eagle creek

date hiked: october 13, 2006
distance: 6.8 miles
highest elevation: 800 feet
elevation gain: 640 feet
time: 3 hours

eagle creek trail runs along eagle creek to tunnel falls and wahtum lake. i hiked until i reached high bridge and then hiked out. i plan to return for a tunnel falls hike soon. the hike was beautiful and for as popular as it is…it wasn’t very busy.

soon after i took the picture above, i had the misfortune of having a quick episode of syncope. the fall bruised my knee, hip, and elbow…and worse still….broke my camera, which i had stuffed in my pocket. so…no more pictures until the camera gets fixed.

as an aside…the doctors have determined that orthostatic hypotension may be the cause of the syncope episodes. after much poking and prodding, the cardiologist has scheduled a tilt table test on monday, november 13, 2006 at ohsu to explore the episodes.

tyler believes it is only fitting that something may be wrong with my heart. he says its bad karma for not being compassionate.

truth is…i can make fun of the possibilities…but in the end…i’m just scared.

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