Posted by William Brozy on December 30, 2008 at 6:55 PM
I have been wanting to shoot Dog Mountain in the winter - is anyone interested in joining me? I'm pretty flexible over the next three days. I've done it once in the summer among the hordes of hardy - but i can assume in the winter the mountain is your own. Any takers?
Posted by Mark Hudon on December 31, 2008 at 7:35 PM
Well, Adamus goes out in bad weather and usually comes back with powerful images. It may be gray and windy as hell up there buy you might luck out and get something unusual.
I just looked at the weather forecast for Dog Mountain and saw that it's supposed to snow, rain and have winds up to 55 mph.
Have fun!
Yikes, Will... Well, there's lots of winter left to go for it. ...carefully... uh, not by yourself...
Oh, who appointed me PNWNP's mom... ! Sorry, guys... but lordy you all try the darndest things...
Posted by John Williams on January 7, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Did you ever head up there Will? I too have wondered what it is like in winter.
Posted by William Brozy on January 10, 2009 at 12:16 PM
No John - But i am still willing to give it a go. Don't fret Catherine, i will not do it solo. That's why I was reaching out. I am willing and if anyone else would like to give it a try one weekend/weekday beginning February. It looks I'll have loads of free time on my hands beginning then (i'll be unemployeed as of mid feb. )
Posted by Cezar Mart on January 11, 2009 at 4:01 AM
William, are you sure it is possible to hike that mountain in the winter? If the snow is 3 ft deep and soft, even snow shoes may not help. I know how beautiful and scenic it can be on the meadows on the top, but is it possible to get to the meadows through the forest trail? Did you check the current conditions on the mountain?
I am asking those questions because the idea seems to be very attractive to me provided that it's doable.
Posted by William Brozy on January 11, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Cezar - i assume so. I have seen winter images from the trail so someone had to do it. Sure it could be tough and almost impossible depending on the condition of the snow, but it can be done on a hospitable day. Let's keep in touch and plan something when the stars align...
Posted by Cezar Mart on January 11, 2009 at 5:58 PM
The problem is sudden disappearance of snow from the trees. I was on Mount Hood Meadows last Saturday trying to shoot some photos, and all of a sudden there is no snow on trees and the landscape lost 90% of its quality. The rain washed everything. You see, too much snow on the ground and trees is beautiful, but it makes it impossible to travel, while little snow makes it easy to walk, but the landscape loses all the quality.
I have been trying to arrange a snowy hike sometime this winter. The snow storm in December raised my hopes for a nice trip and I was thinking about somewhere around Mount Hood or in the gorge (Catherine Creek?). Now, it's too late and we need to wait for another storm....
Talking about Dog Mountain - the problem is a couple of miles in the forest before you even get to the meadows. From the photographic standpoint you may get some creative shots in the woods, but most possible you find nothing worth the gallery. And with is no snow on tree branches the possibility of nice shots on the wooded part of trail is almost zero. It's the meadows that may provide sure photos. It would nice to be dropped straight on the meadows from the helicopter or something...
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7 repliesI just looked at the weather forecast for Dog Mountain and saw that it's supposed to snow, rain and have winds up to 55 mph.
Have fun!
Oh, who appointed me PNWNP's mom... ! Sorry, guys... but lordy you all try the darndest things...
I am asking those questions because the idea seems to be very attractive to me provided that it's doable.
I have been trying to arrange a snowy hike sometime this winter. The snow storm in December raised my hopes for a nice trip and I was thinking about somewhere around Mount Hood or in the gorge (Catherine Creek?). Now, it's too late and we need to wait for another storm....
Talking about Dog Mountain - the problem is a couple of miles in the forest before you even get to the meadows. From the photographic standpoint you may get some creative shots in the woods, but most possible you find nothing worth the gallery. And with is no snow on tree branches the possibility of nice shots on the wooded part of trail is almost zero. It's the meadows that may provide sure photos. It would nice to be dropped straight on the meadows from the helicopter or something...