Yipee, more wildflowers.

 The gods of the wildflowers (should that be capitalized??)  on the mountain were generous to this fox.  If all goes well I am off to McNeill Point.  Who was McNeill? He was a journalist from Illinois who moved to Portland in 1912 and instantly fell in love with Mt. Hood.   An avid skier, hiker and journalist who advocated for it's protection. 

Indian paintbrush along the way. 

Beargrass!

Tons of huckleberries that the humans ate along the trail.  My lunch spot.  Lupine, paintbrush and a lunch fit for a fox. 

To celebrate the end of my hike I decided to visit an old friend. He didn't have much time to talk as the wildfire season is his "busy time" but he did find a minute or two to pose for a picture.

Time to relax outside at Timberline Lodge.  This fox earned this beer, a nice Mt. Hood Brewing Porter.   

Long Awaited Adventure.

Ahh, it’s Saturday and I am off on an adventure.  We didn't do any adventuring last weekend and I have been laying on a guilt trip to a certain set of roommates letting them know they owe me an adventure or two.

 Looks like my guilt trip worked and we are off on an adventure today.  That large hill ahead is Mt. Hood, Oregon’s tallest peak.  I wonder if we are climbing it today?

Hmm, this is odd.  I wonder if I fell asleep and my roommates took me on a plane, flew me to England and I woke up somewhere near the Sherwood Forest?

Robin Hood Campground?  Am I reading this right?  Now I am thoroughly confused.  My roommates explained that we were hiking up to a waterfall in the Mt. Hood National Forest, not merry old England.  Right now I am not sure who to believe, all I know for sure if that someone in the campground naming division of the forest service might have been a Robin Hood fan.\

The Fall colors are starting to show through.  After Summer and Spring Fall is my favorite season.

This bridge looks beary well built and it should be as the trail to Tamanawas falls is a very popular hike for families.

Speaking of Tamanwas Falls here I am.  Stuffies around the world don’t worry I have claimed this land for us.  Upon further discussion with my roommates they informed me that we (stuffies) might have to share the falls with the proper owners of the land, the Forest Service.  That’s OK, I hear Smokey the Bear is in charge of the firefighting brigade for the Forest Service and he seems like a cool bear. 

After the letdown of not conquering the land using Ajdin’s flag my roommates decided to take me to a farm stand.  Pears and Apples were in season.  We bought some bright red pears and this farm stand also has a bakery and they sample all of the cookies for sale.  I had about 10 different samples of cookies and ended up getting a white chocolate lemon cookie.  Jerry and Ben would love this place.

***Note*** My roommates were too busy picking out pears and sampling cookies to take pictures.  Hmph.