Eagle Creek – take 2

We headed back out to Eagle Creek along the Columbia River Gorge this weekend. This is where we went camping a few weeks ago but weren’t able to hike very far due to lack of planning to accomodate an infant and a dog.

La Oroya

This time we got up early and drove to the trailhead instead of walking from the campsite. We were shaded from the sun and the early morning temperatures were cooler. Less traffic on the trail too.

We took several quick stops to switch Vada around in different carrier positions to keep her cool and not too cranky.

This waterfall was our summit for the day. The trail continued on for several more miles but we wanted to make sure we all made it back to the van happy and in good condition. Parts of the trail were fairly rocky so we were kind of concerned about Jamie’s paws.

Here is Vada enjoying her post hike peaches. She would have preferred to just pull and eat the grass. Or eat the container’s lid.

Toban had me drive the van part of the way home. It is big and I wouldn’t want to drive it in town, but I think I did OK on the highway.