We drove out to the Two Pan Trailhead in the Eagle Cap Wilderness to hike up the East Fork of the Lostine River to the Lostine Meadow. Our hike was 10.2 miles round trip with 1,600 ft of gain.
The first 2.8 miles of the trail is through the forest where there were lots of wildflowers in bloom.
0.1 mile from the trailhead the trail divides into the east and the west forks of the Lostine River trails. We went to the left here.
About 1/2 mile further up the trail, a short boot track took us to the edge of the Lostine River to see this large cascade.
About 0.8 mile from the trailhead, this log bridge crosses over the Lostine River.
more wildflowers in bloom along the trail
some wildflowers, like these meadow-rue were very proficient today
Through the trees, we had view of the ridge on the southeast side of the valley, here a waterfall is coursing down the ridge.
About 2.8 miles from the trailhead, we saw this larger waterfall on the Lostine River.
We soon entered the Lostine Meadow, which is over a mile long. From here on the trail was fairly flat.
asters in bloom along the meadow
Elephantshead, shooting stars and pale paintbrush in the meadows.
Our first glimpse of Eagle Cap Peak.
There were several streams cascading down to the trail
We saw this beautiful tarn in the meadow
From the near end, we could see Eagle Cap Peak
For most of the way, the trail stayed to the edge and a bit above the meadow
We would have various views of Eagle Cap Peak as the trail meandered along.
There were a few short snow patches to cross.
more streams coming down from the ridges on both sides of the valley
Near the far end of the meadow, the trail enters the meadow before crossing over the Lostine River again.
A collapsed bridge here on the trail. Some people carefully make their way across holding on to the upper edge. Others ford the river a bit upstream where the horses cross.
View of Lostine River and Eagle Cap Peak, this was our planned turn around spot today.
We met some backpackers who had spent the night up in the lake basin, they reported it was iced in the trail going up was still covered in snow.
Some views on the hike back down: beautiful heather
another view of the tarn
a pika
butterfly on a huckleberry bush
some of the other wildflowers we saw in bloom along the trail today:
About 1/2 mile further up the trail, a short boot track took us to the edge of the Lostine River to see this large cascade.
more wildflowers in bloom along the trail
some wildflowers, like these meadow-rue were very proficient today
About 2.8 miles from the trailhead, we saw this larger waterfall on the Lostine River.
Near the far end of the meadow, the trail enters the meadow before crossing over the Lostine River again.
Some views on the hike back down: beautiful heather
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