2012-12-27 Warrior Rock, Sauvie Island
2012-12-27 Warrior Rock, Sauvie Island
hike. The trail is not overly muddy and could be done in sneakers if desired. We were greeted by the sun and for once we were not even threatened by rain.
Sullivan's 100 Hikes in NW Oregon says that you can go north along the beach from the lighthouse and follow "an overgrown trail 200 yards across the tip of Sauvie Island." It had always annoyed me that there is no trail what-so-ever, just shoulder deep brambles when you try to follow these instructions. Along the beach there is an old gun platform:
You can follow the access road to the gun platform from there to an intersection; if you turn right at the intersection and follow the faint wheel track you will arrive at the tip of Sauvie Island and have a view to St Helens:
I have no clue what was here, one source says that it may be an old steamboat repair dock. This source also interestingly enough says that "the old lighthouse keeper’s bungalow burned down in the 1990s and all that is left now is a nice rock and brick chimney in the woods only about 75 feet from the lighthouse."
From the trail I spotted these concrete blocks, I have no idea what structure they belonged to.
All in all, a very pleasant 8.2 miles.
I have mostly avoided Sauvie Island since the parking fee doubled to $7. My Mother and I went yesterday and had a lovely Some people are really fit at eighty; thankfully I still have many years to get into shape…
Re: 2012-12-27 Warrior Rock, Sauvie Island
Wow, what a beautiful morning! That river is impossibly still.
Haven't been there in ages. I had no idea it cost money to park out there, now. Are there drop boxes, like at (some) Forest Pass sites?
Haven't been there in ages. I had no idea it cost money to park out there, now. Are there drop boxes, like at (some) Forest Pass sites?
Karl
Back on the trail, again...
Back on the trail, again...
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Re: 2012-12-27 Warrior Rock, Sauvie Island
What a wonderful TR...makes me want to drop everything I am doing right now, pack Panda and Buddy into tour cruck, run into Portland and kidnap TrailBuffalo, and head out...to all the wonderful places everyone shares here.
Beautiful pictures of the eagles (we saw a couple on our last Angel's/Devil's Rest Loop, but they were literally dots in the pictures)!!
To celebrate an extremely precious 2012, we will hit Franklin Ridge this weekend...hopefully, I will get Panda to pose for me again. Looking forward to creating and being inspired by many more TRs.
Happy hiking!
PS: Please say "hi" to your mom. She is a real trooper!
Beautiful pictures of the eagles (we saw a couple on our last Angel's/Devil's Rest Loop, but they were literally dots in the pictures)!!
To celebrate an extremely precious 2012, we will hit Franklin Ridge this weekend...hopefully, I will get Panda to pose for me again. Looking forward to creating and being inspired by many more TRs.
Happy hiking!
PS: Please say "hi" to your mom. She is a real trooper!
"It's not what happens to you...it's what you do about it." - Mitchell
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Re: 2012-12-27 Warrior Rock, Sauvie Island
Great pictures, Peder. I hiked out there with my brother a long time ago and had a good time. Seeing your tr makes me want to go back and revisit
Can the parking fee be avoided if someone bikes to the TH?
Can the parking fee be avoided if someone bikes to the TH?
Re: 2012-12-27 Warrior Rock, Sauvie Island
Thanks for the report Peder! I find that trail is totally different each time I head down it. Last few times it's been incredibly flooded, so I am surprised but happy to hear that it doesn't appear to be at the moment.
Great river photos for sure. My house is juuuust to the left out of frame of your shot of St. Helens.
Great river photos for sure. My house is juuuust to the left out of frame of your shot of St. Helens.
Hannah
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