Mirror Lake

Oh, I don't want to believe that summer is almost over. Yet...I can feel it in the air. It's happening anyway. So....we might as well enjoy it. Along with so many others (according to the family blogs I read! :) we went for a hike yesterday. This time we went into the Mt Hood Wilderness to Mirror Lake with Kevin, Erika and the kids.

What a beautiful day it was! With blue skies and just enough nip in the air for a sweatshirt, we all headed up the mile or so trail to Mirror Lake for a picnic lunch and exploring the early autumn wilderness.





The kids loved the little bridges...especially this single log one...hold hands everyone! Along the way there were also big rocks to climb on and slide down, other logs to walk on, trees to climb, and sticks to write in the dirt with.



When we hiked around the lake I got behind often because some cheery wildflowers stole away my attention. Like this aster:


Cow Parsnip:


Fireweed:


Meadow Goldenrod:


And Pearly Everlasting:


On the way back to the cars, when the kids thought they might be tired, we sang "Old McDonald Had a Farm" all the way down the trail. When we ran out of animals, we came up with other farm residents. Did you know that Green Tractors make a sound called "Mow-Ah"?? According to Aiden it does, so that's how we sang it. :)

What a pleasant day! :)