http://www.nwhiker.com/CGNSAHike13.html
Multnomah Falls ~ Franklin Ridge Loop Hike
Length: 10 miles one way or 12 mile loop
Elevation Change: 2760′ gain
Season: Late spring thru fall
Difficulty: Difficult due to steepness of trail and length of hike
Permit: Not Required
Features: Note: Bridge above Triple Falls is out 11/10/08
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This is the hike we did this past October 30, I have wanted to start a online hike blog and just haven’t gotten to it yet, so I’ll post this here to remind me to do it.
Holy Frack! I just noticed the bridge is out at Triple Falls, that is around the last 3-4 miles from the direction we took, had it been out when we was there we would have been so fucked, it was dusk by the time we got there, we would have had to go back up and down a hard ass trail with little food and water and small flash light.
Good thing I don’t stress over what could have happen, but I am happy we got packs, head lamps, and extra gear for “what could happen”.
Monday we are going to take a few hours to all day off and just go on a few hikes and see what happens.
I’m thinking we are going to grab some Starbucks, some subs and snacks and just take off with our packs and cameras and see what we see on some of these trails.
http://www.nwhiker.com/gorge1.html
I’m thinking trails 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and maybe 53 and 16, all are easy to moderate and less than 2 miles each, so depending on which trails we take and crowd and everything else, we may also drive to The Dalles since she has never been that far East on I84 and that is one of the most incredible scenes from a highway that there is in the US.
Tuesday is a must work day since we blew this weekend and now Monday off and Wednesday after the garbage takes away all the yard waste we collected (and will be getting rid of for at least the next 3 weeks since we are limited to 1 large container) and some new running shoes I desperately need since my feet and knees are taking a beating are suppose to be delivered.
We laid some river rock and stone path last weekend and naturally we didn’t get enough of either so we made a second trip to Home Depot Monday to get more of both and naturally I dropped a 70# jagged piece of slat into my right knee and bruised and gashed it some and still we was 2 more rocks short since the space I thought would work wouldnt, so for the 3rd time in a week we moved rocks.
That is getting kind of old.
Oh yeah, Wednesday we are also going to Vancouver, BC for the night to to see Diesle and hopefully meet some other friends in the city the next morning for breakfast and some freinds in Seattle for dinner on the way back.
Tonight I also made our annual $55 donation to the billionaire Vince McMahon and ordered WrestleMania 25 and outside a stunning Shawn Michael’s vs Undertaker (who is now 17-0 at WrestleMania) it wasn’t worth much more than $25 but I did enjoy Ricky Steamboat vs Jericho, for his age Steamboat did well, but got bored with the Micky Rourke story, but it made the mainstream news which is what its all about.
- Mood:
calm