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- August 2, 2009: Mt. St. Helens
- November 30, 2008: Happy Birthday Tyler
- July 17, 2008: Rhododendron Trail/Cal Barrel - Redwood NP
- July 17, 2008: Fern Canyon - Redwood National Park
- July 6, 2008: Exposure and Adventure
- June 21, 2008: Celebrate
- June 21, 2008: Angel's Rest
- June 21, 2008: Eagle Creek
- June 20, 2008: Herman Creek Trail
- June 20, 2008: Devil's Rest via Wahkeena (starting at Multnomah)
Archive for June 13, 2008
Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls
June 13, 2008 by annie.
dates hiked:
February 17, 2008
February 23, 2008
March 16, 2008
March 22, 2008
April 12, 2008
distance: 12 miles
highest elevation: 1200 feet
elevation gain: 1200 feet
time: 3.5 hours
Once Eagle Creek opened again in January, I couldn’t wait to vary my winter hiking a bit. I had spent the winter in the Columbia Gorge, specifically around Multnomah Falls. I was looking forward to getting out to Tunnel Falls. The first two tries in February, I didn’t make it. There was too much snow for me. By March, I was able to make it to the falls with YakTrax on.
The interesting thing is…this year we have had record amounts of low elevation snow. It’s now mid-June (I’m really late posting) and you still hit snow around 3000 ft. up the trails. That has also meant there is a ton of water. Along the Eagle Creek trail, there’s a waterfall (below) that I don’t ever remember seeing before.
Many people say Eagle Creek Canyon is nerve-racking because of the steep drops and no-where-to-go cliffs. I find the trail beautiful.
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Snow Boy
June 13, 2008 by annie.
date: january 6, 2008
In January, Tyler and I headed up to Mt. St. Helens for the day to play in the snow. It was awesome!
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