Took my pretty lady up to see the pretty lady #MountHood
A winter hike to Tamanawas Falls on Mount Hood. Snow-dusted trail, mossy creek crossings, and a 100-foot waterfall disappearing into mist at the end
#tamanawasfalls #mounthood #oregon #pnw #landscapephotography #posse

🔗 https://behindtheviewfinder.com/tamanawas-falls/

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/15/as-googles-water-demands-grow-the-dalles-aims-to-pull-more-from-mount-hood-forest/

#OR #pdx, icymi:

As #Google’s water demands grow, #TheDalles aims to pull more from #MountHood forest
The Dalles, a rural city in north-central Oregon, wants to expand its reservoir in the Mount Hood National Forest so it can store more water. While city officials say the water is needed for a growing population, environmental advocates worry it's really for Google and its growing number of #datacenters.

As Google’s water demands grow, The Dalles aims to pull more from Mount Hood forest

The Dalles, a rural city in north-central Oregon, wants to expand its reservoir in the Mount Hood National Forest so it can store more water. While city officials say the water is needed for a growing population, environmental advocates worry its really for Google and its growing number of data centers.

OPB

Sam Hill: Environmentalists worry #Google behind bid to control #Oregon town's #water. Concerns about Big #Tech have emerged in a proposal to transfer Mount Hood land.

#MountHood #Environment

Mount Hood Blue Hour.

A large Lenticular Cloud drapes around the top of the mountain in the last light of the day. Seen from South Portland, 60 miles west of the mountain. #portland #oregon #MountHood #bluehour

Mount Hood, covered in snow, bouncing late afternoon sun on the last day of 2025.
#MountHood #Portland #Oregon
Thinking about those bluebird turns after a snowstorm of past winters #snow #mounthood #mthood #mthoodmeadows #skiing