4 miles of hiking • 750' elevation gain •
Had to go to the Gorge for some work-related stuff today and figured why not knock a few short hikes off the list afterwards. That list being the Friends of the Gorge 25 trails/ 25 years list. While I had already done these earlier this year, the challenge takes place from April-October so a re-tracing of steps was in order, and who could ever complain about having to revisit several beautiful waterfalls?
https://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5111/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=39284
The brief cessation of the rain drew quite the crowd to the Gorge today. The Angels Rest parking lot was completely full. Quite a few wildflowers were blooming along the trails, trilliums, bleeding hearts, yellow bells and a handful of purple ones I don't know the name of just yet. Maybe in a few more weeks the trails will really be exploding with color.
First we went to Wachlella, then stopped by Elowah Falls at John Yeon on the way back into town.
