5 miles of hiking • 1000' elevation gain •
Started on the 4T trailhead along Terwilliger, then took the Flicker Trail to the Towhee Trail where I intersected Marquam Hill Rd. Dropped into the canyon along the South Marquam Trail where I saw an Oregon Slender Salamander! Then I joined the main trail up to Council Crest and savored the great view on top. Some high clouds in Southwest Washington blocking Rainier and St. Helens but Adams came into view. The views east and into the Gorge were outstanding. I was to pick out points I'd never seen before from that vantage point (Table Mt, Three Corner Rock, Mt. Defiance, Benson Plateau, Nesmith). A bald eagle swooped right over the summit and somehow no one else on the summit noticed! A fine 70 degree fall day!
