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Due to a late start, the sun was directly above the top of Multnomah Falls as I started out.
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Excited to see that the 400 trail had finally re-opened, after having been closed since the Sept 2017 fire!
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The deliciously lovely "low-water" section of the Larch Mountain Trail. Always slow way down, or stop, while passing through here.
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The deliciously lovely "low-water" section of the Larch Mountain Trail. Always slow way down, or stop, while passing through here.
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Always thought this sign lied. Admittedly, I parked between the freeways, and stopped at the restroom in the lodge, but... a mile off?
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Last selfie taken with those (cheap!) glasses. They are now a part of the mountain, I guess.
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Finally found (recognized?) the foundation for the old lookout tower on Larch Mountain! Not entirely sure how I've missed this before.
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Just can't rush up to Sherrard Point, nope! It's obligatory to stop and take this shot of Mount Hood, both going up and back down.
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The viewing platform atop Sherrard Point offers easy sight of at least five stratovolcanoes in Washington and Oregon.
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The viewing platform atop Sherrard Point offers easy sight of Washington's "big three" (as viewed from here) volcanoes - Mount Saint Helens shown here, and the Monitor Ridge route appears entirely melted out!
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The viewing platform atop Sherrard Point offers easy sight of Washington's "big three" (as viewed from here) volcanoes - Mount Rainier shown here.
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The viewing platform atop Sherrard Point offers easy sight of Washington's "big three" (as viewed from here) volcanoes - Mount Adams shown here.
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Vibrant pink penstemon blooming on the side of Sherrard Point. Columbia River, between Troutdale and Camas, in the distance.
