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Appeal Tribune | WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2021 | 1B OUTDOORS Chairlift hiking becomes focus at Mt. Hood Meadows Zach Urness Salem Statesman Journal | USA TODAY NETWORK The experience of chairlift hiking at Mount Hood Meadows feels a little bit like, well, skiing. h There’s a lot less snow, if any at all, and instead of boots, pants and a parka, you’re probably dressed in shorts and a t-shirt. h But the simple mechanism of gliding up the mountain on a chairlift, enjoying views of Oregon’s tallest mountain and then beginning a fluid downhill trip does offer a similar vibe to the winter alternative. Gravity does the work as you hike, instead of ski, along trails that weave through forest, wildflowers and a ton of bear grass on a collection of routes newly created at Mount Hood’s largest ski area. h It’s become standard for ski areas to retrofit in the summer to cater to a different style of recreation, with chairlift-assisted mountain biking a focus at Timberline Lodge and Mount Bachelor, while Skibowl offers a summer adventure park with ziplines, go-carts and even a rock climbing wall. See CHAIRLIFT, Page 2B Chairlift-aided hiking and new trails at Mount Hood Meadows is a new way to experience the largest ski area on Mount Hood. ZACH URNESS/STATESMAN JOURNAL A tribute to Harry, the squirrel chasing, skunk fighting hound Fishing Henry Miller Guest columnist Harry has left the building as they used to announce to rabid Elvis Presley fans in the 1950s who lingered in audi- toriums long after his departure hoping for encores. After almost a decade of owning us, Harry the mostly Jack Russell terrier went to the big dog park in the sky on July 12. We made the decision to take him on the last ride to the vet when he was so unsteady that I had to carry him home after a pair of back-to-back 50-foot eve- ning walks. Harry just stood trembling on wobbly legs, staring into the distance. Toward the end, I had to hoist him up and down the back steps by his harness, and he had a hard time navigating famil- iar turf, once mistaking the opening un- der a vanity table for the door to his ad- jacent crate We suspected a stroke. Being without Harry is like having a phantom pain from an amputated limb. We still needlessly close the gate when we go out to the back yard; listen for the jingle of his tags announcing the morning ritual of letting him out to do his business. “I looked for him out back,” Kay said about 15 minutes ago after returning from shopping. That kind of mental muscle memory. I still side-step to avoid his now-gone dog bed in the office, and there’s a big bald spot in the bedroom where his crate used to be. Harry was probably the only dog in the world that had a pair of Tempur- Pedic pillows to sleep on, inheriting them when they didn’t work for us. Life apparently wasn’t quite so cushy prior to his arrival from California Harry, the mostly Jack Russell terrier, and former owner of Henry and Kay Miller. HENRY MILLER/SPECIAL TO THE STATESMAN JOURNAL among a load of canine transplants. He was sporting a healed bald patch on his neck apparently left over from a mauling at the previous facility, the woman at the Willamette Humane Soci- ety told us when we decided to adopt him. His given name was Spock, which we changed because of his coat, which had the appearance of a cross between a miniature collie that had been groomed with garden shears and the contents of a shop vac at a kennel. When we got him, they estimated that Harry was between 5 and 6 years old, so about 15 to 16 when he crossed over the River Styx. We almost took him back on Day 1. When he was turned loose on the house for the first time, he jumped onto the couch, and from there onto an end table before vaulting to the floor and lift- ing a leg on a potted ficus. We slept on it, then decided to keep him after a relatively uneventful night. As with a lot of terriers, Harry wasn’t a cuddler or a snuggler, although he was a shameless smoozer if you had treats or any meal involving meat or cheese, or preferably both. Insatiably curious, Harry would kick See MILLER, Page 2B
