Mt. Adams from Sherrard Point.

The weather seemed nice today for a “last call” trip to Sherrard Point to snap some photos. The sun was out today, but as I arrived at the top, high clouds out to the west filtered the sun, resulting in a subdued alpenglow reflecting off Mt. Hood.

The gusty trademark east wind made it bone-chilling cold at the 4,056-foot summit. Both my Labs were eager to get back into the warm car.

Why am I calling this the “last call” trip? Multnomah County will be installing the road gate on Larch Mountain Road at milepost 10 on Friday, November 28 at noon. There are a half dozen signs warning motorists that the gates are in place, which the signage had already been deployed as I headed up there.

Even though the road is closed, you can still hike to the summit, either by road or Larch Mountain Trail. The bridge at Triple Falls on Oneonta Trail may be out for replacement and crossing the creek just two hundred feet above the falls is ill-advised.

And please don’t call me “The Gatekeeper” because of this, this and this.

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