6/14 Saturday. Cloudy. 10 people hiked to Nesika Lodge from Multnomah Lodge. Very scenic from the top of the Multnomah Falls for the next 2-3 waterfalls, along Larch Mt trail. At mile 3, we veered to the left, walked on a gravel road (gated). We checked out a tiny side semicircle for the Christmas ornaments (yes, you can hang them on the trees here), before checking out the camping area (with nothing, and far away from the main lodge), and finally at the lodge itself. The nice stone/timber main building (common area, kitchen, toilet) and two dorm buildings. The Trail Club volunteers (with 2 little kids) are repairing for the summer use. Really bad paint giving off nauseating smell. James, there, shared his newly baked ginger-walnut bread/cake, very good! A small trail leads to a stone lookout for the Columbia Gorge. I ate my lunch here by myself. Was a bit chilly. Eventually all the ladies showed up, and we started down.
A nice group, but mostly senior ladies, and one guy (husband of one lady).
