 |
| headwaters of the Sandy River below Mount Hood |
 |
| McNeil Point & Mount Hood |
J.B. Calls This....
...mountain porn. I concur.
Gnarly
ELK MEADOWS-GNARL RIDGE-NEWTON CLARK
Mount Hood Wilderness, Oregon
11.6 miles, 2400 feet elevation gain
A hint of fall to the morning air. A reminder that summer is not to last, the seasons are soon to turn. A long jaunt up into the high country, the Newton Clark chasm yawning out before me. Unbridged crossings are always interesting.
Ancient trees. Ancient ice.
Trying to teach the pug not to base jump (damn dog). Huckleberries slowing me down. Bear scat (no bears). Round the mountain hikers.
I {heart} Hood.
Mount Hood Wilderness, Oregon
11.6 miles, 2400 feet elevation gain
 |
| Gnarl Ridge, ~6500 feet in elevation |
A hint of fall to the morning air. A reminder that summer is not to last, the seasons are soon to turn. A long jaunt up into the high country, the Newton Clark chasm yawning out before me. Unbridged crossings are always interesting.
 |
| the lower crossing of Hood's Newton Clark creek |
 |
| the trail's clothing of lupine |
Ancient trees. Ancient ice.
 |
| whitebark pine formations... |
 |
| and sculptures |
 |
| Hood's Newton Clark valley from Gnarl Ridge |
Trying to teach the pug not to base jump (damn dog). Huckleberries slowing me down. Bear scat (no bears). Round the mountain hikers.
I {heart} Hood.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)