Sunday. 5/18. Left Portland in rain, but no rain at the parking lot. 8 of us hiked Dog Mountain. Full bloom. Lupine is on the lower slope. Larkspur is the main blue. Paintbrush is coming. Chocolate Lily is on its way out. 
Misty. Very very windy at the flowering slope. We took the new trail up and same trail down. We were able to take a few photos of the gorge as the clouds moved away on our way down. Rained a bit, but nothing serious.3.2 miles one way up. 2800' elevation gain. Highway 14, milepost 53, just east of Stevenson.
