oxbow regional park and sherrard point

date hiked: may 26, 2007
distance: .5 miles (sherrard point)
highest elevation: 4056 feet (sherrard point)
elevation gain: 230 feet (sherrard point)
time: 1 hour (sherrard point)

my friend tammy had knee surgery in february. she’s had a difficult recovery. her physical therapist told her to try to get “out” more. so tam asked if i would take her on a “nature walk”. i thought sherrard point would be perfect. it’s a 1/4 mile to this great overlook. on a clear day you can see mt. rainier, mt. st. helens, mt. adams, mt. hood, and mt. jefferson. it’s at the top of larch mountain. it’s a paved trail…perfectly safe. of course, i forgot about the stairs. and it wasn’t even a clear day.

mt. hood was the only mountain somewhat visible from sherrard point that day. yet, tam still wanted to head up those stairs. so much for my great idea.

on our way up to larch mountain we took a detour to oxbow regional park. neither of us had ever been there, yet had always passed the signs. the park sits along the sandy river. we walked for about a mile along a trail next to the river. we were surprised it wasn’t busy due to it being memorial day weekend. it was quiet.

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