Saturday. Despite the rain, 9 people showed up for Cape Horn loop hike. 7 miles, 1350'. Barely enough elevation gain to keep me warm, and the weather isn't cold. All elevation gain was done in the first mile. The ridge had a lot of ice cubes, as low as Phoca viewpoint (a round stone structure). Quite curious. Looks like those in your glass of water. Maybe it was freezing a few days ago, instead of thawed by warmer air, it decided to fracture. The top of Salmon Falls were icicles.
The lower half (cross highway) is closed from February to July for a pair of peregrin falcons. Of course we didn't see any falcon. Did see a bald eagle flying on the river. We met an old gentleman (Jim?) who talked us to take a side (lower, and according to him, the original trail) trial closer to the river. The view is great. At some point, we were standing on top of the railway tunnel, right by water. Cape Horn Falls is mossy, without ice. 
The talus field next to it was very green (with moss). 
This trail crosses roads a few times and ends on Cape Horn Road (walk up to trailhead), so, people's home and goats on their pasture. Drizzle most of the time, saw brief moments of sunshine. Clouds moved in and out, adding to the beauty. Direction: SR 14 east to milepost 26.4 (about 20 miles east of the I-205 bridge). Left onto Salmon Falls Road. Parking lot right there, with privy.
