Grandma came to visit at the end of June. It was during an unusual June heat wave. One of the 100-degree days, we decided to go up to Timberline Lodge on Mt Hood for their lunch buffet. I remembered when we lived on the mountain in Sheridan, that it was always 10 degrees cooler at our house than at the bottom of the mountain. So I figured the elevation at Timberline Lodge would also be to our benefit. I was so wrong. It was blazing hot. Closer to the sun, I suppose. And Timberline Lodge isn't air conditioned. They opened up the doors and set up huge fans in the doorways, and it helped a bit.
Out behind the restaurant is a trailhead for Pacific Crest Trail. I've known there was a trailhead at Timberline Lodge and I was hoping I could see it for myself so I could hike too someday. I'm not an overnight hiker, but since doing a day hike many years ago on the PCT in California, I've been sort enamored with the trail ever since.
Mae and I found it and she wanted to hike very much, never mind the heat.
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