~Halloween Hat, Day Hike to Open Nesika Lodge (8 miles, 1700 ft elevation)~

Witch 🧙‍♂️🧙‍♀️of you want to join us for a Happy Howlaween Hat Hike?

If you wish to get out Saturday and have a wonderful time, meet new friends and have a great day, please consider joining us!
Bring and wear a fun festive hat for the hike and at the lodge or have it tucked away in your backpack to bring out for pictures at the lodge! Hat is Not required to join us, but Leea loves themes and thought this would be a great opportunity to dust them off for the occasion and let the hats rise up, like a witch's broom 🧹in the wind!

Want to relax? Learn about the lodge meet folks, eat food, do nothing, help out? All of the above? None of the above? Join us!
This is a Free hike for TCO members and non-members.
We will be hiking up to Nesika Lodge, checking on trails along the way.
Starting from the Multnomah Falls Gift Shop, we will head up the Larch Mtn trail, the High Water Trail, Cougar Rock trail then to Nesika Lodge.

The pace will be a walking pace with breaks along the way.

Nesika Lodge will be open and hosted Saturday.
Please ask for a tour of the lodge and the dorm.
You will notice some (great) changes since last year!
We shall eat a brief lunch at Nesika Lodge. Please bring a lunch to eat.

There will be food at the lodge as well. We shall leave Nesika Lodge by 2pm and get back to our starting point by approximately 5pm.
Distance: 8 miles-ish

Elevation gain: 1700 ft-ish
Meetup: In front of Multnomah Lodge Gift Shop
When: 815am Meetup. We shall start hiking 830am sharp.
Pace: Walking pace
Restrooms: yes
Pass: Two parking options: 1) No pass nor fee needed if parking in the

I84 highway parking lot. 2) The second option is parking at the Rt 30 parking immediately across the street from Multnomah Lodge at $20/day.
We shall hike through the High Water Trail, the Cougar Rock trail and the Ornament Trail in our travels.
Well behaved pets are welcome on this hike. We kindly ask that dogs remain outside Nesika Lodge.
Please wear hiking boots, suitable socks,

hat, sunscreen. Hiking poles recommended.
Estimated return time is a rough estimate only. If you wish to head back early and know your way back, that is fine - please let Leea V & CraigG know your plan to separate from the main group.
Please feel free to use the Meetup

chat for this trip to organize carpooling.
Trails Club of Oregon trip leaders are all volunteers and are not paid professionals or guides. Please remember you are responsible for your own health and safety during and on the way to and from this event. Please be informed and self-sufficient