Tree Hunting

We went up the the Mt. Hood National Forest today to hunt for a Christmas tree. We got our permit from the ranger station and headed up some soggy logging roads off the Clackamas River.

What a hoot! We hiked cross country until we found our little tree a ways up the hill. Good thing it was an easy carry because in some ways getting down a muddy hillside is a lot harder than climbing it.

I think it was a good experience for the kids to get to the source rather than just buy a tree from a local city lot. Stepping in deer pellets and checking out wild mushrooms was more fun than it might sound.