Jonsrud Viewpoint is a scenic lookout point at Sandy, Oregon. The viewpoint looks out East towards Mount Hood and the river ravine below. During the cold morning, thick fog form within the ravine beneath and the sunrise over the ravine simply looks gorgeous. Thus this place has been a popular spot for photography enthusiasts for taking sunrise photo around Mount Hood.
We got to Jonsrud Viewpoint around 7AM in the morning. It was still dark outside because the sunrise is at 7:45AM. The parking area for this viewpoint is along a pull out South of the viewpoint. There were only about 9 parking spaces and quite limited.
When we got out of the car, it was freezing. We could see the frost on the grass and on the fence. As we set up the camera, there were more people arriving to wait for the sunrise. The parking lot was full. Everyone was wearing gloves and hats because it was freezing cold. We saw a dog walker placing a card board on the ground for his dog to stand on to protect the dog's paw.
Around 7:50AM, the sun rose above the mountain and the sun rays over the fog was simply beautiful. The orange colour of the fog was too beautiful to dismiss. The sun also made an orange grow on Mount Hood, it was quite amazing.
On the river down at the ravine, we also saw several fisherman there doing some early morning fishing. It must be extremely cold down there on the river.
We stayed there for 30 minutes when the sun was well above the horizon and went back the car. We were the last few people to leave but we really enjoyed this. We would recommend to come here as early as possible to secure a parking space.
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