The last couple of years, I have linked Heaven and Hell – Angel’s and Devil’s Rests on the same hike – together from the Wahkeena Falls trailhead. This makes a very nice lollipop loop which my corgi Ollie appreciated as much as I did. The Wahkeena Canyon path is quieter compared to the Angel’s Rest trail further to the west, the lack of parking probably has something to do with that. But also, Angel’s Rest is probably the second or third most popular trail in the Columbia River Gorge after Multnomah Falls and maybe Dog Mountain (in wildflower season) and Hamilton Mountain. Just from looking at the Angel’s Rest parking lot on a weekend, I would maybe push it into second spot.
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CORGIS ON PARADE – MAGIC IN THE COAST AIR
My wife, our Corgi and I recently escaped the summer heat of the Willamette Valley for a day at the beach, Cannon Beach to be exact. Home of the annual Corgi Day at the Beach. It was an awesome day made more mystical by swirls of fog lying along the shore. Over 500 Corgis were running up and down through the sands.
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Sunny, springtime – time to hike – 5-23-2019
Taking advantage of a sunny day to get up into the southern Cascades of Washington. With the snow gone, I hiked to the site of the old fire lookout up on Three Corner Rock. The last time – many moons ago – I was up here was with my first little corgi, Toffee.
Continue readingDOUBLE TROUBLE ON CHINIDERE PEAK
Wahtum Lake on the left, then Mt Hood; Indian Mountain is in the center; on the right is some of the fire burned areas of the upper Eagle Creek Canyon with Tanner Peak.
Native Beginnings – reaching out to Tomlike and Chinidere
Tomlike and Chinidere are two peaks on the agenda for today’s hike -. Tomlike was the son of Wasco Chief Chinidere in times long before now. Chinidere lies at the end of a small, steep spur trail going off the Pacific Crest Trail – PCT – while Tomlike is at the end of a long bootpath through some brush, atop some cliffs and up over scree boulders. This is probably the fifth time I have been up here wandering on these mountains and the day was superb.
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