11.1 miles of hiking • 2000' elevation gain •
Hiked solo today so wanted to stay fairly close to home. Thought I'd just hike the PCT south from Bridge of the Gods and stop off at Dry Creek Falls and The Pinnacles. I'll admit I was somewhat inspired by having watched the movie "Wild" last night on HBO. It was.....interesting, but not quite what I expected. I did enjoy the ending where she walked out on the Bridge of the Gods and looked west into the amazing Columbia River Gorge (I hope this didn't spoil it for anyone?). One of those Bridge of the Gods closures must have been for making this film, obviously! Can you believe we live here and can see this every week if we want!
I saw one PCT through hiker exit the trail while I was getting ready to depart, but none after that the entire day. There were quite a few people hiking to Dry Creek Falls but almost nobody went beyond that on the PCT. As usual, Dry Creek Falls was beautiful and the creek had a low flow rate. There were some annoying teenagers on the trail and I was glad to get past them quickly. It wasn't just the noise they made that bothered me but the fact that they were hacking down snags along the trail. I was just hoping that someone was clearing downed debris across the trail, but it wasn't.
It was nice having a cool wet day to hike in and not worry about the fire danger! It rained most of the hike but let up a bit at the end. A great hike!
