Timberline Trail Closure!

No!! I just got off the phone with the Ranger in the Zigzag district of the Mt. Hood National Forest, and he told me that the Timberline Trail is closed on the northeast side of the mountain. Apparently, there was some kind of mudslide, which decimated a chunk of the trail. Now I have to figure out another stretch of trail to hike. Hmmmm... I'll call Neighbor J and get some ideas. Maybe start at White Pass and head south to Cascade Locks? Yikes! That would be a lot of miles to cover in 5 1/2 days.