Where to go at Mt.Hood for Sunrise/Sunset (Never been there)
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Posted by Kevin McNeal on November 30, 2006 at 12:09 PM
Hi everybody ! I have never been to Mt. Hood and I am going this weekend like the rest of you but I have no clue where to go for (Sunrise or Sunset ?). I dont have the best transportation so I cant get to those hard to get places. But any advice I would really appreciate.
Posted by Marc Adamus on November 30, 2006 at 12:21 PM
This time of year the good light is almost entirely on the South face of the Peak. Fortunately, the main road is also on the South Side of the peak. There are many places within a few miles of Government Camp, a town at the pass. An easy one is the expansive meadows just to the South of the Town. Get there by parking at ski-bowl and taking a groomed trail/road to the East a mile or so and then off-trail it into the meadows for views of Hood.
Tom, Dick and Harry Mountain (see Zack's recent post) offers the best views. It's a couple hours of hiking to reach treeline at most and the views are impressive, best at sunset. The snowed-over Trillium Lake Road ends at the frozen (or maybe still partially unfrozen) Trillium Lake and meadows which offer views of Hood, best at Sunrise. The Timberline lodge road will deliver you to treeline in a land of cold, wind and rime ice covered trees. From the parking lot, traverse East away from the lodge and ski area through a ravine and onto the adjacent ridge for summit views. Here though, your shooting ON the mountain so good perspective is harder to find. Last, if coming from the North through Hood River, you can follow Hwy. 35 to the parkdale turn off and take some secondary and residential roads until arriving at some clearings amongst the orchards that offer long-lens views of the peak.
Posted by Zack Schnepf on November 30, 2006 at 12:50 PM
Marc about summed up all the spots I know about. All the better spots usually require some snowshoes or skis in the best conditions, but some trails like the one up to Mirror Lake(below TD&H Mountain) are walkable with just normal boots as long as the area did not get dumped on overnight.
Posted by Rick Lundh on November 30, 2006 at 1:38 PM
I'll be at the meadows just out of the Ski Bowl Parking lot all day on Sat. The Parkdale Meadow will be your easiest shot...of course that's Sunrise. As for Trillium Lake, I have gotten wonderful images at sunset as well...but the road is closed now and you have to park at the snow park right there and hike downhill for 2 miles. Perfect scenario would be to ski down and snowshoe back up. There's also Frog Lake to look at...
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3 repliesTom, Dick and Harry Mountain (see Zack's recent post) offers the best views. It's a couple hours of hiking to reach treeline at most and the views are impressive, best at sunset. The snowed-over Trillium Lake Road ends at the frozen (or maybe still partially unfrozen) Trillium Lake and meadows which offer views of Hood, best at Sunrise. The Timberline lodge road will deliver you to treeline in a land of cold, wind and rime ice covered trees. From the parking lot, traverse East away from the lodge and ski area through a ravine and onto the adjacent ridge for summit views. Here though, your shooting ON the mountain so good perspective is harder to find. Last, if coming from the North through Hood River, you can follow Hwy. 35 to the parkdale turn off and take some secondary and residential roads until arriving at some clearings amongst the orchards that offer long-lens views of the peak.