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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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− | * Hikes passing 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=Tunnel 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=Tunnel 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=45.58511|longitude=-121.85377}}
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− | * Elevation: 1100 feet
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− | ''lat/long are approximate''
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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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− | This feature marks the homestretch on the trek out to Tunnel Falls.
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− | === Trip Reports ===
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− | (Click [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=8 here] to add your own)
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− | === Related Conversations / Q&A ===
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− | (Click [http://portlandhikers.com/forums/AddPost.aspx?ForumID=141 here] to ask a question or start a conversation)
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− | === Guidebooks that cover this destination ===
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− | * ''Hiking the Columbia River Gorge'' - 2nd Edition, by Russ Schneider
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− | === More Links ===
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− | === Contributors ===
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− | * [[User:jeffstatt|jeffstatt]] (creator)
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