Sunday, September 9, 2018
The forecast today was favorable, so Greg and I decided to hike to Burnt Lake and East Zigzag. It took us just two hours to reach Burnt Lake from the trailhead. I was pleasantly surprised to find the lake calm, beautifully reflecting Mt. Hood:
After stopping for a lake break we continued on the trail, heading towards East Zigzag. The final push to the top:
This stretch before the summit is actually the best place for views:
The rocky summit used to have clear 360-degree views back in the lookout days, but the trees have grown up now:
We got a peek at Mt. Adams:
Looking northwest:
Mt. Jefferson:
View to the south:
All that’s left of the lookout that once stood here is a few pieces of melted glass from when they burned it in the 1960s:
We stopped for photo on the way back down:
Greg got stung by a yellow jacket just as we reached the lake on the way back, so while he tended to his wound I went on litter patrol around the campsites. The sites themselves were surprisingly clean, but there was a heck of a lot of toilet paper in the trees behind the sites. I picked it up (wearing a glove) and bagged it for the hike out. While I was over on that side of the lake I got a photo of East Zigzag above the lake:
A 10-mile day with beautiful weather!
