Timberline Trail, Day 0

Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:59:59 -800

Early Friday morning, I was jolted out of bed by the sound of my alarm going
off. It was 6:15; everyone would be congregating at my house in 45 minutes! We
were planning to get an early start towards Mt. Hood, have a protein breakfast
at Calamity Jane's off US26, and try to start our day as early as humanly
possible. We wanted to make the most of our first day on the Timberline Trail
around Mt. Hood, as there were forty miles to cover, and we only had five days
to get it done. I was waiting for the usual suspects: Dave, Lara, Lara's friend
Michell from Utah, Eliza,
Justin and Ana. Actually, Justin and Ana were being "self-sufficient" by
bringing their own stuff and told us to meet them at breakfast. The rest of us
decided to pool and share equipment--I brought a lot of food as usual; the rest
carried various pieces of tents and pots in addition to whatever else we wanted.