Hiking Eagle Creek, From First to Last Waterfall - No Talk, No Music, Just Nature. - 4K Virtual Hike
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- čas přidán 16. 05. 2024
- A virtual walk & hike on Oregon's Eagle Creek Trail to Tunnel Falls, with no talk, no music, no close-up shots of my ugly mug... just nature & relaxation. The full journey in real-time, 4K video.
In the heart of the Columbia River Gorge - a swath of the lush Cascade Range cut in two by Ice Age floods (and a fave weekend getaway for Portlanders) - crystal-clear Eagle Creek rushes down the rainforest-like slopes, carving its own stunning gorge along the way. (A gorge within a gorge, if you will. Gorge-ception!). Truly one of the iconic walks of the PNW.
An astoundingly-built trail traces the creek's many twists, turns, and drops, often on cliffs high above where the path is blasted straight from rock, with narrow tread, steep drops, and a chain handhold to keep you steady. It's all worth it, because the hike also features stately forest, wildflowers, countless waterfalls, and lots and lots of water.
Eagle Creek is also famous as ground zero for an infamous wildfire in 2017 - the area is still recovering, which means many acres of burned trees but also slightly improved views all around.
Our outing goes far beyond where most hikers turn around, past impressive Punchbowl Falls (unfortunately high water prevents a side-trip down for a closer look, but the viewpoint from above is great), High Bridge, roaring Tunnel Falls (which yes, does feature a tunnel), distinctive Twister Falls, before ending at little-visited Sevenmile Falls - the last major cascade on the trail. Enjoy!
Highlights:
00:00 - Intro
01:30 - The Hike Begins
20:45 - Weeping Wall
25:45 - First Narrow Scary Section
32:45 - More Views & Another Narrow Section
48:00 - Gorge Views & Far-off Metlako Falls
1:00:00 - Crossing Sorenson Creek
1:08:40 - Punchbowl Falls & First Bridge
1:27:45 - Second Bridge
1:41:00 - More Narrow Trail
1:48:35 - Gazing Into the Gorge
1:52:00 - Loowit Falls
1:56:00 - The Narrows & High Bridge (aka Eagle Eye Bridge)
2:08:30 - distant Skoonichuck Falls
2:20:00 - Fourth Bridge (aka Moss Fortress Bridge)
2:42:15 - hidden Wy'East Falls + (awkward) Stream Crossing
2:46:37 - Mossy Walls
3:00:58 - Cliff Traverse Over Rapids
3:06:38 - unnamed Falls
3:10:18 - Tunnel Falls
3:21:25 - Scary Walk to Twister Falls (aka Cross Over Falls)
3:29:36 - Dripping Moss & the Last Narrows
3:34:30 - Sevenmile Falls
3:38:44 - Outro & Ratings
Trip Stats:
* Distance: 13.0 mi / 20.9 km round-trip
* Elevation Gain: 1300 ft / 396 m
* Trailhead GPS: 45.6368, -121.9196
* Restrictions: NW Forest Pass required; no bikes or stock; leashed dogs allowed
* Camping Available: Yes (usually crowded), designated sites
Filmed March 2022. Re-uploaded due to a missing section of video :[ Still ironing out the camera setup, as well as the format/structure for future videos - please feel free to comment on the good, the bad, or the ugly. This is an on-going learning experience! My hope is that every video improves on the last.
Thank you from Australia. Loved this trail on my treadmill walk.
Wow! How did CZcams not put you in my feed before now? I use walking and hiking videos to get my 10,000 steps in everyday and I totally love this. Thank you 😊
Het was een fantastische rit!❤
Thank you so much for this!!! My dad and I hiked this years back. Hard to travel there now, so glad I can see this trail again!!❤
Love this! While I originally was hoping for non-stop walking (for "immersion'' as I walk on a treadmill haha) I really do appreciate that you stopped to take a look at some of the beautiful nature highlights throughout the video. I would've wanted to stop by and look at the flowers, the river, etc just like you did here. Thank you so much for sharing and looking forward to more!!
Gracias por tan hermoso recorrido brother, saludos desde Honduras, me suscribo y te deseo lo mejor.
Nicely done! Appreciate the "just nature" approach you took.
Absolutely loved this. Thank you so much for the indexing. Went back to re-watch some sections. Hiked up as far as High Bridge years ago (before the fire) and wanted to see Tunnel Falls (Did not know about Twister - gorgeous). Also wanted to see how much damage was done by the fire. Only suggestion would be to raise the camera a little. When I am hiking I have to watch the path closely in front of me for my feet but when you are doing the footwork I would rather see more scenery ahead. There were of course cases on this walk where the scenery was below the trail. I appreciated the stops to show something in more detail, like the flowers. Kind of missed seeing the East waterfall - thought you would turn back to look at it after you crossed the dicey creek. Will look for more of these!
Thanks for the kind words! And absolutely recommend going all the way to Twister if you ever get the chance. This was actually one of the first videos I ever shot, & there's so many 'ugh, I wish I had done this or that part differently' moments (well... with my newer vids too, but * definitely * here). Over time I'd like to think (or hope) I improved things like camera positioning, not skipping over interesting scenery, letting the camera linger over certain shots, etc. - especially on my latest ones, but I always always always want to improve more. Very much appreciate the feedback!
Found your channel this morning. Good stuff. Keep it up. I think you should do Humbug next. Natural Bridges would be a good one, too.
Would love to, been looking into getting out to the coast!
Thank you for the virtual walk through this beautiful place! The quality is quite good, but there is not enough stabilization here.
Thank you for watching! (and noted!)
I really like these videos and also want to be able to make videos like this. Can you tell me what equipment you use for filming?
Hey thanks! I use a GoPro 10, but honestly it's probably overkill & I found out it has issues recording in low light & the mic is over-sensitive. Almost any modern smartphone might work just as well - video stabilization is surprisingly decent, etc... as long as you don't mind not being able to use the phone for other things + battery drain.
@@ExciteHike Awesome, thank you for sharing. I'll look forward to your new videos.
Definitely not a trail for kids.