Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Dollar Lake to Elk Cove in November

Dollar Lake to Elk Cove
November 2014

So we tried another hike that was new to me. The trail went through part of the Dollar Burn area near the beginning.  We hiked alongside the mountain to Elk Cove where we had lunch and hung out for awhile.  Jon and Kirti hung out in their hammocks.  Nice weather had returned for this weekend, unusual for this time of year.   

After a rest, we turned around and retraced our path until we got to Barrett Spur where we took a detour to hike the ridge.  We should have gone up the ridge at the beginning.   We got high enough for a good view and then had to turn back.  If you go high enough on the ridge you’ll have glaciers on both sides.  This would also be a nice area to backpack in for an overnight hike. 




Beauty in a Burned Forest

Meadow Stream

Ice in a Stream

Kirti crossing over into Elk Cove

Jon and Kirti looking for a place to relax

Wind Blown Trees

Mountain Top

Fungi

Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams

Snow Covered Ridge on Mt. Hood
Jenny on Barrett Spur


Kirti is happy to be hiking

Turn Around Point

Jon and the Mountain

Dollar Burn Area

Evening Colors


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