Shortly after the start, we headed onto a ridge covered with yellow and white flowers and burnt trees. About an hour later, we hit the cabin in the undamaged forest.
Tilly Jane is accessible by road. The large A frame cabin is managed by Oregon Nordic Club. Questions can be directed to tillyjanecabin@gmail.com. Reservation through http://reserveamerica.com/", up to 20 overnight guest and may include multiple parties. There's a campground and an "amphitheatre". Plenty logs for lunch. Another hour of hike takes you past Timberline trail to an expansive view of Hood at Cooper Spur hut. 
Tom gave us a lesson of conifers. He identified and showed us the difference of 13 varieties: Douglas-fir, Western Red-Cedar, Western Hemlock, Grand Fir, Silver Fir, Subalpine Fir, Englemann Spruce, Western Larch, Lodgepole Pine, Western White Pine, Subalpine Pine, Ponderosa Pine, Mountain Hemlock. Most abundant flowers are endless Goldenrod and Pearly Everlasting.
