10 miles of hiking • 3000' elevation gain •
Hike with Jeremiah and Rich. We started at Hwy 35 with dusting of snow on the ground and 15F temps (didn't feel really cold - no wind and probably very low humidity). After about 2 miles the snow started to increase but only got to 6-8 inches near the top, more in drifts. Lots of views on the last leg of the trail. There was pretty good wind on the top but by the time we got there it warmed up considerably. It was sunny all day and the views were clear; I think we counted 11 volcanoes but Mt. Hood stole the show. Great day to be outside.