8.9 miles of hiking • 1750' elevation gain •
A gorgeous day in an amazing place! Only five hikers and two dogs seen the entire day. Unfortunately, the dogs were off leash and tearing up the wilderness due to completely irresponsible owners!:( The view of snow covered Mt. Hood from the south side of Burnt Lake was breathtaking!!! We tried to make it to the top of Zigzag Ridge, but fell short on time as we got a late start. All streams and creeks were flowing nicely, but were very very easily crossable as the rocks weren't slippery! Plenty of snow (3" - 6"+) above 4100ft and we had a good time hiking in it past Burnt Lake! Much of the snow was frozen, and there was no need for Khatoula's.
