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New Facebook group for connecting hiking families

Published on May 3, 2022 by littlefeethikingLeave a comment

I’ve had several folks ask me about hiking groups for local families. I’ve created a Facebook group for local families to connect with each other. It is called “Hiking with Kids – Portland / Vancouver Area“

Join here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/808171063474916

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I’ve recently seen trip reports that show that the salmon are spawning in Eagle Creek and have been for a few weeks! While I don’t recommend the Eagle Creek trail for kids, it’s worth a visit to the first parking area to see the salmon in Eagle Creek. You can also visit the adjacent Cascade Salmon Hatchery and do a short hike from that parking area to a less-visited waterfall…learn more in Hike No. 18 in my book “little feet hiking: Columbia River Gorge”

Join me for a free family guided hike in Brush Prairie, WA on 10/15 at 10:30am. I’m leading in partnership with @fvrlibraries as part of the annual Words and Pictures Festival. Hope to meet some of you on the 15th!

The recent rains have me really feeling like fall is here. Today, as we scouted a new hike for the upcoming Portland guidebook, we saw quite a few of these fun gastropods enjoying the moisture! We also saw dozens of turkey vultures on their fall migration. Such a fun time to get out and experience nature as it transitions towards winter.

Yesterday, we took a short walk on the trail at the Doetsch Ranch Day Use Area. You’ll find more information about this 1.2 mile mostly paved loop in my second book “little feet hiking two”. I love this trail because it’s flat, stroller-friendly, and has awesome views of the Oregon side of the Gorge, Beacon Rock, and the Columbia River. Interpretive signs remind you that you’re surrounded by an ancient volcanic plug (Beacon Rock) eroded away by the Missoula Floods. I give you more information about these in my books and older kids are sure to find these facts fascinating (I even got a jaw drop from the 8 year old).

Our homeschool science study of bivalves took us to the St Cloud Day Use Area today. While there, we did some animal tracking and found some recent tracks from the resident black bear (we’ve been tracking him here for years), beaver and what we believe is heron. I write all about this neat area and why animals love it in my book “little feet Hiking: Columbia River Gorge”. The neat thing is that this area is only a 15 minute drive east of Washougal!

Today we hiked to one of my favorite fall destinations, Placid Lake.

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