Today I took a hike up Dog Mountain. It's considered a classic Gorge-area training hike and a way to measure your performance so I wanted to set a baseline and just see how I could do. I went pretty much flat-out, at least 90%. I probably could have shaved a minute or two here and there; I stopped to chat with a few folks and take a couple of pictures, especially up near the summit where the flowers were just amazing and I couldn't resist. But I think 2:20 is a pretty good time. It was fun seeing so many people out on the trail; one cool thing about the Portland area is nobody seem to have a day job. :) And, of course, there were a lot of dogs (although the name doesn't actually come from that; it's actually a bit of a sad name, google it if you want to know more).
