hoodwinked

[chouchoot]

yesterday (as a pre-pre-birthday festivity) my little posse and i made the trek up to mt. hood (about 80 miles away from downtown portland) where, even in the middle of summer, there is still snow on the ground.


road trip!


me, fraxl, james, ben.


sneaky mountain: approaching mt. hood from the highway.




ph0enixinflight holds our cameras.


there was a lot of this.


from mt. hood. snow!


the view, looking out.


"look, y'all, snow!"


james in snow.


snow bunnies!


a betty page ph0enixinflight.


snow and mmmountains!




ben, imaginary snowboarding.


what you cannot see is the rock i am standing on, which i am declaring myself the queen of (?). don't ask.


playing in snow.


snowball!




girl snowboarder!


timberline lodge (used as the overlook hotel for exterior shots in the shining).


our clan from the second level of the lodge.


picnic in the woods.


mount adams over the hood river valley.

Comments

[jupiterjuniper.livejournal.com]

i know nothing about ANY of it (seriously yesterday was like the third time i've ever stood on snow in my lifetime!) but i am all about it. to quote morrissey: "take me anywhere i don't care i don't care i don't care."

[thetathrees.livejournal.com]

I didn't either when I moved here! (California girl!) I too had only thrown 3-month-old-snow balls. Snowshoeing is exactly like hiking only you strap thingeys onto your hiking boots. Cross Country skiing is like roller skating but magical. And you actually dress pretty much like you dress for biking in the rain in the city (an outerproof layer, warm non-cotton layers underneath, like any fleece you might have) except you add an extra layer or so. My bike gear actually does double duty when I go up to the mountain.

[jupiterjuniper.livejournal.com]

oh, man that sounds amazing!! please please i shall take you up on a snowshoe outing, anytime!