I did Battle Ax about three years ago and was fascinated with the views from the top as well as the wintery scenery on the back trail coming back down. For some time now, I had been thinking of re-doing this hike but stayed away from it as it requires a long drive for a not so long hike. For this weekend though, I had not planned anything with the group so, considering the good weather forecast, I took of with Val to do this great little hike. Views were as expected with the added bonus of being able to see the big smoke cloud hovering over Mt Hood due to the Dollar Lake fire which was, coincidentally, the place we visited two weeks before. Looking at it from the distance gave us mixed feeling. ON one side it looked incredible but on the other, it was hard to imagine the destruction it was coming from. This hike is still one of my favorites for some reason and being able to share it with Val was the icing on the cake.
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