Scooter ride sights

Since this is a holiday week here in the US, and I had a day off in the middle of the week, I decided to take the scooter out for a ride and enjoy a rain-free day. Though it was cold and my fingers didn't like it much, even with gloves, I took a long ride up and around town and stopped at a few places to look at the views. While up in the Counsel Crest area of Portland, I stopped and took a picture of Mount Hood with a fresh coating of snow and a cloud sitting on top. It is a very prominent feature in town and the volcano being only about fifty miles away stands out on the horizon. Most of the lower mountains don't have snow yet, but Hood is starting to collect it's yearly covering of snow. There are glaciers on the mountain and the snow helps to refresh them. In the summer the Mountain starts to look grey rather than white due to the loss of snow.

Not to be out done, Mount Saint Helens also has a new fresh coating of snow. Actually St Helens looks like a smooth round dome to the peak of Hood. Of course you may remember that St Helens erupted back in the early 80's, the major damage from that is on the north side, so the southern side is still smooth and intact, just the top is missing.

Some of the Portland skyline with Hood hiding behind the buildings, when it is clear the mountain is striking and at sunset will take on a pink color from the setting sun. But this is Oregon, lots of rain and clouds so in winter seeing Hood can be a challenge.