We went on a little family vacation to Mt. Hood a few weeks ago. We had so much fun. Here are a lot of pictures from our week.
Our Rental Condo
We rented a condo. It wasn't very crowded - I think those condos get more use during the winter, so it was pretty peaceful. There was a statue of bigfoot in the condo. Some people were afraid to walk by it in the dark.
Living room
Kitchen
One of the bedrooms
It was a nice place.
Timberline
Here we are at Timberline Lodge. I'd never been there before.
The architecture was very interesting. And lots of little details like door knockers that were unique.
Great views and thin air.
This is where Matthew had started his backpacking trip a week or so before. We hiked around the lodge area a little bit and I felt pretty winded right away. Such a high elevation!
We saw lots of "through hikers" or hikers who are hiking/backpacking a long distance and stop at Timberline for food or rest. The Pacific Crest Trail goes right by the lodge.
We hiked a little ways and then the girls wanted to turn back. Anna wasn't feeling her best that day and Emma just gets tired easily so we turned back and the boys went on.
Boy hike! Matthew probably felt like an expert on hiking by then.
The Timberline area was really cool.
Trillium Lake
We went to Trillium Lake one day. It was so beautiful!
We hiked a little bit
Soaking up nature!
And then we swam and kayaked and paddle boarded
I think this is me and Matthew in the kayak and Anna on the paddle board
After the lake we got ice cream in Government Camp
Yum!!
Ski Bowl
We went to do all the activities at Ski Bowl one day, starting with the alpine slide.
Riding the ski lift was scary the first time for some.
But pretty soon we were all old pros.
We had to take turns going alone since we had an odd number.
We went on the alpine slide a whole bunch of times. So fun!
Then on to other ski bowl activities.
The little race cars
Aqua ball thing
Whatever these are
Bungee trampoline
We did a few other things like the summer sledding hill, mini golf and the maze.
It was probably only 80 degrees but I felt so warm and dehydrated after just a short while out there.
We fed the horses
And some went for a little ride
We were so hot we went and got more ice cream and went swimming.
Swimming
Every evening we spent 1 1/2 to 2 hours at the condo pool. Scott had a bunch of work he had to get done so he was able to work on it for a few hours each evening while the rest of us swam.
There were these inflatable tigers at the pool which everyone had fun with.
The kids just swam and swam - usually the pool wasn't too busy.
Little Lake Hike
This was a short hike near our condo. I went running there one morning - a truly terrible run. The scenery was beautiful but I was huffing and puffing so much at that high altitude. Hiking there was nice and easy though.
Lots of fun to explore
Enid Lake Hike
Another short hike where we found a lot of wild blueberries and almost got hit by bikers several times. Gotta be careful!!
Emma packed her own luggage and I didn't check it. She forgot a hoodie or light jacket and had to borrow mine most of the week. That's why she is swimming in that coat. She liked picking blueberries.
On the way home from Mt. Hood we stopped in Cascade Locks and got ice cream.
It was a great trip!
Goodbye Bigfoot!!
Maybe we'll see you again another year!
