We headed out to enjoy a dry day and we had the bonus of better weather (more sunshine) than forecast.
We hiked about 6 miles round trip while birding, botanizing, rock-hounding and whatever else caught our interest.
A singing American Dipper greeted us at the trailhead. We saw a golden eagle, several bald eagles, Lewis's Woodpeckers possibly migrating upriver, goldeneyes and mergansers on the river and more Dippers on the river bank, and a variety of songbirds in the riverside woodlands.
This hike is on Columbia Land Trust property as long as you stay on the road. There is an inviting place to go off-trail at the end of the pavement, but it is signed "Private Property."
This is a lightly used trail outside of fishing and hunting seasons, so we encountered only one other hiker.
Winter weather brought down several trees across the paved segment, but they were easy to step over or walk around.
PRO TIP: This trailhead does not have any directional signs to find it. There is a Columbia Land Trust sign at the gate that invites non-motorized recreation. Columbia Land Trust also has several interpretive signs along the paved segment describing the purposes and process of road removal.
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