Thursday, September 16, 2010

Mt. Jefferson Wilderness

Marion Lake
Temple Lake
Last weekend I went camping at Temple Lake in the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness. Temple Lake is southwest of Mt. Jefferson and near Marion Lake. The weather was excellent, just the right temperature and clear. The area has experienced two large wildfires in the last decade, the B & B fire in 2003 and the Puzzle fire in 2006. We climbed to the top of Marion Mountain and had a beautiful panoramic view from Mt. Jefferson to Three Fingered Jack.  The gray areas of trees are the burned areas.

Three Fingered Jack
Mt. Jefferson

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Vista Ridge

Mt. St. Helens

Vista Ridge is on the the northwest side of Mt. Hood. The trail goes from Perry Lake (pond would be more appropriate) to the Carin Basin. The trailhead is in the midpoint of the trail after a long drive over gravel roads. I took the north route away from the mountain to Perry Lake. From the trail there are some boulder piles where you get great views of the north side of Mt. Hood and also St. Helens, Adams, and Rainier to the north. 
Mt. Rainier & Mt. Adams

Mt. Adams

Perry Lake

Mt. Hood

Mt. Hood North Face
Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Rainier, & Mt. Adams