Tom, Dick and Harry located along hwy26 is one of those short nice hikes in Oregon that’s in the must visit list. If for nothing else, getting to Mirror Lake is just a stroll in the forest with great rewards. Once you get to the lake, you can circle it and enjoy the reflections of Mt Hood in its waters… that of course, requires a nice, clear, blue sky day which we didn’t have. But even with the overcast day we had, we had our treat as we hiked in the first snow of the season around the lake. From there, we continued up towards the summit. As temperature was not cold enough to keep the snow from melting, the whole trail was a small creek making it hard to go without drenching your boots. My original plan was to get to the summit, have lunch up there and then spend some time exploring the ridge but weather had other plans. Once we got out of the cover of the forest, we got rain, wind and snow to the point that we got there, took a picture and came back down just making a quick stop at the junction with the Mirror Lake trail, under a tree, to grab a quick bite and continue to the cars. At least we got a decent workout right?
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