Yep, winter is definitely right around the corner. Last night was cold, with lots of condensation. I'll need to find a sunny lunch hour to dry out my quilt soon. While hiking, I saw my breath until around 10:00am -- brrrr.

One thing that warmed my heart, though, was amazing trail magic. These women camped at this horse camp for about a month and would host (feed) hikers all month.

In the horse trailer, they also had their massive Mastiff whose name escapes me but he was so sweet, of course.

After that, I began the approach to Mt Hood, which was striking:

To a hiker, this means one thing: Timberline Lodge tomorrow! If you don't know what that means, then keep reading.