Location: Wallace Falls State Park
Date: Saturday, May 10, 2014
Summary: Quick hike with numerous rewarding waterfall views
Hyperlinks: WTA, State Park Website
Maps: Trail Map
Hike #6 – Distance and Elevation Gain Log
Distance This Hike Elevation Gain This Hike Cumulative Distance Cumulative Elevation Gain BigA 5.00 mi 1759.12 ft 17.00 mi 4514.39 ft Good-time Slim 6.49 mi 1838.13 ft 19.26 mi 4496.68 ft Average 5.75 mi 1798.63 ft 18.13 mi 4505.54 ft
Hike #6 – GPS Track
We started this hike early in the morning and were some of the first people on the trail. It was quite overcast and damp in the valley and we could hear the power lines humming with voltage as we passed under them. The trail gets steadily steeper as it ascends, but continues to be a nice path all the way up. Numerous viewpoints, some with railings, others without, occur on the trail, offering tremendous views of the waterfalls in the valley paralleling the trail.
This was the first hike with the new Deuter Futura 32 Backpack, and it performed very well. The “Aircomfort FlexLite” system keeps your back very ventilated and prevents your back from getting soaked with sweat due to the backpack. We crammed a bit of stuff into the backpack for the first test hike and it performed great.
This is an excellent hike which is not very far from home, however, it gets to be very popular in the summer time. I have often times seen the ‘Parking Lot Full’ sign at the Wallace Falls State Park turnoff on Hwy 2 in the summer time.
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- Walking under High Voltage Power Lines at the Start of the Trail
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- Very Beginning of the Trail
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- Close-up of a Flower at the start of the hike
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- BigA Forgot his hat, Good-time Slim was gracious enough to grab it from the Truck!
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- Emma Lee is ready to get going
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- This is the first real hike with the new Backpack. So far, so good!
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- Definitely some water flowing out of the valley.
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- Were just getting started now
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- This is what the trail looks like once you get into the woods
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- Very nice bridge over some fast flowing water
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- Looking downstream at the bridge
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- Looking upstream at the bridge
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- Looking down at the bridge
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- Very impressive set of water falls. The sound was incredible here
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- I love how the trees are accented in this picture
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- Nice section of trail where they have built a wall, to keep both people from falling and the hillside from sliding
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- The very top of a big waterfall. Some tempting looking pools at the top
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- Looking across a big valley in the mountain side
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- Very nice overview of the river and numerous waterfalls
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- Another huge waterfall with tons of water flowing. The snow was definitely beginning to melt.
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- Lots and Lots of water
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- Damn I miss my beard son, that thing was awesome (Good-time Slim)
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- The new backpack fits Good-time Slim very well as well
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- Back at the bridge
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- Good-time Slim’s Boots (Wallace Falls, May 10, 2014)
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- BigA’s Boots (Wallace Falls, May 10, 2014)
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- Northwest Native Conifers Poster at the Parking lot
Hike #6 – Photo Locations
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