Gales Creek Trail to Step Creek Loop Trail

7.6 miles of hiking • 1000' elevation gain •

Beautiful day hiking on the Gales Creek Trail out of Reehers Camp. We ended up veering onto the Step Creek Trail, which wasn't completed the last time we hiked it, but it is now! The big treat for the day was that we crossed over a small stream, which runs into the Nehalem River, and there were over a dozen Salmon we observead heading up stream to spawn!!! It was quite amazing to watch, and we spent more time than expected just gazing at the fish struggling on their difficult journey! The fish were quite beat up but still fought to go upstream, resting, and then surging forward. There were some cars parked in the large parking lot, but nobody was seen on the trail.

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