4 miles of hiking • 750' elevation gain •
My dad had a day off (and I have short Wednesdays) so we headed to Hood River to take some pictures of blooming gardens. However, we were at least a week early; the trees just begin to bloom. We headed to nearby Hood River Mountain and it was a treat - I never seen so little people there. There were just 3 cars at trailhead when we started. Instead of making a loop on the road as described in Field Guide, we found another trail heading South through some more meadows. The views of Hood River valley and Mount Hood were great, but balsamroot is barely starting yet. I did make time studying Corporate Taxation a couple of hours with a nice view...
