It was a lovely day, cool and partly cloudy. The falls were beautiful and the forest the fluorescent green that comes with new leaves. We made good time, and didn't see a soul until we were well back on Hardy Falls trail leading to the parking lot. The trail is a loop that goes to the top of the mountain, then north along the ridgecrest. The summit's view is not great - the view is partly obscured by brush, but the Sullivan book said that if we traveled along the ridgecrest we would have more views. We came out onto a nice rocky flat area where we had lunch while looking at Table Mountain and watching the swallows dive and twirl above and below us. Heading back, we followed a road for a mile or so then picked up a path again following along Hardy Creek. - A beautiful hike - my favorite in the Gorge to date.
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| Rodney Falls |
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| Hardy Falls |
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| Hardy Creek |
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| footbridge between Rodney Falls and Hardy Falls |
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| Delphinium |
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| wild dandelion |
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| phlox |
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| the cliffs on the side of Hamilton Mtn |
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| view of Table Mtn from the summit |
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| lunch with the swallows |
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| looking west |
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| looking North |
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| Table Mtn |
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| Beacon Rock and the Columbia River |
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| along the ridgecrest |
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| Table Mtn |
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| Beacon Rock and the Columbia River |
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| lunch spot |
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| looking back |
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| Hardy Falls in the sun |
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| Bridge of the Gods |
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