About us
On the surface we appear to be a hiking/backpacking group. We aren’t. We are a friend group that often hikes and backpacks as a way to spend time with each other.
IMPORTANT LINKS:
- Liability Waiver
- Events Refund Policy
- RSVP Courtesy
- Backpacking Trip Guidelines
- Day Hike Trip Guidelines
Learn more about Expand Your Hike'rizons:
www.expandyourhikerizons.com
Upcoming events
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7/25-7/26 Kayak Camping overnighter
Location not specified yetThe weekend of 7/25-7/26 we will kayak along a lake. When and where we are done for the day we will pull onshore and camp for the night. Hopefully in a place we can have a campfire. The specific lake will be chosen by the participants but something in WA or OR. It is not impossible that we will find a section of river and kayak down it.
We have had people overnight camp with a paddleboard, so a kayak is not strictly needed but be confident in your ride. We would like to meet overnight camping participants so if you are so new to the group none of us have met you, either plan on joining a day adventure, or meeting up for coffee before the event.
All overnight events are planned via a Messenger chat and joining the chat is the official GO list.
Rules and expectations you should know:
- What are we here for?
- Events Refund Policy
- RSVP Courtesy - by attending a day hike you certify you agree with it
- Backpacking Trek Expectations - by attending a backpack you certify you agree with them
- Day Hike Expectations - by attending you certify you agree with them
- Most events are organized via Facebook Messenger. We don't care if you use Facebook but for most trips (including all overnight trips) you need Messenger to participate. If there is a Messenger chat for a trip, being added to the Messenger chat is the actual go list.
- Many of our trips use a waitlist. Please add yourself to it. Here are the best way to get to the go list!
10 attendees
Wind River Range Backpack
Location not specified yetOne of the big trips we're planning for 2026 is a week-long backpack to the Wind River Range. The other one will be a trip to Nepal in September (Manaslu Circuit Trek)
Detail route hasn't been mapped out yet but we plan to spend 6 nights on the trail and will cover the most popular destinations on the westside of Wind River Range, including Titcomb Basin and Cirque of the Towers.
No permit requires for the Wind River Range. However, if you plan on stopping at Grand Teton on the way to or back, you'll need to secure the permits as needed. We plan on carpooling from Portland. If you want to join this trip but haven't met one of the 3 event organizers of this trip, I'd recommend you to look into joining one of the training trips we'll be planning this summer.
We organize on Facebook/Facebook messenger, so you do not need to use Facebook, but you must be able to use Messenger. When you join a chat for an event, you will understand why.
YOU ARE NOT ACTUALLY ON THE "GOING" LIST UNTIL WE ADD YOU TO THE FACEBOOK CHAT!
Rules and expectations you should know:
- What are we here for?
- Events Refund Policy
- RSVP Courtesy - by attending a day hike you certify you agree with it
- Backpacking Trek Expectations - by attending a backpack you certify you agree with them
- Day Hike Expectations - by attending you certify you agree with them
- Most events are organized via Facebook Messenger. We don't care if you use Facebook but for most trips (including all overnight trips) you need Messenger to participate. If there is a Messenger chat for a trip, being added to the Messenger chat is the actual go list.
- Many of our trips use a waitlist. Please add yourself to it. Here are the best way to get to the go list!
10 attendees
Dark Divide Backpack
Location not specified yetThe Dark Divide is the largest unprotected roadless Wilderness area in Washington, sitting roughly between Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams within the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
For this trip, we will do a 4nights 5 days backpack. Distance with the pack will be 43 mile with roughly 10K of gain and lost. On Day 3, we will do a day hike from camp to Jumbo Peak and Sunrise Peak, which is another 12miles or so.
As usual we will work out all the exact details in the event chat.
Rules and expectations you should know:
- What are we here for?
- Events Refund Policy
- RSVP Courtesy - by attending a day hike you certify you agree with it
- Backpacking Trek Expectations - by attending a backpack you certify you agree with them
- Day Hike Expectations - by attending you certify you agree with them
- Most events are organized via Facebook Messenger. We don't care if you use Facebook but for most trips (including all overnight trips) you need Messenger to participate. If there is a Messenger chat for a trip, being added to the Messenger chat is the actual go list.
- Many of our trips use a waitlist. Please add yourself to it. Here are the best way to get to the go list!
3 attendees
Sep 4-Sep 8 2026 Kayaking in the Canadian side of the San Juan Islands?
Location not specified yetThis will be our fifth foray doing 4+ day kayak camping trips in or near the San Juan islands. The group will come together and decide the exact route, but plan to leave before noon on Friday September 4, 2026, and return late on September 8.
All of the pictures are from the 2025 trip.
The details:
- Only people we know well. This has the potential to be a serious adventure if anything was to go wrong, so this isn't the right adventure for people we haven't met and adventured with. Please adventure with us on 'routine' trips before expecting to join trip.
- Each time we do this, we leave Portland the day before and spend the night close to the start point so we are ready to go the next morning.
- Be prepared to walk away from the trip (and any rental deposit) if the weather is not good.
- The focus on kayak trips is eating well. It is community cooking.
- There is increasing interest in kayaking in Canada so have a passport if that interests you.
- We are not professionals so don't expect that from us, but at the same time each year we take some people with limited experience.
Be prepared to walk away and forfeit your rental deposit (if you are renting) if the weather isn't cooperating. Only RSVP if you have done both 'routine' and serious adventure trips with us and we know you well.
All in all this is a sweet deal, on our 2023 trip we ran into an REI group. Those folks paid $1100 for a three day trip and I guarantee they didn't have half the fun we did.
Prior to going we will have a mandatory self rescue practice day and several smaller kayak adventures before the big day.
Rules and expectations you should know:
- What are we here for?
- Events Refund Policy
- RSVP Courtesy - by attending a day hike you certify you agree with it
- Backpacking Trek Expectations - by attending a backpack you certify you agree with them
- Day Hike Expectations - by attending you certify you agree with them
- Most events are organized via Facebook Messenger. We don't care if you use Facebook but for most trips (including all overnight trips) you need Messenger to participate. If there is a Messenger chat for a trip, being added to the Messenger chat is the actual go list.
- Many of our trips use a waitlist. Please add yourself to it. Here are the best way to get to the go list!
9 attendees
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