Lost Lake with Mount Hood
— — the north face of Hood, doubled in still water.
Not only on a wall.
“A small forest lake on the northwest side of Mount Hood, at about 3,140 feet, ringed by old growth Douglas fir and western red cedar. The view across the water to the mountain's north face is one of the most photographed scenes in Oregon. Best in the first hour after sunrise, before the wind comes up and the surface breaks. — from the studio
Lost Lake with Mount Hood, on ceramic.
Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.
Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.
The place, in three passes.
Lost Lake sits inside Mount Hood National Forest, about seven miles southwest of the town of Dee in the upper Hood River drainage. The lake covers 231 acres at an elevation of roughly 3,140 feet, formed in a basin dammed by a lava flow off the mountain. Mount Hood, 11,249 feet, rises directly south across the water. The north face dominates the view from the resort dock. The surrounding forest is old growth Douglas fir, western hemlock, and western red cedar.
The lake has no inlet stream of any size. It is fed almost entirely by snowmelt and groundwater seeping through the lava that dammed the basin. The water runs cold and clear all summer. Surface temperature peaks in the mid-sixties Fahrenheit in August, cool enough that most swimming is brief. The outlet is Lake Branch, which flows north into the West Fork Hood River. Motorboats are not permitted. Rowboats and canoes are available for rent at the resort.
Access is by paved Forest Service road from Dee, in the Hood River Valley. A day-use fee is charged at the entrance station. Overnight cabins and campsites are bookable through Lost Lake Resort, which has operated under permit since the 1920s. The road is typically open mid-May through October, weather permitting. Winter snow closes it. The 3.2-mile loop trail around the lake is mostly flat, with the best reflection views from the north shore.