Treks and Adventures
Wedging in between two rainy frontal systems I got in an exploratory walk of Eastside trail of the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail in Vancouver, WA. During the pandemic Lori and I tried to walk this trail but the area had been taken over by the homeless and the drug addicts’. Although the remanence of that time still remain I did not see a tent any where.
This was to be the last sunny day for a while so I wanted to get out for a hike while it was nice. So I went for Wahkeena up to Devils Rest and some checking out some of the new trails. I had seen post about Wahkeena having a major landslide and that the trail was open again so I want to see what had gone on. I found the slide was major but they had done an outstanding job of getting the trail open again. The hike offered a lot of scenic beauty and some challenges you often fine. All made for a good day out.
By the numbers: 11 miles, 2800 ft. total elv. gain with 7 1/2 hours on the trail
A 4 mile social walk with Linda, Jeanette, Sylvia and I at Gordy Jolma Family Natural Area. The walk started in the fog but by the end it had cleared. Afterwards we went to Barrel Mountain Brewing for lunch.
King Mt. in the Tillamook State Forest is not very scenic but because of it’s steepness is often used for conditioning hike. There is a lot of up with just a few flat spot thrown in. I took a little use side trail down for part of the decent and only found out toward the end that I was on the Coronary Ridge trail. By the number – 7 miles, 3000 ft. total elevation gain and on the trail for 5 hours.
Lori, Jeanette, Sylvia and I did a walk along Vancouver Waterfront. Same route that we had often done before but the fog on the river gave it a different look. The walk was about 5 miles. Along the walk we stopped in at the Waterfront Taphouse for lunch.
