Beacon Rock Spring Hike

 After our hike to Dog Mountain we decided to do a couple of short hikes at Beacon Rock State Park. First, we headed to Beacon Rock. This is a 1.8 mile hike with 600 ft of elevation gain.
The State Park is right off of Hwy 14, 35 miles east of Vancouver, Wa and 19 miles west of Dog Mountain.

 A short walk through the trees,

 takes you to the base of Beacon Rock.

 the hiking trail goes to the west side of Beacon Rock, where a gate leads you to an interesting trail.

 up the south side of Beacon Rock.

 The trails are built on the side of the rock.

 Leading up to the top.

 Looking east, up the Columbia River.

 View going down the trail.

We saw some Dogwood trees in bloom along the trail.