Sunday, October 30, 2021
Greg and I are both nursing some injuries so we weren’t up for a long or hard hike today. We headed to Lookout Mountain in the Badger Creek Wilderness. We stopped at this pull-out on Highway 35 to admire the view:
From the trailhead we set off along the High Prairie Trail:
We got a nice view of Mt. Hood on the way up:
Continuing towards the summit:
It was very windy, so we temporarily skipped summit and continued along the Divide Trail:
We took a side trail to a viewpoint and came across two fire rings right next to each other. WHY? Isn’t one enough?
From the viewpoint we could see Badger Lake:
Clouds blocked our view of Mt. Hood for much of the time we sat here huddled in the cold:
But the clouds parted a few times, fortunately:
On the way back we took a faint side trail to check out Senecal Spring, which was frozen:
Before heading back to the car we stopped at the super windy summit of Lookout Mountain where we had a partial view of Mt. Hood:
And views of Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, and Mt. Adams:
Mt. Jefferson was visible to the south:
The distant larches looked nice:
Heading down:
The ground was crunchy and icy in spots:
Driving back we stopped briefly on Road 4410 for a parting view of Mt. Hood:
Gaia stats: 4.2 miles, 920′ elevation gain
