Treks and Adventures
An exploration of The Vedanta Retreat. This Ashrama has been a spiritual site since the land was acquired by Vedanta Society of Portland in 1936. It is open to the general public but has rules that must be followed. It is a lovely quit setting for a peaceful walk but is also filled with 16 shrines and a number of meditation site. We went to see the shrines and to enjoy several view spot in the retreat.
I return to Mt. Hood Meadow to explore some new trails and fill in gaps in other trails. I went early, my usual, and found they did not open the main parking lot until 10 a.m., so it was back to the Umbrella Falls Trailhead. I wanted to finish off the Bear Grass trail and do a couple of easy new ones, Bear Grass Cut off trail and the Stadium Loop Trail. Then I would move on to something harder with the Medium Wizard Way trail and get into some higher alpine.
The numbers – hike was 11.6 miles long, 2720 elevation gain – toping out at 7300 ft. and 9 1/2 hrs. on the trail (setting a new record of 3:40 minutes of looking at the map, taking photographs and long visits with folks on the trail).
Our last visit to Seaside this summer with a walk on the beach, a visit to the Rock Garden and beer sampling and food on the deck.
Checking out new Trails that were build in the Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort. It is a nice new trail system with well designed trails and many beautiful placed to see.
Hike was about 8 miles with 1800 ft. elevation gain
A hike with the Prime Timers from the White River Snow-Park to Timberline Lodge.
We followed a trail up the White River Cannon until we came to the Timberline Trail. We took the Timberline Trail up to where it joins with the PCT and continued on to Timberline Lodge. We tried to blend in with paying guess and had our lunch on the patio. Then it was time to head back on the PCT that we took until it crossed the Yellowjacket Trail. We took the unmaintained Yellowjacket trail back to the parking lot. By the GPS that hike was 8.3 miles long with 1900 Elevation Gain.
