Cape Horn loop

  • Date:
    2012/12/24
    Trip type:
    hike
    In:
    Columbia River Gorge
    References:
    Cape Horn trail map
  • Phoca Rock and the Columbia River through the fog.
    Phoca Rock and the Columbia River through the fog.
  • One of the two tunnels under Highway 14.
    One of the two tunnels under Highway 14.
  • Turkey Tail fungus?
    Turkey Tail fungus?
  • Looking down river.
    Looking down river.
  • I saw a seal! This at full optical zoom plus a lot of digital zoom, so it looks a lot like the Loch Ness monster.
    I saw a seal! This at full optical zoom plus a lot of digital zoom, so it looks a lot like the Loch Ness monster.
  • Looking up river with Phoca Rock in the distance. "Phoca Rock was named by Lewis and Clark, after the Latin (Greek?) word for "seal", as presumably they saw many seals in the area" - http://columbiariverimages.com/Regions/Places/phoca_rock.html
    Looking up river with Phoca Rock in the distance. "Phoca Rock was named by Lewis and Clark, after the Latin (Greek?) word for "seal", as presumably they saw many seals in the area" - http://columbiariverimages.com/Regions/Places/phoca_rock.html
  • Cape Horn Falls.
    Cape Horn Falls.
  • Cape Horn Falls
    Cape Horn Falls
  • The trail merges with a road for about a mile.
    The trail merges with a road for about a mile.
  • A christmas tree at the trail head.
    A christmas tree at the trail head.
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