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+ | [[Image:DryCreekFalls1.JPG|thumb|400px|Dry Creek Falls ''(Jeff Black)'']] | ||
+ | [[Image:DryCreekFalls4.jpg|thumb|250px|Dry Creek Falls in winter ''(Cheryl Hill)'']] | ||
+ | [[Image:DryCreekFalls2.JPG|thumb|250px|Abandoned waterworks on Dry Creek ''(Jeff Black)'']] | ||
+ | [[Image:DryCreekFalls3.JPG|thumb|188px|Dry Creek Falls ''(Steve Hart)'']] | ||
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− | * {{Hike ring|trailhead=Bridge of the Gods Trailhead|hike=Dry Creek Falls Hike|log=Dry Creek Falls Hike/Log|previous=Dry Creek Bridge|next=Dry Creek Falls}} | + | {{Elevation|1000 feet}} |
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=== Description === | === Description === | ||
− | + | Despite its name, Dry Creek is far from dry. Dry Creek Falls is one of the more impressive waterfalls in the [[Columbia River Gorge|Gorge]]. The waterfall is a horsetail form, dropping through a thinner spot in a large flow of columnar basalt. | |
− | Despite its name, Dry Creek is far from dry. Dry Creek Falls is one of the more impressive waterfalls in the Gorge. The waterfall is a | + | |
Just below the falls is an abandoned water control structure that once provided the city of Cascade Locks with water. | Just below the falls is an abandoned water control structure that once provided the city of Cascade Locks with water. | ||
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=== Guidebooks that cover this destination === | === Guidebooks that cover this destination === |
Revision as of 19:45, 26 November 2009
- Hikes to this location:
- Dry Creek Falls Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.65701, -121.86645
- Elevation: 1000 feet
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Description
Despite its name, Dry Creek is far from dry. Dry Creek Falls is one of the more impressive waterfalls in the Gorge. The waterfall is a horsetail form, dropping through a thinner spot in a large flow of columnar basalt.
Just below the falls is an abandoned water control structure that once provided the city of Cascade Locks with water.
Trip Reports
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Related Discussions / Q&A
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Guidebooks that cover this destination
- Day Hike! Columbia Gorge, by Seabury Blair, Jr.
- Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver, by Douglas Lorain
- 35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes, by Don & Roberta Lowe
- Hiking the Columbia River Gorge - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
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- Stevefromdodge (creator)