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- serene escape -
Where do you escape?
What takes you away?
se·rene: Unaffected by disturbance; calm and unruffled.
es·cape: To break loose from confinement; get free: escape from jail.
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'I finally made it. This was the third attempt to make it up to this waterfall. The first one, we just had to hike another 25 minutes...and we would have been there. The second one, the trail was closed because a climber had fallen down one of the steep cliffs and was critically injured. The third attempt took 4 1/2 hours. That's 6 miles up to the fall and 6 miles back, along steep cliffs, winding rocky trails and other waterfalls. It was hot and dry when we started at 6:00. It was around 8:30 when we finally reached this amazing fall. "Tunnel Falls". This is the Columbia River Gorge, it has the highest concentration of waterfalls in the world, tons of lava tubes and hundreds of miles of hiking trails. At this point along Eagle Creek trail, we are 6 miles up the trail at about 2,000 feet. The falls fall 200 ft into the huge pool of water below. Behind the falls is a tunnel that has been blasted out! It is incredible and really made me proud to have made it up that far. I was NOT going to let myself down again, I hiked my tripod, camera, jacket (that I never needed), food, and water all the way up there. It was all worth it. I wasn't going to go away without getting a good shot of this amazing fall. Not very many people go up this far, people usually turn around at "Punchbowl Falls" which is about 3 miles into Eagle Creek. Getting back down in the dark was a challenge. We got off the trail at 10:24 and it was pitch black. We were the only crazy people hiking that dangerous trail at that time of night.'
I think this shot really shows a lot about what everyone wants to experience and reach, but not everyone can. It's hard to push further and further. But once it's reached it's worth it, it's just about having enough energy and motivation to make it back.
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Just, relax.
Have a great day, with love, Aaron.
Where do you escape?
What takes you away?
se·rene: Unaffected by disturbance; calm and unruffled.
es·cape: To break loose from confinement; get free: escape from jail.
[Must FULL-VIEW]
::
'I finally made it. This was the third attempt to make it up to this waterfall. The first one, we just had to hike another 25 minutes...and we would have been there. The second one, the trail was closed because a climber had fallen down one of the steep cliffs and was critically injured. The third attempt took 4 1/2 hours. That's 6 miles up to the fall and 6 miles back, along steep cliffs, winding rocky trails and other waterfalls. It was hot and dry when we started at 6:00. It was around 8:30 when we finally reached this amazing fall. "Tunnel Falls". This is the Columbia River Gorge, it has the highest concentration of waterfalls in the world, tons of lava tubes and hundreds of miles of hiking trails. At this point along Eagle Creek trail, we are 6 miles up the trail at about 2,000 feet. The falls fall 200 ft into the huge pool of water below. Behind the falls is a tunnel that has been blasted out! It is incredible and really made me proud to have made it up that far. I was NOT going to let myself down again, I hiked my tripod, camera, jacket (that I never needed), food, and water all the way up there. It was all worth it. I wasn't going to go away without getting a good shot of this amazing fall. Not very many people go up this far, people usually turn around at "Punchbowl Falls" which is about 3 miles into Eagle Creek. Getting back down in the dark was a challenge. We got off the trail at 10:24 and it was pitch black. We were the only crazy people hiking that dangerous trail at that time of night.'
I think this shot really shows a lot about what everyone wants to experience and reach, but not everyone can. It's hard to push further and further. But once it's reached it's worth it, it's just about having enough energy and motivation to make it back.
::
Just, relax.
Have a great day, with love, Aaron.
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Wasn't it a great end to the Eagle Creek Hike? Did you make it up to Twister Falls just about a half mile up the trail? It's a very interesting waterfall, but it is difficult to photograph.
How was the volume of people at this time? I can imagine it would be difficult to set up a tripod from this viewpoint if many people are passing by! Do you remember what time of day this was taken at?
How was the volume of people at this time? I can imagine it would be difficult to set up a tripod from this viewpoint if many people are passing by! Do you remember what time of day this was taken at?