Eagle Creek

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We hiked up Eagle Creek to Tunnel and Twister Falls in the Mt Hood National Forest today, 12.5 miles round trip with 1,640 ft overall gain. We only saw 2 other hikers on our way up to Twister Falls. And not really crowded on the way back for this popular trail. We saw lots of waterfalls and wildflowers, a wonderful day!

Near the beginning of the trail is the rock wall covered in wildflowers.

We passed several weeping walls.

We enjoyed the many wildflowers, here Larkspur, woodland stars and other flowers.

We would see many waterfalls that aren't named flowing into Eagle Creek

One of many stream crossings

The top of  Metlako Falls

some of the fallen trees we saw over the trail today

Punch Bowl Falls

Lots of cascades along the steams

Many trillium in bloom

Water pouring off the cliffs onto the trail

Lowitt Falls

High Bridge

zoom of Skoonichuk Falls

view downstream from Four and half mile bridge

We saw lots of these little yellow flowers 

zoom of Tenas Falls 

Crossing Wy'east creek below Wy'east Falls (in the background)

Grand Union Falls

First look at Tunnel Falls

Tunnel behind Tunnel Falls

Tunnel Falls from the trail between Tunnel and Twister Falls

Lots of glacier lilies in bloom

Twister Falls 

some of the wildflowers seen along the trail today: