Thursday, May 12, 2016

Dog Mountain

Time for a flower hike, Dog Mountain in the Columbia Gorge.


After trudging through the forest for about an hour, this is the start of the reward



One of the first views of the Columbia River below


Higher and higher, better and better


Looking down on Wind Mountain and the Columbia River





Flowers and views


Coming round the mountain

Very steep, very pretty
Mt. St. Helens on the horizon

Climbing higher

Looking down from our lunch spot
Stats:
Round trip (per GPS)=8miles
Elevation gain=2800feet
Hike to drive ratio(from Cascade Locks)=6hours on trail/30 minutes drive=12
Date hiked=May 10,2016

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