Icy Gorge Loop Attempt. Fail. Retreat. Redeemed.

7.5 miles of hiking • 2500' elevation gain •

Standard Fare.
Attempted Wakeena Loop. Icy Creek was lovely.
The slide above Multnomah is Dangerous.
Totally doable, but cold/wet/trauma consequences and covered in ice.
We retreated back up 1000' to Vista, and made that lil loop, then hit up Monument Viewpoint, the closed/overgrown/lost trail that leads to the ridge east of Lemmon's Viewpoint.
Never been out there before, but noticed the trail marker lots of times.
It dosen't seem many venture out there, we found a cool chill-spot at the end.
Mega-exposed about 600ft above the cars at the lot.