Mineral Jane trail

near Mt. Hood, OR -- December 19, 2009

Twelve of ventured out to Barlow Pass sno-park. The sky was overcast and

dripping a heavy mist in 40 F weather. The recent snow was heavy with old

rain but was 6" to 8" deep on top the 30" base. I had planned to follow the

Mineral Jane trail to the Barlow forest raod, but I kept us on the trail for most

of our day because we were getting soaked from the drizzle and there were

no views to be seen of the mountain. We had a short lunch break and I turned

us around so we wouldn't get hypothermia from the rain and cold. We were

out for two hours and trekked 3 miles. The pub was good for soup and beer.