Four falls, fast & furious (Yeon & Wahclella 8-2-14)

[walrus]

Had a time-crunch, but wanted to get out - why not do a series of shorter sidetrips?

1 - McCord Creek - breakfast with the barges.
Upper McCord Creek Falls by walru5, on Flickr
Only a vestigial twin left!
Upper McCord Creek pool by walru5, on Flickr
Reveled in the fact that it was too cool to eat by the pool and headed back to the bench at the start of the ledge.
barge from bench by walru5, on Flickr
Listened to trains and watched the river traffic - Mt. Adams was hiding behind the haze - enough for human eyes, but not iphones.
2014-08-02 138 by walru5, on Flickr
Had fun looking at all the pipes and things.

2 - Elowah Falls - magical memories
Elowah Falls by walru5, on Flickr
This was my grandfather's favorite 'discovery' hike for newbies and out-of-towners. You feel like you've found a secret treasure - the falls, the bowl, the boxcar boulders, the bridge, the meadow!
(especially if you come during a deep freeze)
2013-12-07 Elowah Falls, frozen by walru5, on Flickr

3 & 4 - Munra/Wahclella - breaking new ground - a new hike, having only ever been to the trailhead by accident when jumping the gun for Eagle Creek.
Munra Falls by walru5, on Flickr
A new delight around every corner, starting with Munra Falls.
Wahclella Falls by walru5, on Flickr
Wahclella Falls has it all.
Wahclella canyon by walru5, on Flickr
'Gorge'-ousness all around

Creature Feature - started the morning with a deer just above the Yeon trailhead and ended it with an ouzel near Munra Falls.
2014-08-02 137 by walru5, on Flickr

May have been fast and furious, but also FABULOUS!

[kmcdade]

Great idea, sounds like fun!

[Pdxmaestro]

Any idea what the barrel spewing water, and the pipes that look defunct are for?

[sprengers4jc]

Love it, thanks! PDXMaestro, I think I read somewhere long ago that the pipes were used for bringing water down to the Dodson/Warrendale area at one time. They are always fun to climb over on that hike, tetanus-potential notwithstanding .