Difference between revisions of "Ramona Falls"
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== Trip Reports == | == Trip Reports == | ||
* [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/thread/8541.aspx Ramona Falls Hike 10/22/06] | * [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/thread/8541.aspx Ramona Falls Hike 10/22/06] | ||
| + | * [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/thread/6593.aspx Timberline Trail loop around Mt. Hood 9/14/06] | ||
(Click [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=8 here] to add your own) | (Click [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=8 here] to add your own) | ||
== Related Discussions / Q&A == | == Related Discussions / Q&A == | ||
* [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/thread/9184.aspx Pineapple Express Nov 2006] (area conditions after record rainfall) | * [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/thread/9184.aspx Pineapple Express Nov 2006] (area conditions after record rainfall) | ||
| + | * [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/thread/2582.aspx Yocum Ridge questions 7/14/2006] | ||
| + | * [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/thread/3214.aspx Gaiters with trail running shoes 7/7/06] (brief mention) | ||
(Click [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=141 here] to ask a question or start a conversation) | (Click [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=141 here] to ask a question or start a conversation) | ||
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== Contributors == | == Contributors == | ||
* [[User:retiredjerry]] (creator) | * [[User:retiredjerry]] (creator) | ||
| + | * [[User:jeffstatt]] | ||
Revision as of 00:33, 5 January 2007
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.37997, -121.77491
- Height: (for waterfalls)
- elevation 3450'
Contents |
Hikes to here
- Ramona Falls Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Yocum Ridge Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
Description
The dazzling, picturesque Romona Falls stands like a fountain centerpiece at the front of a wooded cathedral. The water appears is if from nowhere a hundred feet above you and fans out like a wedding veil to the creekbed below. As it trickles and ricochets off the basaltic rock-face, it gives it a glowing - almost phosphorescent appearance. This illusion is especially noticeable when the alder canopy allows the evening sun rays to pass through -- like a spotlight on a great work of art. It's wooded setting provides a cool escape from the summer heat and is an obvious resting spot before turning around or heading to points beyond.
This is a popular location however. Not only do day-hikers from Portland visit the area, but backpackers traversing the Timberline Trail (or up nearby Bald Mountain or Yokum Ridge) will pass through here, often taking up camp in a nearby site.
But don't let the crowds deter you. This is required fare for outdoor enthusiasts -- on many book author's must-see lists!
Trip Reports
(Click here to add your own)
Related Discussions / Q&A
- Pineapple Express Nov 2006 (area conditions after record rainfall)
- Yocum Ridge questions 7/14/2006
- Gaiters with trail running shoes 7/7/06 (brief mention)
(Click here to ask a question or start a conversation)
Guidebooks that cover this destination
- 100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon 2nd Edition by William Sullivan
- A Waterfall Lovers Guide to the Pacific Northwest 3rd Edition, by Gregory Plumb
More Links
Contributors
- User:retiredjerry (creator)
- User:jeffstatt