The last time I did this loop was about three years ago on a very hot August day with Mark & Danielle. It is always a shock to hike with relatively few people and then land at Multnomah Falls with lots of tourists, a gift shop, nice restaurant and people on asphalt trails wearing flip-flops.

Yesterday found the upper Multnomah Falls even more crowded since it was mild and ice-cream was less of a draw. Boy scouts were on hand, installing switchback markers from the popular tourist site (until recently, when a casino took over the top spot, Multnomah Falls was the favorite tourist destination — now it’s #2).

My pals and I added a spur to the loop, taking off on the Larch Mountain trail and then going on another ridge trail loop (whose name I can’t recall, now) for a while.

Here are a few photos.(Click through a few times to get larger versions.)

The last picture is from later in the day, at home, after Sport the dog had been hosed off (the slug he rolled in is still in his fur though! Biomimicry must be having a field day with slug slime.)

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