Karl went hiking March 14, 2015 8 miles 750 feet gained
Thought the forecast of heavy rain all weekend called for nothing less than a hike in the rain forest. First time to the Lewis River Trail for both of us. Lovely stroll through beautiful old growth Western Red cedar and Douglas fir forests. It did, though, lack a bit in variety, so we called it a (thoroughly enjoyable!) day after fewer miles than usual.
As an addendum, we thought it might be fun to take a run through Ape Cave on the way home. HOLY CARP! We passed two caravans of four cars each leaving on the little access road above Trail of Two Forests. Then, arriving at the main parking lot, we were astonished to find somewhere between 50-75 cars already there! Seems like everyone else said, "Hey, let's take a hike indoors today!" Ai yi yi...
Trail Talk
It's been several years since I've been to Lewis River. I'm not sure where we hiked at that time, but I am curious, that one waterfall in your photos that looks like it has a land bridge across it, does the trail go very close to it? It looks like an interesting waterfall!
That's Curly Creek Falls, which is just a couple hundred yards from Miller Creek Falls (the other one pictured), and both are only 1/4 mile or so from the Curly Creek Falls Trailhead. No (easy) way to get there, I think. Both falls are across the Lewis River from the trail. The arch is really cool, yeah! Kind of weird to think how it may have been formed.
Thanks!