14.12 Rhododendron: Mount Hood, hiking along White River Glacier below Hogsback
Jenni hits the first minor peak on Mount Hood on a spectacular day, Mt. Jefferson looks on. Deep crevices on White River Glacier turned us back. Another 'monster' but like his brothers, a wonderful monster, from south side. (Smoking or clouds?) We wanted to have a look-see at another of the West’s icons. We sure got up close, too. We have viewed the Hood from King and Saddle Mountains recently, Mount Rainier in another state and elsewhere. Thus far, nothing beats being on it. To do this, we had to find accommodation in reasonable proximity. This was not an easy task. However, long story short, we spoke to a lodge owner who promised to call us should a cancellation occur. Before that, we committed for one night and he came through for us a few days later. We had stayed in this town two years before at which time we undertook some forest hikes, one providing wonderful views of Mount Hood. Close to where we completed our climb of approximately 2,500 feet on...