The Snowy Day

So, it has been a very unusual spring around the Pacific Northwest. I've had snow falling at my house several times over the past week (none sticking), despite the fact that 1) it almost never snows in Portland and 2) it's almost April, for crying out loud!

However, this has been GREAT for mountain snow. Yesterday, Mike and I went for a very snowy spring adventure on Mt. Hood. We snowshoed up the Glade Trail, which goes from the town of Government Camp up to Timberline Ski Area. (On a side note, we are getting married at Timberline Lodge, a mere stone's throw from the ski area.) The trail itself is about 5.5 miles round-trip, with an approxmiate 1500-foot elevation gain. It was an incredible day! Here are some pictures:


There was an obvious trail that people had used, but we didn't always stay on it.


The snow fell on us most of the day.


It was fun to go off the trail and wade through the deep, deep snow. They have over 200 inches of snow up at Timberline. We sunk down 2 or 3 feet, despite our snowshoes. It was quite a workout!


Mike is a dork. But I love him! :)

When we came home from snowshoeing, we found this in our front yard:


What a nice welcome home!