Five mile Hike
on Vista Ridge
9/8/15

We went to three spectacular lookout points:
First: Owl Point - we had a beautiful view of Mt. Hood
Second: Alkai Point - looking north we could see Mt. Adams and Mt. Rainier
Third: the Rock Pile - we could again see Mt Hood


Unfortunately, there were a few bee stings
Joyce's hand became swollen and she had to have her ring cut off;
however, she is doing well now










Our able leader
orgaizing the group



The trail was very nice



Some of the hikers









The Views were spectactular
The north side of Mt. Hood



From Alkai Point
Looking North
Mt. Adams
and Mt. Rainier in the distance






































The group at
the lookout points



Looking east from Owl Point
A lake in the distance





Returning to the cars
We encountered a
friendly dog
just coming back from a hike


Directions to the trailhead

  1. Take Hwy 26 to ZigZag
  2. Turn Left onto Lolo Pass Road
    -- Lolo Pass Road is just prior to the ZigZag Ranger Station
    -- Drive 10.5 miles on Lolo Pass Road
  3. Turn right on gravel McGee Creek Road 1810
    -- Drive about 10 miles on McGee Creek Road
    -- after about 5 miles it becomes paved
  4. Make a sharp right onto paved Road 16
    -- At this intersection there is a sign saying Vista Ridge trail 626
    -- drive 5.3 miles on Road 16
  5. At a broad intersection turn sharply right onto spur road 1650
    -- only a very short iinital part is paved
    -- drive 3.4 miles on road 1650 to the trailhead
    -- when in doubt stay left and head uphill


Signs along the trail

The first sign we came to

Col1

The rockpile lookout
was a bit off the trail

Next was the cutoff to
Owl Point Lookout





trail map from my GPS



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