Snow at Larch Mountain 11/4/11

Winter arrived at Larch Mountain recently

We hiked a short distance on the Larch Mountain trail.  The map below shows the location of this trailhead, which can be reached by taking the Corbett exit (#22) from I-84 East, proceeding up the hill and turning left (East) on the Historic Columbia River Highway, passing the store and the fire station and the Women's Forum, and turning right onto Larch Mountain Road for about 14 miles.  You can walk from here to Multnomah Falls or Devils Rest, if you are so inclined.  The grey area in the lower right of the map is part of the Bull Run Watershed - you must stay out of this area to preserve the purity of the water supply for Portland.  Larch Mountain road is not plowed above milepost 10, the gate will be closed there when the road becomes blocked by snow, only to reopen in the spring.