Dog, Augspurger, and some back roads from the CCT

17.5 miles of hiking • 6250' elevation gain •

Went into the Gorge to do the Dog and Augspurger figure-8 that includes portions of the old Cascade Crest Trail along some forest roads. Followed the same route as the linked TR except we cut across a different forest road that crosses the SW flank of Augspurger so we could stay in the sunshine. (Surprisingly the distance and elevation is the same.) Augspurger is always a fun adventure, and there's still plenty of foliage up there, thorns and all. There was also quite a bit of frost around the summit - it's getting cold up there. Pretty fall colors and a beautiful day.

View the resource page used for this triphttp://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=8838&hilit=Augspurger+Mountain+Hike