Wildflowers and Waterfalls in the Columbia Gorge
I’m an impatient hiker; I don’t care for the long wait till the snow melts and flowers bloom in the high country. When the first[Read More…]
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Mt Defiance Scaling the Columbia Gorge
On a recent bluebird Friday, three stalwart hiking gals from the Mountaineers took on the challenge of climbing every one of those feet and then some, scaling the gorge from the Starvation Creek rest area up to Mount Defiance, some 4980 feet in less than 6 miles.
Angel’s Rest
Soon you will glimpse your final destination, as the bare, rocky promontory of Angel’s Rest looms out of the trees. After this view, you will continue to switchback uphill. Note how the vegetation and geologic features change as you climb, from thick forest to oaks and basalt formations.
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