How incredibly glorious to be back in the Pacific Northwest, carrying a pack, hiking through the woods, and seeing some of what makes Oregon so ridiculously spectacular.
You can tell by Doug’s carrying of the heavy guidebook that
1)The trip was very short. Hooray for
overnight trips! And 2) Doug did not
really trust Tasha as the guide as we navigated the maze of trails to find the
right way to get to Tanner Butte.
We were very happy to get a parking space – as there were
only about a dozen spaces – but arriving early enough on a Saturday morning
made for a successful place to park – and we were off on a rather rigorous
climb heading up through the woods. The
weather was absolutely perfect – a bit cool and very comfortable. 
After setting up camp, we ditched our packs and made the
rest of the climb to Tanner Butte. We’d
heard rave reviews of being the best view within miles – and it was truly
spectacular to get to be right in the shadow of Mt. Hood. Of course, we joked, Tasha thinks of her
climb of Mt. Hood every time that she sees it.
Being the only Woodward to scale the peak does have its perks!
It was a wonderful day to the start of our overnight
trip.
Tasha gave a rousing narration of the view from the
top. By the time we got there in the
late afternoon, the cloudless sky had started to accumulate puffy clouds to the
north. By the time we got back to camp,
and finished our dinner, it started a very light rain – perfect timing as we
slept through the night and had almost entirely dry times when hiking.
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