Description

I had visited Mirror Lake near Government Camp, Oregon once before with my kids. I remember the trail being very busy that day and loving the view at the lake. Fast-forward by a decade and it was time to try the new trail and trailhead since the old trailhead was right on the side of busy Hwy 26. I went after work one day with my little dog Chewchi, hoping that the planets would align and I would make it up the now longer yet still steep trail in time to see some nice sunset light on Mt Hood. After half an hour of Chewchi stopping to sniff every spot where every other dog had been in the last month I tucked him under my arm and raced up the trail, making it just in time. What a magical reward after all that! We had the entire lake to ourselves so we hung out and explored around for about half an hour before hiking back out in the dark.

To find out more about visiting Mt Hood:

https://denphototravel.com/2024/mt-hood/