Indian Mountain: Thomas and Fred�s splendid adventure Posted by Fred (2008-04-26)
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Friday, April 25, 2008
At 4800 feet, Indian Mountain was once the site of a fire lookout and has some of the best views of the Northern Oregon Cascades.
Indian Mountain 1928
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Our route follows Eagle Creek Trail to the Indian Mountain trail junction a couple of miles before Wahtum Lake. From there, we followed the ridgeline to point 4075 and on to the summit.
Indian Mountain
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We made the long walk in from Eagle Creek under grey skies. But then the sun came out, illuminating brilliant snow covered peaks, drawing sharp division between winter and spring. Within three hundred yards conditions changed from bare ground to snowshoe.
A patch of blue sky appeared through the trees ahead revealing a triangular snow peak where prevailing winds sculpted an incredible overhanging brow. This was Point 4075, our next waypoint.
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Some bushwhacking and a few short steep sections of soft snow took us right below Point 4075.
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Indian Mountain can grow cornices like Palmer Alaska can grow giant cabbages.
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We make a steep traverse around the north side of the buttress, slip and thrash up through bottomless soft snow and pull up on top.
I don�t think we�re in Kansas anymore�
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Surrender Dorothy!
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The beauty was unreal, like living in a surrealist painting.
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Thomas approaches the summit.
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Heading back down through dreamtime.
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A blur of real and unreal�
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Follow our tracks back to the reality of our alleged lives.
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Re: Indian Mountain: Thomas and Fred�s splendid adventure Posted by pablo (2008-04-26)
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Great set of pictures, you guys are ferocious. I will say in the words of Bill Murray from Groundhog Day, �There is no way this winter is ever going to end.� Do you recall the elevation where you snowshoed up?
--Paul
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Re: Indian Mountain: Thomas and Fred�s splendid adventure Posted by rogersjd (2008-04-26)
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Fred-
I did not see it, when did you do this trip?
-Jason |
Re: Indian Mountain: Thomas and Fred�s splendid adventure Posted by fettster (2008-04-27)
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What an epic day out! What was the mileage and total hours on the day, or did you start from a base camp? That cornicing is crazy to see. Your shots are amazing and exposure seems spot on. What kind of camera do you use?
I've never been up to Indian Mountain. All those open ridges look inviting. I would have to say that first shot looks really forbidding.
Nice work guys!
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Re: Indian Mountain: Thomas and Fred�s splendid adventure Posted by joerunner (2008-04-27)
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I'm in awe of the photos, I can't imagine how beautiful the trip must have been. Thanks! |
Re: Indian Mountain: Thomas and Fred�s splendid adventure Posted by Fred (2008-04-28)
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I�ve gone back and added the date, Friday April 25.
The Camera is a HP-850. Nothing special about it. The picture quality was the result of conditions. That�s the way it looked in real life, almost like a painting. Being there gave us a strange, ethereal feeling.
Will post a few more pictures later.
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Re: Indian Mountain: Thomas and Fred�s splendid adventure Posted by Fred (2008-04-29)
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Splintercat:
I went to your web page and found out what a Splintercat was. There are other strange things out there too.
Here's some pictures you asked about, one off the front of Hood and one of Tanner Butte.
Thomas with Mount Hood
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Tanner Butte
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