Video: Hike to High Rock Lookout

Here's a short video of the views on High Rock Lookout not too far from Packwood, Washington. Once you get to the top you get rewarded with a 360 degree view of the landscape all around you and below you. On this clear day I got to see Mt. Hood, Mount St. Helens, Mt. Adams and Mt. Rainier. Not many people get to go where I can go. This hike require you to be relatively fit. The trail is short covering 1.6 miles one way but steep in many places along the way with the steepest being the last 150 feet to the lookout building. If you're not fit or overweight then I suggest you do not take upon this moderately hard hike unless your doctor gives you the approval.

Beautiful Mt. Adams

In one of the many hikes I do out in Washington I find this scenery around Mt. Adams breathtaking and scenic on such a sunny and beautiful day. The location of this spot is on a steep trail that lead up to Forest Road 22. The picture I took was at an elevation of 4280 feet. From that spot you can see Mt Adams 15 miles away looking to the south-southeast at the north flank of that volcanic mountain that rises to 12, 276 feet.

Tomorrow, I plan to have pictures taken from the south flank of that mountain at an elevation of around 6,300 feet. The south flank is on the other side of Mt. Adams in this picture. I'll be on a high alpine meadow full of wildflowers and ripe huckleberries. It'll be a two mile hike in plus some more and then the return hike back to my vehicle. There'll be some snow at this elevation. And from there I'll be able to see Mt. Hood in the distance 55 miles away to the south on the Oregon side. The forecast for tomorrow? Sunny and quite warm.

Perfect.