Table Rock and Rooster Rock, Aug 27th

This is a hike I did a long time ago but then, I was not able to get to Rooster Rock. Part of the reason was that we found considerable snow which made the hike a lot more difficult than expected. This time though, being the middle of the summer, not only we had spectacular weather but also time and energy to do it. The hike itself is not too hard although it certainly has more elevation gain than what the books say. The reason is that, between Table Rock and Rooster rock there’s a deep valley you have to descend to before climbing on the other side. The first part of the hike was pretty much as I remembered although this time, without snow on the ground, we were actually able to follow the trail. I remember last time we took a higher path thru the forest which made the rock traverse a bit more difficult but still doable. Views from the top of Table Rock included Jefferson and Hood with very faint views of other volcanic peaks. From there to Rooster Rock was a bit of a jaunt with a steep climb but we found it to be well worth it. I can certainly see why Table Rock has that name but for the life of me, I can’t see any resemblance in Rooster Rock to anything



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