Hiking to McNeil Point on Mt. Hood... This weekend I convinced Neshe to hike rather than spend a day at the hospital, so she convinced me to do this really big hike. It was about 12 miles roundtrip, and we think 3000 feet or more gain... Well worth it for the views, as you'll see!

(93K) 400 x 533	On the way there...	(106K) 500 x 374
(110K) 500 x 375	Registering ourselves...	(114K) 500 x 350	I set the camera up on the registration box to take this one...
(101K) 500 x 375	After hiking through forest for maybe 2 miles, we reached this clearing -- here's Neshe enjoying the view	(110K) 500 x 375	Here's me at the same spot
(170K) 500 x 375	Another view of Mt. Hood -- I've marked the spot we eventually hiked to with a "you are here" sign! (I _love_ photoshop! )	(129K) 500 x 375	We saw lots of flowers along the way, and Neshe could name most of them (are you happy, Mom?)
(106K) 500 x 375	These are avalanche lilies	(142K) 500 x 375	Aye, there be lupines!! (um, long story...)
(134K) 500 x 363	And these are indian paintbrush	(128K) 400 x 534	Some neat moss on the trees
(135K) 500 x 375	Flowers along the trail...	(122K) 400 x 533	We crossed this stream along the way
(125K) 500 x 375	This was neat, a spring bubbling up from the ground!	(105K) 500 x 375	Another view of Mt. Hood from along the trail.
(86K) 500 x 261	Up higher we got views of the Cascades north of Mt Hood -- that's Mt. Rainier on the left and Mt. Adams on the right... St. Helens is off further to the left (see next picture)	(138K) 500 x 498	There's St. Helens... you can barely see it, I know...
(97K) 400 x 533	Here's Neshe enjoying that view (where I took those last 2 pictures)	(92K) 500 x 375	This was a neat little shelter below McNeil Point -- Mt. Hood is in the background.
(142K) 500 x 375	Still higher -- looking down I think you can barely make out our trail... the shelter from the last picture is further down below that ridge.	(114K) 500 x 375	And here I am at the top!
(117K) 500 x 375	This was the view of Mt Hood from up there... (actually I think I took this from just before the end of the trail)	(112K) 500 x 375	A closer look at one of Mt. Hood's glaciers
(90K) 500 x 433	Another glacier	(88K) 500 x 375	Looking down at snowfields
(94K) 500 x 375	Neshe at the top (Mt. Hood is behind me)	(101K) 500 x 375	I just thought those were cool rocks :)

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