Flyway Twist Shawl
This shawl has been delivered to it’s recipient, so I am happy to share the pictures! The solid yarn is Malabrigo Sock in the Reflecting Pool colorway. The real star of the show is the Fully Spun colorful gradient called ‘Voices in My Head’. It was fascinating to knit with the gradient, watching the colors emerge and play against the teal backdrop. The brioche section in the middle adds variety to both the look and the knitting experience. The pattern is by Veera Valimaki, and is easily obtained on Ravelry.
Salmon River Trail 8/12/2019
We hiked with friends on a flat easy trail where we could enjoy a shady beautiful setting with lots of time to chat. This was my first time hiking this trail, near Welches on Mt Hood, and I can see why it is often recommended.
Salmon River from the trail.
Hike #39 – 4 miles/200 feet
Cheater hike on the Timberline Trail, Mt Hood Meadows 8/15/2019
I would like to walk all of the 40 mile Timberline Trail around Mt Hood. This is a section I hadn’t done yet. We rode the Mt Hood Meadows chair lift up 700 feet of elevation (thus, cheating) then began walking north along the trail, as far as Clark Creek. Beautiful flowers, creek crossings and wildflower meadows along the way.
Our cheating enabler – the Stadium Lift
Looking back as we silently rise – Mt Jefferson and a hint of the Sisters.
Aster and goldenrod meadows along the Timberline Trail.
Several small, easily crossed creeks along the trail.
We eventually reached views of ‘Pea Gravel Ridge’, a glacial moraine just beyond Clark Creek.
Pea Gravel Ridge
Downstream view of a branch of Clark Creek.
Upstream view toward a waterfall on Clark Creek.
Mt Hood, summer view
Glaciers
We then retraced our steps and walked south along the Timberline Trail until it began to descend through the woods to the White River crossing – we’ll save that for another day. We passed through beautiful meadows, under ever-present ski infrastructure and views of the mountain. We walked the mile and a half and 700 feet down to the trailhead instead of going back to the chairlift, so we only ‘cheated’ one way.
Clark Creek
Asters, paintbrush, goldenrod, false hellebore, with ski lift.
Mt Jefferson, and a very hazy view of the Three Sisters from the trail.
Tall cotton grass, aptly named, in this moist meadow.
The Timberline Trail continues down through the forest to White River, but we turned back.
GPS track (with some wandering points). Hike #40, 6 miles/1000 feet.
New or notable flowers:
Margaret Quilts 