What a steep hike! Although it does not top the hike to Elk Mountain I did some time ago regarding how strenous it is, it’s very close. The only worse part is that, as soon as you hit the trail, it starts going up on a very steep incline. There’s no warning, warm up or anything. After about one hour we got to a turn where it seemed that it would level off a bit. It didn’t, it was just a turn. The trail continued like that until we reached a ridge that opened the views of Mt Hood. Being such a beautiful, clear day, the mountain looked really great. Further up in the ridge, just above tree line, we got to a point were we could see all the way north. From this point, we could clearly see Adams, Rainier and St Helens. With such a wonderful view, we decided to stop for lunch. After that short break, we continued our ascend to the fire lookout. Strangely enough, the views from the lookout were not as good as the views we got from the ridge. The lookout itself was very well maintained and fully equipped so some of us are thinking of doing a trip there in the middle of the winter and staying overnight at the lookout. Our return was uneventful doing the same trail and enjoying the same views we got on our way up. Another excellent day in the mountains.
No comments:
Post a Comment