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McNeil Point Shelter

Pacific Northwest hikers wait with great anticipation for a warm summer day to visit a beautiful alpine area. All the rainy day hikes through dense forest are immediately forgotten.

My favorite destination is the McNeil Point Shelter on Mt. Hood via Bald Mountain.

Wildflowers of almost every color decorate the open meadows drawing dancing butterflies to their petals.

As the sun moves across the sky it creates ever changing patterns on the glacier-covered summit of the mountain.

As I sat and rested near the shelter built from rocks, I savored the beautiful alpine scenery.

Another grand day in the Pacific Northwest!

Mt. Hood over a tarn below McNeil Point

California Tortoiseshell Butterfly, one of hundreds along the trail

Mt. Adams behind the McNeil Point Shelter

Avalanche Lily

Blue-headed Gilia

Shooting Star

Cat’s-ear Lily

Alpine wildflowers

Early morning light on Mt. Hood from Bald Mountain

Larkspur

Harsh Paintbrush

Old Men of the Mountain

Alpine wildflowers

Alpine trail to McNeil Point Shelter

Clodius Parnassian Butterfly

Blue Butterfly

Western Meadow Fritillary Butterfly

Alpine butterflies

Hikers on last stretch to McNeil Point

Yocum Ridge

Lower tarn below McNeil Point

Alpine trail leading down from McNeil Point

Alpine scenery

Mt. Hood rising above McNeil Point