I moved to Portland in 1997. At that time, the Eagle Creek parking lot would fill summer weekends only; and even then it was remarkable. I thought there’d be no troubles on a Sunday in January. I was wrong. The overflow lot was required. Portland has more people; more people get out and hike. This is a good thing, right? I loaded up my pack (missing only 2 of the 10 essentials: a map – not necessary on this out-and-back trail I’ve hiked over 20 times; and extra…