Umbrella Falls hike on Mt. Hood

Our adventure for the day was a 4-mile hike on Mt. Hood, up to Umbrella Falls, in the company of Adrienne and Angelo. It was a beautiful sunny day, the perfect temperature - we hiked through some alpine meadows, crossed some tiny streams, and arrived at the falls at noon. We picnicked there, clambered around the logs and in the stream, and then looped back down to the trailhead. The kids did great - some minor complaining on the way up (the heat! the sun! the dust! the itchy branches! is that a hornet?! I'm hungry!) but all made it just fine, and then ran down pretending to be various animals (dolphins, cheetahs, dogs, zebras, eagles, fish, pinecones...).

  

 

  We drove back to Portland and stopped at Jamison Square for some late afternoon splashing.