Mount Hood – Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings

Winter Wine-der Land

The air was crisp and cool, the sunlight delightfully warm, and the wine wonderful. Winter seemed to have retreated to the mountain tops and was welcome to stay there. If we cared to see snow again, we would prefer to drive to it or, better yet, just look at it from a distance. #sidereuswinery #winterContinue reading “Winter Wine-der Land”

Clouds in the Hood

The plane departed Portland International Airport and climbed quickly through the overcast. Its path took us south of Mount Hood with its late-summer slopes frocked with clouds and its peak nearly devoid of snow. How strange it looked without the snow and ice mantle that we had been accustomed to seeing. Though quiescent at thisContinue reading “Clouds in the Hood”

The Other Side of the Mountain

The land west side of Mount Hood is cool, and forested, unlike the arid lands to its east which are in the rain shadow of the Cascades. This view is from the Sidereus Winery which is a great place to rest, relax, and enjoy each other’s company. I’ll drink to that! #mounthood #sidereuswinery #cascades

Hood Winked

Nearly 3,000 miles from home, we drove by John Day Dam on the Columbia River with Mount Hood dominating the background. We have passed this way many times on land, in the air, and even on the water. In 1991, we cruised these waters in the Fairy Boat and locked through the dam attached toContinue reading “Hood Winked”

Mother’s Day on a Mountain

Wild winds whipped up a party hat for the Mount Hood, while on its flanks below, inside the warm Timberline Lodge, decorations and tables awaited guests at the Mother’s Day buffet. Great food in a great setting. #mothersday #timberlinelodge #mounthood

Hoodwinked

Willful winds rattled the rafters and sent sobs and sighs down the flue, but it could not dispirit the reflections of the rising sun that caressed the slopes of Mount Hood. Undaunted by the gale, the peak perched proudly along the horizon as if grinning, and for a moment, it even seemed to wink. #mounthoodContinue reading “Hoodwinked”