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What would others do? Got a site reserved at Hoodview … what are the chances of them fully refunding due to closures? If they aren’t closed, what are everyone’s thoughts for the smoke potential?

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Edit to add update from the Zigzag Ranger Station (as of 8/10 am):

If you’re coming from Portland, you won’t be impacted by road closures. The campgrounds on Timothy are all open, however, if you’re planning on paddling or being in the water they ask that everyone stay near the shore to make room for the water helicopters since they’re pulling water from the middle of the lake.

There are three new starts to the east of Timothy, but for now the winds are blowing it towards the reservation so air quality hasn’t been impacted—but potentially could be.

All trails around there are open.

The ranger said that if you’re planning on camping on Mt Hood right now that Timothy is one of the best/safest places to be.

The park host has radio, WiFi, etc. and is there to share any changes.

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I hope this sub can get some traction—because Oregon camping is SO amazing. So amazing that I’m literally going multiple times in a week.

We hit up Cloud Cap Saddle (on Mt Hood, right next to Tilly Jane), and Three Bears (on the Molalla River).

Cloud Cap is first come, first serve, with no reservations—you pay there with cash ($20 a night, plus parking if you don’t have a National Forest Tag). There’s potable water, a vault toilet well maintained by Lost Lake owners, but you pack out your trash. There are only 6 sites—four on one side of the road, and 2 on the other. A lot of through hikers doing the Timberline Trail stop for water, meals, and a few of those camp there for the night.

Apparently there is also a resident deer! It kept coming back at night and was NOT afraid of people. There is also a massive colony of chipmunks that—while adorably cute—reminded us of the raptors from Jurassic Park. They came in hot from all directions during breakfast and lunch.

The hiking around there is AMAZING. You can hike right up to the glacial snow. I have a wrangler so the drive up wasn’t a thing, but low clearance sedans may struggle a bit.

And Three Bears (Molalla) was equally amazing, but totally different terrain! There are great swimming pools in the river, the people there were friendly and well behaved, and there are a lot of trails to check out (like the huckleberry) that are right down the road. There are also massive ant colonies that form these 3-4ft high rounded mounds all along the trail.

She’s trying to keep up with her older brothers!

Ideally a big girl’s balance bike, or a 20” girls bike.

She’s been a scooter girl, but wants to go faster.

This has never happened to me before! Help! 🆘🚨‼️

We’ve only been talking since the beginning of March! What is this!? Are there workshops to attend?!?! A 12-step program, maybe?

At the time we started talking, I was with a woman that I really love (still do)—that started in January—I was also candid about how I had never really dated before and wasn’t feeling ready to shut that down. She understood completely, we were open and honest, and this thing happened.

The new woman I’ve been talking to, since March, she’s utterly amazing. She’s a mother of three amazing young kiddos, she’s a brilliant linguist and teacher, she’s so affectionate, compassionate, easy going; for the other millennials out there, she’s even got a frickin’ mortgage.

We share so many similarities and have aligned life goals. My abs hurt every time we see each other from laughing so much (and now other things 👀), and I can’t help but be flabbergasted that she’s always grabbing for my hand, or my elbow when we’re out; that she’s telling me how beautiful she thinks I am, how attracted she is to me, how she loves my freckles, and somehow thinks I’m funny. (I’m not funny!)

She is drop dead gorgeous too, like…I can’t. How is this even a thing? She’s in amazing shape, has incredibly thick blonde hair and beautiful deep blue eyes, and a bronzed body reminiscent of a playboy supermodel.

She’s said she wants to come home to me to debrief about the day and kiss and cuddle; how she wants me to be the last person her kiddos know as her partner. And we can’t even stop planning the entire summer together. I genuinely feel like hard stop I just wanna jump all feet in and plant a veggie garden together, make our power tool wish list, build a shared life together, bury a ring in a cake and hope she doesn’t choke on it.

I’m trying not to lose it but it’s so hard! I miss her all the times we aren’t together and think about her constantly.

It’s almost painfulllllllllll!!!! Does anyone else relate?! 🆘🚨‼️