A hiking we will go

The date: June 16th and 17th, 2012

Time: 10 am

Mission: Hike Eagle Creek

Lance and Kayla preparing to set out on our adventure

It was about a 7 1/2 mile hike in to where we were camping for the night, and it was a gorgeous hike. Very rocky, literally. Ankle-bending rocky terrain along with incredibly high cliffs. When I say high cliffs, I mean we were walking on a trail that was about 2 feet wide, with one side being a rock wall and the other side being hundreds of feet down.

But the waterfalls, oh the waterfalls were spectacular. Oregon is just gorgeous.

My hiking man

Careful, those rocks are a doozy

Still hiking

Tunnel falls, truly amazing, you walk in a tunnel behind the falls

Spectacular

We made decent time, although we weren't in a rush, except for the last hour when we were ready to take off our shoes and soak our feet because holy hell those rocks make for some sore feet! Poor Jaime got some killer blisters, but she was still a trooper.
We found a good camp spot and set up our gear.

Lance and Kayla chillin

After setting up camp we headed down to replenish our water supply

Me, Kayla, and Jaime

Brian being all manly

On the way back to camp we saw another set of hikers and they had laid out ferns to sit on. Genius! So we did the same, it had a calming effect.

Kayla finding peace and tranquility in our circle of ferns

Some yoga (and no, Kayla and I did not plan our matching outfits :)

We built a fire even though it wasn't too cold outside, a fire is a must when camping. I will say, us girls proved ourselves by getting the fire nice and big. We're cool like that.
We turned in pretty early, I think by 9 we were in bed. I slept like a baby, even with having to get up to pee in the middle of the night. There is nothing worse than having to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night when camping, such a hassle.
We woke up, packed up and headed out. We were ready to get on the trail and head for home...or more importantly head for lunch for a big juicy burger.

Another gorgeous spot, this is what makes me love Oregon

We reached the end of the trail and were exhausted and starving. Soooo ready to eat a big meal. What better place to go then Full Sail?! It was delicious.

Enjoying a beer

I'm sure the poor people that sat by us where plugging their noses, but we didn't care. We just wanted to eat.

Tired, oh so tired

It was an awesome hike and I can't wait to go again. Next time Jenny and Kyle can join us though, they were missed for sure.