No one else is out -- just you, your friends, a chickaree and a gray jay or two. There's nothing like cross-country skiing or snowshoeing when everyone else thinks the conditions aren't ideal.
Mount Hood's east side is famed for sunny skies when the western valley is socked in. Last week proved to be no exception, as I got to sample a different sno-park every day for a NWD Road Scholar cross-country and snowshoe tour.
Sure we saw some clouds and rain, but we also had some fantastic conditions. We got to make some fresh tracks and the clear skies revealed views of seven snowcapped mountains.
You never know until you take that chance. The weather forecasts can be right, or they can be wrong. Weather can even vary from one valley micro-habitat to the next.
Above are photos from Clark Creek, Trillium Lake, frozen waterfalls in the Gorge, and tracks found in the snow at Old Man Pass in Washington on the GPNF.
The week's tour ended with the most persistent rainbow I think I've ever seen. This rainbow viewed from Bennett Pass on Mt. Hood's east flank lasted for hours.
Come join us on the snow! Follow the links at nextadventure.net to sign up for one of our winter trips. See you on the mountain!
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