What was supposed to be a snowshoe on Mt Hood turned into a snowy hike, hand-carrying our snowshoes. I have never seen the snow so shallow up there!
To shake things up, I brought along my favorite “junk” camera and shot some video.
White River - A Socked-In Snowshoe
Finally, some sunshine!
We had blue skies on the drive up and I thought we were golden. But somehow, Dad and I managed to track down the singular cloud hanging over Oregon and spent a couple of hours snowshoeing into it. I took him up the ridge directly to the East of Boyscout ridge, climbing higher and higher hoping to get above said cloud. But it never happened.
On our way back down Mt Hood… beautiful weather.
White River Canyon to Boy Scout Ridge
Coming out of hibernation.
We started on our usual route up White River but turned into a steep channel that allowed us to top out on Boy Scout Ridge. We kept plodding along until the lodge came into view, and the returned to the shoot and glissaded down.