{"id":4843,"date":"2023-08-10T18:33:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T18:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/?p=4843"},"modified":"2023-09-08T20:43:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:43:24","slug":"iron-mountain-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cherylhill.net\/blog\/2023\/08\/10\/iron-mountain-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sunday, July 9, 2023<\/p>\n

This morning I got up bright and early to do the Cone Peak – Iron Mountain loop.<\/p>\n

I noticed a new trail segment that has been built at the parking lot. When hiking counter-clockwise this is where you end your hike:<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

I set off down the trail, soon passing the junction for the nature trail, where the sign was down:<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

This informational sign was also down:<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

I crossed the highway:<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

The trail climbed up through the forest, passing a variety of wildflowers:<\/p>\n

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Then the trail emerged from the trees into an open area on the slopes of Cone Peak. This is where the real wildflower show begins:<\/p>\n

\"Cone<\/p>\n

\"Cone<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

Unfortunately I have very little documentation from here on out. I dumped my Nikon’s memory card as well as my iPhone photos and then got so busy I didn’t have a chance to take a look at any of the photos for weeks. It was at that point I realized most of the photos from my Nikon didn’t transfer to my hard drive. I used various file recovery programs to see if I could get them from the memory card, but I had already been on several more trips and reformatted the card several times. I had not taken a bunch of photos on my iPhone, but I did take some.<\/p>\n

Flowers on the slopes of Cone Peak:<\/p>\n

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View of Iron Mountain:<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

The trail heads west through the forest:<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

I reached the junction with the spur trail up to Iron Mountain and began heading up. A heavy layer of smog was settled in the Willamette Valley to the west. Yuck:<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

I had the viewing platform all to myself for a little while:<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

It’s disheartening how much this thing has been vandalized:<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

View of Mt. Washington and the Three Sisters:<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

The Three Sisters:<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

Carpenter Mountain (and Diamond Peak) which I had visited the day before<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"Carpenter<\/p>\n

Sand Mountain, which I had visited the day before<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"Sand<\/p>\n

After hanging out on the summit for awhile I headed back down to complete the loop back to the car. I encountered many people hiking up on the way. No more photos except this one showing the redone segment of trail on the final approach to the trailhead:<\/p>\n

\"Iron<\/p>\n

Great hike and I’m glad I was able to get an early start. Super bummed about the missing photos, though, since it was a gorgeous day with gorgeous wildflowers.<\/p>\n

Gaia stats: 6.6 miles, 1,700′ elevation gain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sunday, July 9, 2023 This morning I got up bright and early to do the Cone Peak – Iron Mountain<\/p>\n

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