Another later start than planned. We had on new boots. After Dog Mountain, we went out the next day and got new boots for the snow. D got some HiTek hikers, R got some really expensive (well worth it) Asolo hikers.
The day was overcast and cold. We have done this hike a few times, it is never the same. Today was fresh snow from last night, about 3 inches at the trail head. There were five vehicles in the parking lot and a family making snowmen and starting a fire for warmth. It might be a nice day yet.
The melt is on, this is the trail for a little ways. It's running.
Uphill is all up hill on this one. We met 3 other groups, with several dogs. The snow was not deep, the drifts were about 2-3 feet but compacted enough to walk on.
From the top you can see Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Jefferson, and the Columbia River meeting the ocean. Yes that horizon is the ocean. The views do not get the proper credit from the camera.
We almost ran back down. The wind today was about 60 miles an hour. It changes your balance and steals your breath. It's cold in the wind. We met 3 other groups on the way down, we warned them about the wind.
At the bottom we still had dry feet and no blisters. What a great day. The up and back was only about 5 miles, took us about 3 hours.
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