Whychus Canyon Preserve - An End Of Winter Hike

It was the last day of winter and our first upper 60 degree F day in quite some time. The sun was shining bright so I decided to get myself out for a well needed hike and an opportunity to take a few pictures. My destination was the Whychus Canyon Preserve not far from where I live. So join me for a short hike around the canyon.

wcp-1.jpgAll of our winter snow was pretty much gone but the trail was still a little muddy in places. Lucky for me the ground was still frozen from the night before when I started my hike.

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Reaching the rim of the canyon I could see the opposite wall and some of the rim-rock.
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wcp-6.jpgAfter descending a bit into the canyon the trail leveled out and I headed east.

wcp-8.jpgA stitched together panorama of the rimrock on the other side.

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wcp-13.jpgOne last look east down the canyon before I drop down a bit more and head west. Being a little out of shape from the winter I chose not to drop all the way down to Whychus Creek this day. I still had some up hill to do on the way back and judging by how my legs felt the next day I made the right decision. 😅

wcp-14.jpgA look west up the canyon to Black Crater in the Cascade Mountain Range.

wcp-15.jpgLike I said, still a little uphill to go. 🫠

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wcp-17.jpgTwo of The Three Sisters in the distance.

wcp-18.jpgBlack Crater, Belknap Crater and Mt Washington come into view as I near the top of the canyon.

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wcp-21.jpgA last look west up the canyon before finishing the last half mile back to the trail head.

wcp-22.jpgThree Sisters

wcp-23.jpgMt Washington

wcp-24.jpgThree Sisters

wcp-25.jpgBroken Top



Last and certainly least, a picture of yours truly.

Hope you enjoyed this short tour of the Whychus Canyon preserve. Please feel free to make comments or ask me any questions about this post.

Photos taken by me, @oldmans, with a Nikon D3300 and some Lightroom post processing.
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Never made it to Three Sisters, but way back in 1975 I climbed up from Timberline Lodge to about 10,000 feet on Mt. Hood (beyond that you’d need gear and skills) on a clear day and could see at least as far as the Sisters.

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Yeah, you were pretty close to the top. I lived near St Helens for a lot of years but never gave it a try. Even after it lost 1000 feet. lol. Afraid my days of trying to climb a mountain peak have probably passed me by.

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Hey! It's crazy to live in such an environment. It's like a cowboy movie to me haha! The landscapes are magnificent. Thanks for sharing 😉

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You're welcome! It is definitely like the west out here. Even my town's buildings have an old west theme.

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I hope to be able to go there one day, it's an old dream of mine. It's not such a burning dream that if I don't do it I'll feel bad at the end of my life, but I'd like to visit a place like that. So it will happen ^^

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Yeah, I try to never let regret for things I haven't done get me down. I've been fortunate to do a lot of things and try to focus my pleasure on the stuff I can still accomplish. 🙂

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