Around the Mountain and Back Again

14 Miles of Beautiful Hell!

Ky, Drew, Kona, and I made a great decision to get out of town over the weekend and into the deep back country of the Mt Hood Wilderness. Unfortunately we were not the only ones (by far) to make that decision, but as soon as we got more than 3 miles past the trail head the Freds were dropped and the real backpackers started to shine.

All went well except for an altercation Kona had with a couple of Huskies and their clueless owner.

During one of many river crossings, Ky and Drew demonstrate the proper technique in rock surfing/checking.

Elk Cove, our final destination for the evening and probably one of the most beautiful views of Mt Hood that I have ever seen. After a hard weekend the team headed down the mountain back to the car and off to Sandy to have lunch at Calamity Jane's, home of gigantic hamburgers and milkshakes.

Many more photos available on Flickr.