13 miles of hiking • 2750' elevation gain •
Had a good stretch wandering through the "post-apocalyptic" landscape on logged-over Bells Mountain, in northern Clark County, yesterday. The clear-cutting has been particularly aggressive in the last year, with loads of new views opening up, while plantings a decade or more old are slowly closing up some of the older harvest areas. The landscape is surreal, especially with dancing clouds. Might not be as pleasant in searing summer sunshine. Although, on a clear days the views of Mount St. Helens and Silver Star would likely be pretty extraordinary.
