| Multnomah Falls, Lake Trillium, Mount Hood, Oregon | May 2006
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Mt. Hood reflected on Trillium Lake
Elevation: 11,249 feet (3,429 meters)
Location: Oregon, USA
Range: Cascades
Type: Stratovolcano
Age of rock: <500,000 years
Last eruption: 1790s (exact year unknown)
Source: Wikipedia |
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Mt. Hood as seen from the south. Crater
Rock, the remnants of a 200-year old lava dome, can be seen just below the
summit.
Source: Wikipedia |
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straight to my photos without the "National Geographic" descriptions!
The weekend we decided to go to the Mount Hood was cloudy with a spot of
rain. The drive was great! Beautiful mountains, lakes and rivers everywhere.
Viewpoints all along the way.
Mt. Hood looks over Portland city from the East, like a guardian angel!
On our way there, we also visited the Multnomah Falls a second time.
The day was too cloudy to capture a glimpse of Mt. Hood in its full
posture and glory, as you can see from the photographs taken by me below.
We had two more excellent experiences on the way. First, we captured a
rainbow in a valley, spreading from one end of a road into the valley. I admit I
am not so good a photographer to capture it as it really looked like. Second,
the Lake Trillium, located in a valley on the slopes of Mt. Hood. Look at the
excellent photograph of Mt. Hood reflected on the Lake at the right!
We went upto the Timberline Lodge. It's at the end of the road, and we
could only go that far driving a car. There are hiking trails from there, and
ski lifts taking you to skiing grounds. The weather was bad enough that day with
snowy breezes to ski. So we abandoned the idea of hiking or skiing that day and
came back.
Some more info about Mt. Hood taken from Wikipedia:
"Mount Hood is an active
stratovolcano in northern
Oregon, in the
Pacific Northwest region of the
United States. It is located about 60 miles (100 km) east of the city of
Portland. Its snow-covered peak rises on the border between
Clackamas and
Hood River counties. It is the highest
mountain in
Oregon and the fourth-highest in the
Cascade Range. It can be seen easily from both
Portland, Oregon and
Vancouver, Washington.
"Mount Hood is second only to
Japan's
Mt. Fuji in
the number of climbers reaching the summit. It is part of the
Mount Hood National Forest, which has 1.2 million acres (4,900 km˛), four
designated wilderness areas and more than 1,900 km (1,200 mi) of hiking trails.
The popularity and relative ease of the climb has led to some carelessness and
tragedies, especially climbers in late-spring when the glaciers tend to soften.
Avalanches haven taken their toll from time to time. And in a partly
live-televised incident on
May 30,
2002, several
climbers were killed and others injured when they fell into a
crevasse in
the "hogsback" that connects the crater rock with the summit ridge. Most unusual
was the startling crash-and-roll of a rescue helicopter whose rotors clipped the
sloping ice bridge.
"The mountain has five ski areas, including the only ski area in North
America that's open 12 months of the year.
Timberline Lodge is a National Historic Landmark located on the southern
flank of Mt. Hood. The
Palmer Glacier, uphill from the lodge at about the 8,000 foot level, has
been used for summer practice by the
Olympic skiing team from time to time. The other areas are
Mt. Hood Meadows,
Ski Bowl,
Cooper
Spur,
Snow Bunny and
Summit.
"The
Native American name for Mount Hood is Wy'East. Legend has it that
the name Wy'east comes from a chief of the
Multnomah tribe, the tribe after which
Multnomah County was named. The chief competed for the attention of a woman
who was also loved by the chief of the
Klickitat
tribe. The anger that the competition generated led to all three of them being
turned into
volcanoes, with the Klickitat chief becoming nearby
Mount Adams and the target of their affection becoming
Mount St. Helens.
"It was given its present name on
October 29,
1792 by
Lt. William Broughton, a member of Captain
George Vancouver's discovery expedition. It was named after a
British
admiral,
Samuel Hood."
