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Serene Lake
The six square-mile Roaring River Wilderness, about 70 miles from home, is a real treat – – – glacial-gouged lakes, open sub-alpine meadows, old-growth timber, huckleberries and rough terrain.
The views are excellent of Mt. Hood and the surrounding area.
After parking near Hideaway lake, I spent seven hours on a beautiful, sunny day hiking a 12 1/2-mile loop with many steep ascents and descents along the way.
Shellrock Lake, the Rock Lakes, Serene Lake and Cache Meadow were some of the highlights of the trek.
Truly a spectacular outing.
Serene Lake
Monkshood
Cache Meadows
Ripe Huckleberry
Shellrock Lake
Fritillary Butterfly
Into the Wilderness
Douglas’s Spiraea
A hazy (wildfire smoke) Mt. Hood behind a True Fir
Lower Rock Lake
Vine Maple leaves turning their fall colors in mid-August on the shore of Serene Lake
JOHN,
Again, thank you for the beautiful pictures and narrative. I’m a little melancholy thinking of your mom(birthday yesterday) my dad our Uncle Herb and Aunt Peggy, all of our family,
God Bless You
Ed
It makes me melancholy too. And, it reminds me that I need to get down to your part of the world soon.