Yesterday I returned to one of my favorite places on Mt. Hood: the northwest side. It's become a tradition for me to go up there around late summer/early fall every year. I brought a friend of mine who'd never been to the area before. Anyway, here's the photos:
A grouse on the road, refusing to move:
Foggy forest on the way up:
A mossy brook crossing:
Crystal-clear pools along a small stream:
The first talus field:
Entering the alpine:
The creek crossing just above Cathedral canyon:
The open meadow just before Cairn basin:
The Cairn basin shelter:
Here we started a little off-trail section. Looking down on Cairn basin:
Large boulder in the slopes above the basin:
We took a short break on top of it.
The area below the Ladd moraines:
I love the whole area above Cairn basin.
Topping out on a ridge above Cairn basin. Ladd creek runs through behind that line of trees. Gladd ridge center right.
I've hit the photo limit already, more in the comments.
Cairn basin & McNeil point 8/25/19
Cairn basin & McNeil point 8/25/19
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Re: Cairn basin & McNeil point 8/25/19
Here's the rest:
Hippie heads on Gladd ridge: McGee creek meadows: Meltwater coming off of Glisan: A tenacious snowbridge: A small patch of wildflowers in the middle of the Glisan moraines: Glacial chatter marks on a rock in the moraine: Banded rhyolite: A small spring pops out from under a rock, covered in monkeyflowers. Back on trail, traversing to McNeil point: I love this one section of the trail: Strange colors on this rock: Mcneil point! Tiny grouseberries (blade of grass for comparison): Oh my god I've hit the photo limit again.
Hippie heads on Gladd ridge: McGee creek meadows: Meltwater coming off of Glisan: A tenacious snowbridge: A small patch of wildflowers in the middle of the Glisan moraines: Glacial chatter marks on a rock in the moraine: Banded rhyolite: A small spring pops out from under a rock, covered in monkeyflowers. Back on trail, traversing to McNeil point: I love this one section of the trail: Strange colors on this rock: Mcneil point! Tiny grouseberries (blade of grass for comparison): Oh my god I've hit the photo limit again.
Re: Cairn basin & McNeil point 8/25/19
Coming down the steep shortcut trail:
The mountain on the way out:
Sorry that was way longer than I expected it to be. Hope you enjoyed the ridiculous amount of photos!Re: Cairn basin & McNeil point 8/25/19
Cool pics! Thanks for the ones of me.
I was up high crossing the Ladd Glacier and then above the Glisan Glacier on my high route loop around the mountain when these were taken.
It is a beautiful area. Congrats on making it back as part of your tradition.
I was up high crossing the Ladd Glacier and then above the Glisan Glacier on my high route loop around the mountain when these were taken.
It is a beautiful area. Congrats on making it back as part of your tradition.