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5.5 miles of hiking • 1750' elevation gain •

A quick trip up Boy Scout Ridge. Once you get past the first 1/2 mile of madness, things were very quiet—no snowshoe tracks past the bowl you climb up to get to the ridge. Went down the ridge on the way back, which was really nice after the new snow. The ski traffic was insane, so I turned around and went back the Hood River way.

Staticmap?size=254x125&zoom=4&maptype=terrain&markers=icon:http%3a%2f%2fwenthiking.com%2fimages%2fmarkersmall.png&key=aizasydt2ewyqnn42qqnrpazuysi2dtyerccchw&center=45.3259,-121 Chains were required because of all the ice, so this was my first time trying these Autosocks. They're like big shower caps. They worked extremely well, and were super easy to take on and off—you just had to keep it under 30mph. There were lots of Gray Jays out, picking up the scraps. And this cool little woodpecker. There was a nice coating of rime ice on everything above tree line.

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Roman hearts this trip.