier.

Mt St Helens and Mt Adams.

Sugarloaf Mt with Saddle Mt in the background.

This the summit ridge from the side, we were almost there at this point.  It was hard to find because there's not really any defined path up to it.

Looking back up at the summit (2,700ft), we were still at about 1,000ft up at this point.

The red arrow points to where we were.