I’ve had a chance to sit down and go through my photos on my “proper camera” from our hike up the Eagle Creek Trail. Rather than repeating the whole narrative from the day, I thought I’d just share a bunch of pictures from the hike. Just a warning - there’s a lot of pictures of waterfalls!

Even the washrooms at the trailhead are beautiful!

Since the fire, they’ve had to rebuild so much, This bridge at the trailhead is new since the last time we were here.

Bunnies!

Right from the start, you can see the impact of the fires.

This is a pretty good feel fo the trail. Most of the day was spent going up, along this amazing trail cut into the side of the river.

Our first waterfall of the day - fairly far off in the distance, and the first of many.

The signs of the fire were everywhere. There were so many scorched trees along the trail that showed how insane the fire must have been.

We did not walk up the river to see the proper falls close up. In hindsight, I wish we had.

Lower Punchbowl Falls.

One of the sections of the trail that they had to rebuild after the fire.

Looking down on Upper Punch Bowl Falls. We could have walked up the river to this spot.

You could see the scars of the fire everywhere - the whole side of the mountain was burned.

I don’t remember these metal bridges along the hike.I think that these were new since the fire.

The wall along the river was unreal - such a huge chunk of rock, all covered in the most vibrant growth.

I just love the huge mess of logs in the narrow section of the river - it reminds you of how strong the river must run in the spring to collect all these logs at this spot where it narrows.

More charred trees along the trail.

One of the many waterfalls that you could see along the trail. This was quite a tall one!

Looking out into the forest, you could see the devastation of the fire.

Not everyone minded the fire - there were a number of big nests in the dead trees.

Eventually we got up to High Bridge.

You could understand the name - it was a long way down from the bridge to the water in the canyon below.

Not surprisingly, fireweed was everywhere.

This section of the trail was the biggest change for me - I remember the area around High Bridge as being deep in the forest. Obviously no longer.

Another random waterfall.

One of the few moments of wildlife - a Downy Woodpecker exploring the dead trees.

There were moments of just amazing, beautiful vistas along the trail.

But then you were reminded of the devastation of the fire.

Tunnel Falls

Our first view of Tunnel Falls, from a distance.

It really is quite a spectacular sight.

The namesake tunnel, heading behind the falls.

There’s significant flow of water, crashing down over the tunnel.

My model, posing to provide a sense of scale.

Looking back from the other side of the trail really gives you a better sense of perspective on the size of the waterfall.

Looking into the tunnel.

More views of the impact of the fires.

Fireweed and scorched trees.

The light had changed as morning shifted to afternoon, providing a better b=view down into the canyon.

Multnomah Falls

After our big day on the Eagle Ridge Trail, and after our shopping spree at Costco, we stopped at the iconic Multnomah Falls on the way back to Hood River.