Erica, Gerik, Anne, and I spent the weekend searching out wildflowers in Cairn Basin on Mount Hood. The views were breathtaking-- to the east the glaciers and curves of Wy'east, to the north the looming figures of Mount Adams, Mount Rainier, and Mount Saint Helens.

Loowit even released a bit of steam for us to witness.

The night sky was incredible to behold, with the Big Dipper, Casseopia, and the Milky Way bright as could be. We saw many grouse, two deer (a doe and a pointed buck), countless bees, and too many black flies. We concluded the trip with burgers and beers at McMenamin's Edgefield. Yummy all around...

Glory on the mountain