Having two nights reserved at this park, we had a full day
to explore. We set out hiking at about
11 am, heading for the other side of the park.
The park is in two sections: ours has the campground, fish hatchery,
lake, and trails, while the other side (Riverbend) has picnic grounds and a
disc golf course.
The two sides are divided by a large hill, so the first part
of our hike, about 1 ¼ miles, was uphill.
At the top, there is a large dog area and a memorial to Milo
McIver. From there it’s all downhill
(mostly on hiking trails on the way out) to the other section, until one is on
a path that runs along the Clackamas River
at the bottom of the hill. At the
top, one gets a good view of both the river and of Mount Hood, the highest peak
in Oregon.
The day was very hot, so by the time we had gotten to the
boat launch at the far end of the park, Ranger was happy to get into the
river. The trek back up the hill was
agonizing, but fortunately the last part was all downhill. We were more than ready for a cold bottle of
water when we arrived back at the RV after around six or seven miles of
hiking.
All three of us collapsed for the rest of the afternoon, two
of us enjoying showers to get some of the sweat off. It’s now around 7:30 and the temperature has
dropped to 80, so at least it should cool off enough to sleep well
tonight.
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