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| − | [[Category:Columbia River Gorge]] | + | #REDIRECT [[Grand Union Falls]] |
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| − | [[Image:EagleCreek ThePotholes.jpg|thumb|400px|Bowl shaped rock formations carved from dripping water]]
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| − | [[Image:PotholesTalusSlope.jpg|thumb|250px|One of the massive talus slopes leading up to the potholes]]
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| − | [[Image:GrandUnionFallsFromPotholes.jpg|thumb|250px|Look for Grand Union Falls to your right as you pass by]]
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| − | * Hikes including this location:
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| − | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike|log=Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike/Log|previous=Blue Grouse Camp|next=Grand Union Falls}}
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| − | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike|log=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike/Log|previous=Blue Grouse Camp|next=Grand Union Falls}}
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| − | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Wahclella Falls Trailhead|hike=Tanner-Eagle Traverse Hike|log=Tanner-Eagle Traverse Hike/Log|previous=Tunnel Falls|next=Blue Grouse Camp}}
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| − | {{maplinkinfo|latitude=45.58477|longitude=-121.85456}}
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| − | * Elevation: 1100 feet
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| − | === Description ===
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| − | The 'Potholes' is a short section of the Eagle Creek trail passed by many hikers on their way out to [[Tunnel Falls]]. It is characterized by slippery, bowl-shaped rocks carved from dripping water from the seeping rock-face above. Since this trail was blasted out of the bedrock in the mid 1910s, this erosion has taken place in less than a hundred years.
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| − | Just before reaching this section, you've crossed the middle of two massive talus slopes. The Potholes are slippery and have a nasty little drop-off if one is not careful, especially on busy weekends where two-way traffic is inevitable.
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| − | On your right, watch for [[Grand Union Falls]] which will be obscured by foliage in the summer months.
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| − | This feature marks the homestretch on the trek out to Tunnel Falls.
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| − | === Guidebooks that cover this destination ===
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| − | * ''Day Hike! Columbia Gorge'', by Seabury Blair, Jr.
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| − | * ''60 Hikes within 60 miles of Portland'', by Paul Gerald
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| − | * ''Afoot and Afield Portland/Vancouver'', by Douglas Lorain
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| − | * ''35 Hiking Trails, Columbia River Gorge'', by Don & Roberta Lowe
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| − | * ''Columbia River Gorge, 42 Scenic Hikes'', by Don & Roberta Lowe
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| − | * ''Hiking the Columbia River Gorge'' - 1st and 2nd Editions, by Russ Schneider
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| − | * ''100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon'' - 3rd Edition, by William L Sullivan
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| − | === More Links ===
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| − | === Contributors ===
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| − | * [[User:jeffstatt|jeffstatt]] (creator)
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