Instead, we found a hike to do on the Pacific Crest Trail with views of Mt. Hood. I would say that was a nice compromise.
The view we had for most of our drive. It did not even look real.
We started hiking and both had a feeling that we would come around a corner and see something beautiful. Well, we were correct. After hiking for about 10 minutes we turned a corner and saw this:
Little did we know that this view was nothing compared to what was to come.
We continued on and we had the most amazing view of Mt. Hood. We stopped for some pictures and were even greeted by a husky that was hiking with her mama!
Beautiful views all around!
This happened. Don't worry, I have already showed the picture to Kya and told her it was a one time thing and that I talked about her the entire time.
America, the Beautiful
After the glorious views we were tucked away into the trees
We were not tucked away in the trees for long when we came upon a valley with even more beautiful views of Mt. Hood.
Mt. Hood in all her glory
Katie having the best time on the hike
Unreal scenery
Taking it all in
We hiked a little further and then turned around to head back to the trail head. We ended up hiking about 7 miles total, which is not too bad considering I ran a marathon the day before!
Tucked away into the trees
We ended our day by stopping at winery on the way back to the hotel. The winery was very, very odd and we did not leave with any wine. Afterwards we had dinner near our hotel and the next day we made our way back to Kansas City. It was such a fun little girls trip and I am so glad Katie joined me!
I leave you with my favorite picture of Mt. Hood.
Mt Hood and all the Fall colors. October 9, 2017
1 comment:
Totally jealous, something about those snow capped mountains....
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