One Night Wilderness: Portland
Top Backcountry Getaways Within Three Hours of the City
Choose Your Backpacking Adventure Near Portland, Oregon Spend a night or a weekend in the wilderness, and experience the mountains, coast, old-growth forest, gorges, and canyonlands of Oregon and Washington. One Night Wilderness: Portland helps you choose from a full spectrum of one- and two-night backpacking trips within three hours of Portland. Acclaimed local author Becky Ohlsen and award-winning author Douglas Lorain present 64 featured trips, plus more than 40 bonus trips-from short and easy hikes to extended trips of 20 miles. Explore the Columbia River Gorge, Coast Range, Clackamas River country, Mount Jefferson, and southern Olympic Mountains. Take in the majestic views of the Pacific Northwest's signature volcanic peaks: Mount Hood, Mount Adams, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Rainier. The new edition of this popular guide includes all the information you need, including detailed trail descriptions, directions to backcountry campsites, 65 easy-to-follow maps, permit requirements, and more. Expert author ratings for each trip's scenery, difficulty, and solitude-along with indications as to which trips are great for kids or are dog-friendly-help in finding the perfect adventures for your specific needs. Plus, first-time backpackers will appreciate the authors' candid advice on getting started, and parents will enjoy the tips for introducing children to this healthy, inexpensive outdoor activity. The Portland area is a short jaunt from boundless backpacking opportunities. This comprehensive guide can lead you away from the city hubbub for a night or two of rejuvenation in nature.
Becky Ohlsen has lived in Portland since 1995. She is a freelance writer and editor who has contributed to a variety of publications, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning newsweekly “Willamette Week,” “The Oregonian,” “Portland Monthly” and Lonely Planet, for which she has written several guidebooks about Scandinavia and the Pacific Northwest. She is also the author of new editions of “Backpacking Oregon,” “Best Tent Camping: Oregon,” and “One Night Wilderness: Portland,” all published by AdventureKEEN.
Douglas Lorain moved with his family to the Pacific Northwest in 1969, and he has been obsessively hitting the trails of his home region ever since. Spurred by an unquenchable thirst for new trails to explore and a great enthusiasm for backpacking, he has now hiked more than 30,000 miles through every corner of the American Northwest and many thousands more in other western states and Canadian provinces. Despite a history that includes being bitten by a rattlesnake, being shot at by a hunter, being charged by grizzly bears (twice!), and donating gallons of blood to mosquitoes, Lorain claims that he wouldn’t trade one moment of it because he has also been blessed to see some of the most beautiful scenery on Earth. His books for Wilderness Press include “Afoot & Afield: Portland/Vancouver,” “Backpacking Idaho,” “Backpacking Oregon,” “Backpacking Washington,” “Backpacking Wyoming,” “One Best Hike: Mount Rainier’s Wonderland Trail,” “One Night Wilderness: Portland,” and “Top Trails: Olympic National Park & Vicinity.” Lorain is a photographer and recipient of the National Outdoor Book Award. His photographs have appeared in numerous magazines, calendars, and books.
