8 miles of hiking • 2000' elevation gain •
Hiked with my dad and with our dog to Bald Butte after changing our Mt. Hood plan (too much smoke). Nice hike through a variety of terrain - oak savanna, evergreen forests, and a couple overgrowing clearcuts. Had good views of Hood River and Mt. Hood (mostly hidden in smoke at the moment). Looks like there's a lot of balsamroot in spring, now it was all dry of course. Lots of wild cherries on the top (some berries, but not ripe yet). It was windy and pretty cold at 3,700' - it's probably good we didn't make all the way to Mt. Hood that day.
