9 miles of hiking • 2000' elevation gain •
Started late, and only hiked to the shelter. Flowers are very nice higher on the trail, just notch past their peak.
Watched helicopter circling west side of Mt. Hood for over 1.5 hours, then almost landing on Yocum Ridge (there wasn't flat place to land but it spent good 10 minutes hanging just above the ground at one spot). Some hikers mentioned somebody have been lost since Aug 12 so helicopter could've searching for missing person.
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Roman
August 20, 2012
Thanks Jack!
Nat Turner
August 22, 2012
This is what you most likely saw.
http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=12947
Read the PH circus about it.
Compound tib/fib fracture attempting the Yocum to McNeil Traverse.
BTW - Awesome that you have a pic of the Rescue.
Roman
August 22, 2012
Nat - yes, I found that post yesterday:(
Everyone on the mountain was wondering what's going on, I first thought in line of training flight or firefighters (since it was a T-storm with lightning a night before), then someone mentioned a missing hiker, then the copter slowed near upper Yocum Ridge and it became clear it's an active SAR mission.
Jack
August 20, 2012
great pics!