Hike, Dance and Drive

Sun, 25 Jun 2006 23:59:59 -800

The second annual Scottish Country Hike-and-Dance weekend was this weekend.
With Portland temperatures expected to exceed 90F, I figured that it would be a
good time to head east and gain altitude, so I departed for Hood at 8 in the
morning. Circling around Mt. Hood, past Government Camp and the turnoff for
Timberline Lodge, around ten I pulled into a huge snow-park near Frog Lake and
met the other dancers. We headed north along the Pacific Crest Trail towards
Lower Twin Lake, a mild hike that involved 700 feet of elevation gain over
2.6 miles ... and a lot of mosquitoes. And yes, the moratorium on pictures of
trees is still in effect. Armed with DEET and sunscreen, we ventured towards
the lake and I had a surprisingly pleasant lunch atop a stump.