Jeffery's Trip -Day Part One - Mount Hood

In August, Jeffery drove up to Mt. Hood, Oregon, and then to Mt. Saint Helen's, Washington to hike up mountains and be with his buddies for some fun.  I haven't taken time to get these photos posted, but am going to do so now.  It's long overdue!  This Mt. Hood section is on his own, before meeting up with the bro's.  He has wanted to check Mt. Hood off of his bucket list, and now he can say he did it!

The trip requires some travelling food - Riley's Jerky, straight from the source in Greenville, CA!

There it is, after a long journey!  Mt. Hood.

Mt. Hood at day's end.  Jeffery will start to climb it tomorrow morning, very very early, in the dark, as usual.  He'll go up through the two sunlit pinnacles to the top, through all that snow.  The top is at 11,250 ft.

As the moon sets, day comes on

Looking up to where he has to go

Looking down and out to the south, and Mt. Jefferson

Mountain shadow - selfie; Mt. Hood

Day comes onto Mt. Jefferson in the south, which is 10,495 ft. tall.

Scenery along the path upwards

The path ahead

To show how steep, treacherous, and difficult it is.

Still heading up!  Last-ever solo trek, he promised me.

I really, really dislike photos of crevasses like this; thinking of what might lie hidden underneath.

View of Mt. Jefferson from the top of Mt. Hood

This is what he really looks like at the summit

This is his "cool" summit shot.

If you look at this as his trip down the hill, subsequent photos will make sense to you.  I know, it makes you dizzy, but look way down where he'll end up, and think of the hike he has ahead.  Makes me tired.  And I'm grateful for views of this world.

Back in the "real world".

You can see this place in the photo I noted above.  It shows he's almost back to the Timberline Lodge where he began.  He arrived back at 1:30 p.m., having left at 3 a.m.

The moon over the Columbia River in Hood River, OR