This was a hike up to Gnarl Ridge on Mt. Hood. I also went higher up to see a seasonal Tarn lake. It had been many years since I have been up there. I picked up a hiking buddy on trail who stayed with me until we parted company at the Timberline Trail, Gnarl Ridge trail junction. Only right at the end did she tell me she was a retired professor of geology from OSU. A missed opportunity.
The numbers: 12 miles, 3000 ft. total elevation gain, high point 7230 ft., time on trail 8 hrs. 45 min.
