Saturday, January 24, 2009

Mud Creek Trail (1/24/09)

Sean, Karen, Brad and I hit Mount Hood today for some cross-country skiing. We started at the Trillium Lake Sno*Park and headed toward the lake. But we hung a left at the campground and went up, up, up the Mud Creek Loop. We turned right onto the Quarry Loop and made our way down the steep "most difficult" section. Then another right back onto the Mud Creek Loop. One more right and we were headed to the car on the Trillium Lake Loop.

It was a fun trip, full of some lung-burning hills and some challenging icy narrow steeps. Luckily, there was some fresh powder on top of the hard base to provide some edge control... and a lot more fun. The weather was calm, dry and relatively warm (hovering around freezing, I'd say), but low clouds blocked any special views. Brad and I really enjoyed the much-less-traveled variation on the traditional freeway-like Trillium Lake Loop. Plus, it was great to have an outdoor adventure with Sean and Karen! Busy lives have prevented a lot of hangout time lately. My favorite moment was Karen getting stuck on the fallen tree!

Unfortunately, we were working too hard and having too much fun to remember to snap any photos. Next time! :)

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