Wind Mountain

Time to bag a little peak.

This was the sign on the side of the road, but this wasn't the trailhead, just telling us we were driving by the mountain.

After floundering around a bit, we did find the trailhead, thanks to a little help from Google Maps

Looking through the trees at the mighty Columbia River below

Red flowering currant decorating the trail.

Crossing a scree slope, approaching the summit

View near the top

Wind Mountain, 1907'

A view of the river from our lunch spot

Looking across the river to Oregon

A little glimpse of Mt. Hood

Coming back down the trail

Although the wind was ferocious, this was a great spring warm up hike.

Stats:
Round trip: 3 miles
Elevation gain: 1200 feet
Date hiked:  April 24, 2018