June 16, 2011 15 miles 4,000 feet gained
Hike was great to start with, Eagle Creek is a gentle climb, We took the Benson trail about 5 miles up Eagle Creek. The Benson Trail is very steep, lots of tree across the trail require lots of climbing over. Some wonderful views of the canon, and then later of the Eagle Creek bowl. After about 2.7 miles we had reach the Benson Plato, coming from the south a...