more in the hood

the second day at mt. hood, we went on a 7 1/2 mile hike to ramona falls.  issy and william

did a great job!  they got a little tired at different times, but looking for huckleberries and crossing 

rivers, not to mention seeing the beautiful falls made the hike manageable.  we walked along the sandy river.

pretty much full of mud, i think this may be why it is called sandy river. 

they had recently had some flash flooding in the area, so that may also be why 

there was a lot of mud.  

always on the look out for huckleberries.

mt. hood in the distance.

because the river was washed out, we had to come up with a way to cross.

ramona falls

pretty falls in a secluded forest setting.

mt. hood

beautiful mountain

ned and i celebrated our 18th anniversary on August 17th.
what a beautiful place to be together as an eternal family!

this the little cabin we rented for a few days. surrounded by the forest and
a river close by.

another day we went to 2 different lakes.  they were beautiful at the base of mt. hood.

skipping rocks on trillium lake.

my little monkey!

mirror lake

taking a dip in the water to see how warm it is!  it was very warm actually!

hiking around the mirror lake.

pretty mt. hood surrounding mirror lake.