6 miles of hiking • 2500' elevation gain •
Did not manage to get a hike in last weekend, as I was busy at the Mazama lodge playing rescuer and patient in the snow finishing up my Mountaineering First Aid. I was happy I didn't die in the mass casualty scenario, but post holing in the snow up to my waist searching for rock fall victims made for a very sore hip. Which lead to a sore and slow hike up Dog Mountain today. (And I still haven't managed to get my new boots broken in, ouch.) Felt like a mini climb with the current conditions, and I almost felt as if I should have had my ice axe and crampons. Snowshoes not needed, I think the Mountain Dog's BCEP team broke trail pretty well on Saturday am. We just used poles and microspikes, as it was icy up, but slushy on the way down.
Always fun to see a trail I frequent in a completely different light. We stopped just shy of the summit as the wind was roaring and I was afraid of my dog getting too cold.
