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Mt Hood
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April 28, 2010 8:40 am
February 8, 2010 5:00 am
Just calmly driving along a road I’ve not traveled in years. When to my delight Mt Hood peeked out between the trees, covered as it still was with clouds of all descriptions.
December 10, 2009 11:05 am
I was loosing the light quickly so took a few shots and prayed that one would work out. My camera doesn’t do night shots very well even with a fast lens. The only real downside to the Olympus system in my opinion.
August 31, 2009 12:49 pm
Each volcano on this list is on the US Geological Service’s list of ten most likely to erupt volcanos. Working from North to roughly south, each of these is less then a days drive from Portland.
First up is Mt. Rainier, presiding over Seattle and Tacoma.
Next is Mt. St. Helens, famous as it’s recently erupted. (As far as Volcanos go anyways.)
Mt. Adams which is up the Columbia Gorge a ways and viewable from Hood River.
And then Mt. Hood. Viewable from Portland, Vancouver, Gresham, Sandy, Hood River.
The Three Sisters, near Bend and Sunriver. I think the northern one is the most volcanic, but not sure. There is also the nearby Newberry Caldera just south of Bend which is highly volcanic.
And just in case you needed some evidence of the volcanic activity here, check out this Seismograph Map of recent earthquakes.
http://www.pnsn.org/recenteqs/
January 19, 2009 9:17 pm
This is the one picture of Portland you’ve seen a million times. It’s posted every where, it’s been used to advertise Portland since it’s birth in the 1850′s. Yes, it’s Mt Hood from the Rose Garden.
March 6, 2008 5:06 pm
I actually forgot I had this picture. It was taken on a day trip/Picnic up to the Mt. Hood National Forest area in July 06. As can be seen from the picture this is to the South and slightly East about 5 miles of the mountain itself. And is about 1000 feet higher then the typical pictures from Timothy Lake or Clear Lake. Few people come up this way as it’s off on dirt and gravel roads. But the view is well worth it.
During the summer this area is known for it’s huckleberries. But in the winter it’ll be impossible to get here due to the amount of snow. If you look closely you can see the chair lift from Timberline Lodge going up the side.
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January 18, 2008 2:49 pm
This looks like it’s a Male Speyeria callippe callippe Butterfly. It was seen near Little Crater Lake which is on the South West Side of Mt. Hood on July 7th, 2006.
He stayed remarkably still for me to take this picture and several others. For being as isolated as this area is though, there is little animal life readily visible. I’m sure that Cougars, Bears, Coyotes, Elk, and deer are around near dusk. But this meadow seems to be devoid of life other then plant. Perhaps there is a hidden marsh within it’s depths that just can’t be seen and is blocked off from human access.
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