We hiked this trail during the heatwave weekend in Oregon, on July 6^th. Temperatures went over 100 degrees and a heat advisory was in effect. Luckily, this is the easiest trail to do as a day trip because of its proximity to Portland, and I was thrilled to see that it was added to the Central Oregon challenge. We headed out later hoping to avoid the morning crowd and beat the heat and arrived at Skibowl parking lot around 3 pm. This trailhead is a starting point for Mirror Lake and the Tom, Dick and Harry trail. Most people we met on the trail stopped at Mirror Lake and didn’t venture any further. I don’t blame them, with this level of heat, that was the most logical place to hang out. We did the Mirror Lake portion of that trail several times, but that was the first time I’ve seen that many people in the water, swimming in the lake. Every access point was super crowded. Once you reach Mirror Lake, be careful and follow the sign to get on the right trail. Another trail circles around Mirror Lake. The trail is in good condition and very doable. Close to the top, once trees became sparser, you could see many huckleberries, which gave the name to this portion of the forest (Huckleberries Wilderness). They usually ripen in August, so they were still green in July. Once you reach the first pile of rocks you have to climb for amazing views of Mt Hood, you need to continue for a while until the true summit. This part of the trail is not marked well and has several branched trails that eventually meet, but some parts were not super clear. On the bright side, through the entire portion of the trail, from the first rock pile to the true summit, you will enjoy amazing views of Mt. Hood with Mirror Lake far below. Once you reach the true summit, you will see a solar panel. I had to look it up and apparently, it powers a seismic activity monitoring station at the summit. The surface at the summit is pretty flat and has signs of camping. We stopped by Mirror Lake on the way down closer to 7 pm and nobody was there, so we enjoyed peace. The last mile or so before we reached the parking – we had to cross 10 small wooden bridges across small creeks. Nice landmark to count down the last steps to the car when you are tired after a long hike.