Mt Hood Loop, plus waterfalls

From our campground, we made a loop up and around Mt Hood, then back down to the Columbia River to also view the waterfalls along the way. The faraway mountain is Mt Rainier, in Washington.

Where the Hood River joins the Columbia, sailboarders of all kinds take advantage of the high winds.

This is the second highest year round waterfall in the U,S,

LUNA'S HOMECOMING

We had a combination coming out and goodbye party the
night before we hit the road. Kent, Amber, Gail and Darrell.
Luna had a BIG day!

Amber, Gail and Darrell pose with Luna

BOWMAN LAKE WITH GAIL AND DARRELL

The Halls have arrived in Montana! Our friends of 41 years just retired, bought a new truck and 5th wheel, and have met us up here to begin their travels.
We showed them a few sights nearby; Polebridge, Bowman Lake, Two Medicine Lake, and lots more. So much to share! As we started our hike at Bowman, this butterfly latched onto Darrell's hat and hitchhiked for about 1/2 a mile.

These Common Mergansers are all taking a group break.

As we hiked along Bowman Lake, a creature started hiking along the shore parallel to us. We thought it was an otter, but a ranger came over and said it was a mink. He walked over to a couple sitting on the shore within about 6 feet, then went into the water and made a big u-turn.

Glacier Park Lodge, East Glacier. They knew the value of skylights even back in the early 1900's.

We stopped on our way to Two Medicine to hike to Running Eagle Falls. It was named after a Native American woman who was able to go on quests and did a lot of things only men could do.