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[[Image:PotholesTalusSlope.jpg|thumb|188px|One of the massive talus slopes leading up to the potholes]] | [[Image:PotholesTalusSlope.jpg|thumb|188px|One of the massive talus slopes leading up to the potholes]] | ||
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* Hikes passing this location: | * Hikes passing this location: | ||
** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike|log=Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike/Log|previous=Wy'East Camp|next=Tunnel Falls}} | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike|log=Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike/Log|previous=Wy'East Camp|next=Tunnel Falls}} | ||
| + | ** {{Hike ring|trailhead=Eagle Creek Trailhead|hike=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike|log=Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike/Log|previous=Wy'East Camp|next=Tunnel Falls}} | ||
{{Maplinkinfo|latitude=45.58511|longitude=-121.85377}} | {{Maplinkinfo|latitude=45.58511|longitude=-121.85377}} | ||
* Elevation: 1100 feet | * Elevation: 1100 feet | ||
| + | ''lat/long are approximate'' | ||
=== Description === | === Description === | ||
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- Hikes passing this location:
- Eagle Creek to Tunnel Falls Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Eagle Creek to Wahtum Lake Hike (TH | <— —> | LOG)
- Weather forecast: NWS/NOAA
- Maps: Oregon Hikers Maps Google Maps
- Latitude, Longitude: 45.58511, -121.85377
- Elevation: 1100 feet
lat/long are approximate
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Description
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.
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
This feature marks the homestretch on the trek out to Tunnel Falls.
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- Hiking the Columbia River Gorge - 2nd Edition, by Russ Schneider
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