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Canceled: Mt. Hood Car Camp

  • Start date: 09/04/2018

  • Start time: 12:00 AM

  • End date: 09/06/2018

  • End time: 11:59 PM

Description:

Exploring Mount Hood: Meeting at Zig Zag Ranger Station at 10 am.
Day one: Cairn Basin to McNeil Point. Views of Hood, Adams, St. Helens & Rainer. Day two: Cloud Cap. Day three: Burnt Lake. Creek, waterfall, lake with mountain view. All hikes moderate pace.
Accommodations: We have reserved campsites 3,4 & 5 at Lost Creek Campground.
Transportation: Parking is limited, so we will be carpooling.
Meals; Bring food for 2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, and 2 dinners. Food and drinks available nearby in Government Camp.
Cost: $118 divided by number of participants. We will have up to 9 people. Obsidians rate for carpooling.

  • Event Leader: Daphne James

  • Event Leader Phone: 541-683-7488

  • Event Leader Email: daphleej@yahoo.com

  • Assistant Leader:

  • Event category: Trips

  • Area Type: Mountain

  • Departure Location: See Trip Description

  • Rating: Difficult

  • Roundtrip total drive miles: 300

  • Season: 2018

  • Permits Required:

  • Event Status: Passed

  • Supplies and Equipment Required:

  • participant prerequisites:

  • Conditions:

  • Total Distance: 26

  • Member Fees: 2

  • Elevation Gain: 5400

  • Non-Member Fees: 10

  • Committee: Trips

  • Junior member fees: —

Trip Report

A crew of seven Obsidians camped at Lost Creek Campgrounds and spent three days exploring the wonders of Mount Hood. Our first day's destination was McNeil Point on the north side of Hood (11 miles 2,200 ft gain). We choose the slightly longer route around Bald Mountain and were rewarded with an excellent viewpoint to rest and take in our first sight of 11,000 ft Hood. The trail then connected with the Timberline Trail. This section of trail passed a fine array of picturesque meadows and ponds before getting to the side trail that would take us up a ridge to the stone shelter on McNeil Point.
For our second day's adventure, we took the Elk Meadow trail to Gnarl Ridge (11 miles 2,500 ft gain). Crossing over bridgeless Newton Creek was a challenge, but we all managed to walk, crawl or butte walk on the make shift logs, or simply splash across the flowing creek. From there we hiked up to Timberline trail just beyond Lamberson Butte, where we emerged from the trees onto a vast cliff and the awesome sight of water gushing out of glacier covered Hood and down the ragged mountain side to the canyon below.
On our last day, we opted for a hike to lovely Mirror Lake (3.8 miles 700 ft gain). We had a great and rugged crew and an excellent hiking experience on Mount Hood.