A late season hike at Mt. Hood Meadows with Lori and Marilyn. We put together several of the lower trails to make a loop. Fall was setting in with most flowers gone to seed and fall colors coming on. We did about 4 miles and 400 ft. gain. Afterwards we went to Smokey Hearth for lunch.
Exploring the Ch’ak Ch’ak Trail
I found this trail on a map several months ago and got time to check it out. They are doing a formal opening of the Ch’ak Ch’ak Trail next month but is was finished in June. It is a bike and pedestrian in the Troutdale industrial area and is on top the dike along the Sandy River. I did an 8.25 mile out and back and had Chinook Landing Marine Park as my turn around spot.
Palmateer Point Hike
This was hike with Lori and Merlyn to Palmateer Point and a great view of Mt. Hood. We had a blue bird day with mild temperature and no smoke. We had some fall color and more mushrooms.
This was a lollipop hike at 7.5 miles and 1100 elevation gain. We left out of the Barlow Snowpark on the PCT. We switch off on the the Palmateer Point trail to then use a connector trail to get to the Twin Lake Trail. The Twin Lake trail would take us back to the PCT and back to the car. After the hike we went to Smokey Hearth for for lunch.
Indian Heaven from Placid Lake Hike
A hike in Indian Heaven Wilderness with Lori and Merlyn on Placid Lake Trail 29 & Chenamus Lake Trail 29A. We did an easy hike of 4.3 miles and a little under 400 ft. elevation gain. Our pace was slow so we could enjoy socializing and the beauty of Indian Heaven and the discovery of so many mushrooms. After the hike we went to Backwood Brewery for lunch.