mcneil point (attempt #2)

July 16, 2006 by annie.

date hiked: july 13, 2006
distance (planned): 6.8 miles
distance (actual): 8.04 miles
highest elevation: @ 6100 feet
elevation gain: @ 1500 feet
time: 4 hours 5 minutes

well, what can we say about this hike. was it a success or a failure? technically, we never made it to mcneil point and we’re still trying to figure out where the damn trail is that would take us there. quite a few things about this hike were challenging. the trailhead was difficult to find so we had to turn around several times. on the hike, there is a huge field of rocks/boulders to climb. annie was having flashbacks of ape caves. however, this hike had awesome views of mt. hood.

we also had to cross a large creek. (of course annie insists it was a river) we had to take off our hiking boots and socks to cross. the water was so cold because it is the snow run off from the mountain. eventually, we were almost at the base of the glaciers and had no where to go, so we had to turn around. we took kelli to the urgent care center, it turns out, she had a sinus infection. (no annie didn’t push her into the river.) so eventually, there will be an attempt #3.

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