Saturday, December 13, 2014

2014.12.13. The Good, The Bad, and The Muddy -- a hike

Saturday, cloudy, rain at times, sunny when we finished. 10 people went to Angel's Rest to Devil's Rest lollipop loop. Very muddy indeed, especially on the way down, after the rain. We went from Angel's Rest trailhead (right off I-84 exit 28), passing Coopey Falls, Boyscott camp (very big, in the woods, right after cross a creek), Wahkeena Spring (100m before the junction of Wahkeena Trail), continued right & up to Devil's Rest, which is just two rock piles, no view. Along the way, a couple of viewpoints now completely obscured by rain and cloud. Then we took a different way down (the lollipop). Finally the weather cleared up, and we had a great view at Angel's Rest, with a small crowd. From here, it's ~2 miles down. Drove to Bridal Veil Falls TH for bathroom (2 stalls each, with flushing toilet, and soap by the sink).