After a romp at 1000 Acres
Mr. N and I drove into the Columbia Gorge to Wahclella Falls – our next hike. We have been fortunate to have fairly nice weather recently as winter hiking can present numerous challenges. Even so, it was quite muddy on the trail, but that didn’t bother me a bit! You see, I was already muddy (and a bit stinky from a roll in coyote skat) from our stop at 1000 Acres.
This lollipop loop trail is considered “easy” (300 foot elevation gain) and is only a 2-mile round trip. But the scenery definitely made up for any ‘shortcomings’. 😃
mossy tree
Water dripping off the cliff
Cascading water off the side of the mountain
Of course, Mr. N and I had to do some stump sitting along the way!
We crossed a bridge so close to Munra Falls that I could reach out and touch the water!
Bridge next to Munra Falls
Munra Falls
Munra Falls
looking back at Munra Falls
We found a cave but Mom’s pictures didn’t turn out very well. But, this was another spot that could have been a cave (but wasn’t).
We took one fork of the lollipop loop that rose high above Tanner Creek. It was pretty impressive!
Tanner Creek rapids
Tanner Creek
Tanner Creek
pool in Tanner Creek
Tanner Creek rapids
I knew we were close to our destination–I could hear the falls.
So don’t miss the rest of this hike. You’ll love it!
We all had dirty feet by this time and still had to walk back through a very muddy section of the trail (check out Mr. N’s blog to see how muddy it was!) We all enjoyed a foot dip in the creek at the end!
