Sunday, January 26, 2014

2014.1.26. Dry Creek Falls to Pacific Crest Falls.

Saturday was too nice and sunny to spend indoors. To make up, I went for a Sunday hike. However, it is rather chilly, and the short hike is so flat that I never warmed up. Dry Creek falls is quite lovely now with all the ice around it. Very slippery close to the water. Only 2.2 miles and 700'gain. There's a bridge here and construction remnants. Our Sierra Club hike leaders told us that the city of Cascade Lock is/was planning on selling this water to Nestlé.

To make the outing more substantial, we continued to the small Pacific Crest falls. Really not worth the time. If continue further south on PCT, we could reach the Herman Creek trail head. Instead we retraced to the 3 pinnacles for lunch. View to the Columbia is quite nice. But not flat enough to accommodate all who came up. stopping for lunch is cold.

Total 12 today. 4 came on MAX. We encountered 20+ on the trail. PCT trail head parking at Bridge of the Gods is closed for winter. We continued on Moody Street. Parked on a gravel road close to the trail. The parking area at the trail can only fit 2 cars. Mary spotted some hedgehog on the trail. I cooked my 3 frozen mushrooms for dinner.