My First Hike

Check out the Hike

On March 24th 2007 the Reach the Summit team hiked a trail called Wauna Point. The hike is almost 12 miles round trip and rises nearly 2,800 vertical feet. We started at the parking lot and headed up a closed forest road for about 2.5 miles before hitting the main trail and a tributary of the Tanner Creek at about 1,200 feet above sea level. From there, we wound our way up to 2,800 feet before not descending to Wauna Point, due to the crummy weather and trail condition. Then we descended back to the parking lot. The hike was HARD. I've been hiking whenever I could since Adam and I moved to Portland but I guess that every time we walked slow and easy.

The trail was pretty, but not the most beautiful. It was mostly just wooded views, but the point is supposed to be fantastic. Though hiking in winter in spring in the NW can be great, the trials can be a little extra challenging.

The not so fun thing about the hike is that my asthma has returned with a vengeance. I threw away my out of date inhaler before we moved to Portland, but I had to borrow two different inhalers for a total of 4 puffs to make it up the hill. NOT FUN. So I’ve been to the doctor and now have a new inhaler that I get to use on my training hikes.

I made it thought the first one. I’d say that’s a good start.