PCT South into Warm Springs Indian Reservation

12.2 miles of hiking • 1250' elevation gain •

I wanted to end this excellent weekend with a great hike. I proposed that we hike around Timothy Lake, but my wife convinced me it would be full of people and generally crowded and noisy. I was sure she was right, so we opted to hike the PCT into the Warm Springs Indian Reservation. It was an excellent choice as we only saw two groups of people the entire day!

The weather was perfect, and we had a cool breeze cooling us down all day. I regretted having to turn around, but my wife was convinced the traffic would be horrible, and she was all too right! There was an accident near Mirror Lake on Hwy 26 when we were going back. We ended up turning around and taking Hwy 35 to Hood River, and then crossed over into WA via Bridge of the Gods (to avoid the I84 traffic). The traffic back into Vancouver was good except for a stoplight in Washougal. It took over 2.5 hours to get home, and the wife wasn't very happy. :(

What a fun weekend, but only four days until we hike again!!!