We're on the way to Mt. Hood and Timberline Lodge.
Our driver/guide Jared stops and we savor our first close look at the mountain ...
... It looks a bit ominous emerging from the clouds.
See the ski lift rising only part way to the peak, a mile above us.
Our room at Timberline Lodge is splendid.
Panorama look from the rear of the Lodge
WPA sculptures: Multicultural mothers and children
We can't get our eyes off that view up the Mountain.
Raven Sculpture in the 3rd level of the Lodge
Painting: Pack Train by C. S. Price, 1937
Another angle on the view up Mt. Hood
What does this carving say?
45 miles away, in front of the Lodge: Mt. Jefferson
83 miles away: The "Three Sisters" barely emerge from the evening haze.
We enjoy a fire before bed
Wood Fire
Looking into the Lodge at night
Next day: The huge drifts of winter, beginning to melt.
A clear morning view of the Three Sisters, 83 miles away
In front of Mt. Jefferson is Ollalie Butte, 35 miles away.
Wide view to the South of Timberline Lodge
Massive wood and stone construction inside the Lodge
Closeup look at the summit of Mt. Hood
Man-made Trillium Lake in the valley below
1938 painting by Howeard Sewallin: The Garden
Carving on one of the Lodge's newel posts
Ranger doing a dangerous recovery of some dropped item
Who is that in the distant window ... ?
Why, it's Carol enjoying the clean morning air.
Carolyn and Jerry on the 2nd floor south balcony