Cape Horn, Washington

Mom and Dad came down to visit last weekend.  I wanted to take them on a good hike but was I've grown weary of fighting the weekend crowds a all our favorite hiking spots (i.e. - the Columbia River Gorge).  I looked online for inspiration and discovered that there is another state to the north of Oregon called Washington.  Apparently, Washington has the Columbia River Gorge too.  That's where we found Cape Horn. 

 

Cape Horn Trail is a 7-mile loop after July 15th.  Before that, it is an out-and-back trail.  No parking hassle, quiet trail, beautiful scenery, perfect!

 

If you had a magnifying glass, you might be able to see
 Multnomah Falls across the way about 3/4 down the river.

 

Not the clearest day but still...

 

... pretty spectacular views.

the fam taking a lunch break

 

 

 

I think we hiked about 5-miles.  The trail started out fairly steep and then leveled off.  We even hiked through pasture land on the way to a look out.  We might have to explore more hiking trails in this land they call Washington.