July | 2023 | Margaret Quilts

Hikes

June 1st- Tom Dick and Harry Mountain on Mt Hood – I hadn’t been up here in a while – there was still a bit of snow, mostly on the lower trail through the forest, and around the far side of the lake.

Skunk cabbage and snow on the lower trail

Camp Creek

Mirror Lake

Trillium just blooming

Mt Jefferson from the upper trail

Mt Hood and Mt Adams from the summit

Mirror Lake and Mt Hood on view during lunch, which I did not share with this persistent ground squirrel

Last view of Mt Hood as we descend.

June 6th – Hardy Ridge, WA – We started this 2000 foot hike in the cool of the morning, and there is a lot of shade along the way, but it got up to 90 degrees by the time we finished. Too hot to go all the way to Phlox Point. We had lunch in the one shady spot near the first viewpoint above the ridge crest.

Anemones were among the many flowers blooming in the shady forest.

Mariposa lilies and paintbrush on the sunny ridgecrest

Mt Adams on view just beyond our lunch stop/turnaround point

Splendid view from the ridge crest: Mt Adams, Table Mountain, Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River, Hamilton Mountain (which we climbed last week) on the near right, and Mt Hood on the far right between the two trees.

June 12th – Wahkeena – Multnomah Loop, Oregon – Another trail I hadn’t been on for a while. Plenty of water in the falls, abundant greenery and wildflowers blooming, and lots of people near Multnomah Falls .

Entering the Multnomah Falls viewing zone. We turned right, and started walking the loop counterclockwise.

First stop – Wahkeena Falls.

Up to Lemmons Viewpoint, with a panoramic view across the Columbia River to Washington.

Continuing up Wahkeena Creek – lots of monkey flowers.

Fairy Falls in the bright sun.

Foot of Fairy Falls.

Salmon berries near the trail junction/lunch stop.

Cool waters near Wahkeena Spring

The next section of trail follows a nearly level contour through the forest high above the river. I have always experienced a great sense of peace walking through here.

Eastward between the two creeks

Columbine

Tiger lilies and peas

Iris

Even with burned trees I find this trail section so peaceful.

Next, the trail leads down Multnomah Creek, passing three other waterfalls before Multnomah Falls…

Top of Ecola Falls

Wiesendanger Falls, with a few people enjoying the beach

Dutchman Falls

Almost to Multnomah Falls – mock orange and a view to to the Columbia River

Lower Multnomah Falls and Benson Bridge – the top destination for many visitors.

Upper Multnomah Falls, in bright sun, from Benson Bridge.

Bottom of the Upper Falls

Multnomah Falls from the viewing plaza.

I always enjoy this hike – not too hard, and lots of peaceful forest above the waterfalls.

In town…

Summery things – roses blooming, farmer’s market salads, shadows and quirky neighborhood adornments…

Our roses all bloomed at once!

First summer tomato salad

Summer sky

Summer shadows

Whimsical garden post

June 4th – Peninsula Park Rose Garden, NE Portland – I have wanted to see this garden in full bloom, and since our roses had burst out, it seemed a good time…

Plenty of people enjoying the sunshine and roses!

Knitting

Starting things – A new pair of traveling socks, a new donation blanket, and a new shawl…

Socks

Meadowland blanket

Shawl

Quilting

Not starting things…I was planning to start the next Modern Quilt Studio Mystery Quilt, but life got busy. I have fabric, and hope to start in July.

Batik fat quarters for my next quilt…

June 7th – Portland Modern Quilt Guild Rainbow Quilt Show at Powell’s Books – I just happened to come across this colorful and inspirational show on my first visit to Powell’s in a very long time.