9-25-12 Hurricane Mountain

I have always love Hurricane Mountain.  A short, hard but not impossible hike with an amazing view.  Sal was smart and enjoyed all the refreshing streams on the way up.

 The view as always was awesome.  I did I think close to my record time of about 1:15 to get to the top.

 The High Peaks were just starting to turn.  Such a view.

The rock at the top has such a smoothed out texture.  I know from being up here in the winter that the winds are fierce, and even that day it was blowing pretty hard.

 Looking south.  What a collage of colors.  It is hard to get a photo to give you the real sense of depth.

Looking more west towards the Cascades.

 Sal was just swept away by the view.

 There was a beaver dam I saw on the way down that I completely missed on the way up.