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Jun 27 2017

keepmoving

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Portland, OR

Larch Mountain from Multnomah Falls

North Central, OR

Larch Mountain from Multnomah Falls

North Central, OR

Run/Jog		Jun 27 2017
		keepmoving • Triplogs 592

Run/Jog	19.20 Miles	5,192 AEG

Run/Jog	19.20 Miles	6 Hrs 55 Mns 25 Secs		2.77 mph
	5,192 ft AEG		12 LBS Pack

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Oneonta Trail to Larch Mountain

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I have been meaning to head back up to Larch Mountain recently, but I have been lazy. Finally I couldn't put it off any longer and decided today was the day.

Got a late start, now that its summer its important to get to the trailhead early (before 9am to find a decent parking spot). Unfortunately, I was slow to leave the house and ended up hunting for a parking spot around 11am. Both Multnomah Falls and Wahkeena were a zoo (as usual) so I resorted to parking in the small turnout for Trail #400 that is just east of Multnomah Falls. Fortunately the tourists don't know that they can park here and hike about a mile back to the falls, so it was completely empty (however by the time I got on trail 3 other cars had decided to follow my lead and park behind me.

Started out cloudy, but as I got above Multnomah Falls and started following the creek towards Larch Mountain the sun broke out. Very nice day in the mid to upper 70s, but the forest always keeps the trail nice and cool. On my way up I decided I would spice things up a bit and loop back along Oneonta Trail to avoid having to hike the same trail both ways. I wasn't totally sure of the mileage, but I figured it would be around 20 miles. I have done all these trails previously, but never as a loop before, so this was going to be a new adventure.

Made it to Larch Mountain in 2:44:57, not too shabby. Took 15 minutes to snack, rearrange my water bottles, and hit the restroom before I started the long run downhill.

I was planning on filtering water when I hit the next junction at Multnomah Creek where I would turn right towards Franklin Ridge. Unfortunately I noticed a bone with some flesh rotting in the water and decided I would rather risk dehydration then getting sick. I did my best to get the bone out of the water, but I couldn't find a long enough stick and didn't want to get my feet wet- so I merely moved it towards the other side of the creek.

The rest of the way down was fairly uneventful. Since I have been plagued with cramping on my longer hikes recently, I was very strategic with my hydration and consumed close to 8 liters during the run, including saltstick tablets.

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Dec 28 2010

cindyl

Routes 17
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Triplogs 249

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Joined May 15 2009
Phoenix and Tucs

Wahkeena Springs Loop, OR

Hiking		Dec 28 2010
		cindyl • Triplogs 249

Hiking	6.70 Miles	1,940 AEG

Hiking	6.70 Miles	3 Hrs	2.23 mph
	1,940 ft AEG

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Larch Mountain from Multnomah Falls

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What a wet hike. I thought that I could be near crazy when I took off on this hike on Tuesday morning with all the rain that we were having. It was typical Pacific Northwest rain and fog - so there weren't really any good views. And my camera lens got wet. Still, the temperature was alright, so I didn't feel too bad about wearing my rain layers.

This hike is very similar to the Multnomah Falls to Wahkeena Falls Loop hike I did back in March. After hiking up Multnomah Falls, I followed the Larch Mountain trail past the Wahkeena Trail cutoff to see how far I could go before running into a whole lot of snow. Turns out, it wasn't snow that turned me back, but water. There were numerous water crossings, and some were just a little too deep and too wide to do without waders. This little excursion added about .8 miles and about 300 feet of elevation. After making it back to the Wahkeena Trail, I stayed on the Wahkeena Trail to past Wahkeena Springs. The volunteer at the Visitors Center said that this was THE way to go, but I'm not so sure - I didn't even see the spring. It did add a little more elevation (about 100 feet) and a little less mileage than doing the Vista Trail shortcut. It also allowed me to see some of the alternate ways to get to Devil's Rest, which was the next day's destination, if there's not too much snow...

Note: I stopped back by the visitors center after my hike to let them know that there's a portion of the Wahkeena trail that had been washed away just below the falls - my photoset will show this. My guess is that it'll be a while before they let people up there again...

Video of Wahkeena Falls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC2UTWbTt9A

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