Now for my photos --
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Portland, Oregon, on our way to Mount Hood |
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There are a number of bridges at Portland (steel and concrete) on the Willamette River, connecting roads on both sides. The Riverfront is great, and many festivals and concerts take place there. |
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Portland, Oregon, on our way to Mount Hood |
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Portland skyline has a few large buildings, not as tall as the skyscrapers of New York or Chicago. But still it's very beautiful to look at Portland from above any bridge, specially at night. |
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Multnomah Falls, on our way to Mount Hood |
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Multnomah Falls is located on the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge (the other side is Washington State), along the Columbia River Highway. (source: wikipedia) |
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Multnomah Falls, on our way to Mount Hood |
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In two steps the falls drop a total 611 feet (188 m), split into an upper falls of 542 feet and a lower falls of 69 feet, with a gradual nine-foot vertical distance between the two. It is claimed (erroneously) to be the second tallest year-round waterfall in the United States. (source: wikipedia) |
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Multnomah Falls, on our way to Mt. Hood |
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Me again spoiling the natural beauty!
Underground springs from Larch Mountain are the year-round source of water for the Multnomah waterfall, augmented by spring runoff from the mountain's snow pack and rainwater during the other seasons. (source: wikipedia) |
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Multnomah Falls, on our way to Mt. Hood |
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A small bridge on the water run-off of the Multnomah. |
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Multnomah Falls, on our way to Mt. Hood |
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A foot trail leads to Benson Footbridge, a 45-foot-long footbridge that allows visitors to cross 105 feet above the lower cascade. The trail continues to a platform at the top of the upper falls, the Larch Mountain Lookout, where visitors get a bird's-eye view of the Columbia Gorge and of "Little Multnomah" (a smaller cascade). The footbridge is named after Simon Benson, who had the bridge built in 1914. (source: wikipedia) |
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Multnomah Falls, on our way to Mt. Hood |
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The lower falls (69 feet). |
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Multnomah Falls, on our way to Mt. Hood |
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You can see the 45-foot long Benson Footbridge, and the lower cascade. |
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Multnomah Falls, on our way to Mt. Hood |
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The Benson Footbridge and the upper falls (611 feet). |
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Multnomah Falls, on our way to Mt. Hood |
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The water run-off from the Falls. |
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On our way to Mt. Hood |
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Oregon is filled with natural beauties in the Cascade Mountains. |
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On our way to Mt. Hood |
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The Columbia River in the Columbia River Gorge, on Columbia River Highway. |
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On way to Mt. Hood |
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You can see the lower portion of the snow-capped tip of Mt. Hood. The day was cloudy and we missed the majestic full view of the mountain. |
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On way to Mt. Hood |
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We stopped at a small town for gas. It's very close to Mt. Hood, and offers a great view of the mountain. |
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On way to Mt. Hood |
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The road to Mt. Hood. Slow ascent. |
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Rainbow, Mt. Hood |
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RAINBOW! The mist and the cloudy weather and also the Sun created this natural masterpiece for us to capture on the celluloid. Hmm, the day of the celluloid is over, isn't it? I used my Canon Powershot A80 digital camera. |
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Rainbow, Mt. Hood |
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RAINBOW! |
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Lake Trillium, Mt. Hood |
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This wonderful lake called the Trillium Lake is located in a valley on the slopes of Mt. Hood. People come here for fishing and camping trips. There are a number of hiking trails as well. |
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Lake Trillium, Mt. Hood |
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My trusted Canon's Tungsten effects in action again! |
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Lake Trillium, Mt. Hood |
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I love my Canon! Gave her a 512 MB compact flash memory last week! Now my camera goes even more 'click-click'! According to my roomies, I am the 'click-click photographer' of the group! Always taking snaps, no matter what I am point at! |
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Mt. Hood |
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On a cloudy day, the breeze is cold and the roads are treacerous atop the mountain. |
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Mt. Hood |
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A small fountain on the Mt. Hood slopes. These small fountains are all around on the mountain. |
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Mt. Hood |
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Looking down to slopes of the mountain. |
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Mt. Hood |
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Vishnu, our dear friend, took an umbrella for a pose. It was raining a bit. |
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Mt. Hood |
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Oooops! Vishnu experiences a setback with the umbrella. Lucky him the wind didn't blow him into the valley below! |
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Mount Hood |
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Snow everywhere at the end of May! |
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Timberline Lodge, Mount Hood |
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The Timberline Lodge hosts wedding banquets, skiers, hikers. It must be a great weekend to spend some time there. Well, I can't afford the costs, not at least now! |
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Mount Hood |
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Looking on the slopes. |
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Mount Hood |
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Three musketeers! |
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Mount Hood |
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Mist and clouds covering valleys. On way back from Mt. Hood. |
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