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RE: Hiking Beacon Rock and With the Kids

in #bouldersunday5 years ago

Yeow what a BOULDER! and wow what a climb up! Must of been
so amazing to be up on top looking around @summertooth!
I'm still looking for the coin lol, thought it might be under the
boulder there, but that looks like a dry leaf. What a very cool thing
to do, wonder when someone will find your coins! :-)
I really like your daughters coat of hearts, very beautiful!
Those stairs look astounding straight down shot there, was it
hard walking down? looks kinda slippery.
Ok looked again for the coin, mid right below the rock by a
green leaf it looks like it on it's side?

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Thanks @shasta, it is an amazing place. It is a basalt volcanic plug over 800 feet high. There are 51 switchbacks on the trail but it is not as difficult as it sounds. It was raining (usually is there as it is located directly in the Cascade Mountain range. Here is the Wikipedia page about the rock which has some very interesting history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beacon_Rock_State_Park

I think you got the coin were you saying here?
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So you win!! Thanks for checking in my friend.
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Oh my goodness! thank you so much 🌄 @summertooth!! :-)
Great camo there with the fir needles and leaves!
Is there any petroglyphs around the area?
Hope all is well your way!

Beacon Rock State Park
Beacon Rock State Park is a geologic preserve and public recreation area on Route 14 in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Skamania County, Washington, United States. The park takes its name from Beacon Rock, an 848-foot (258 m) basalt volcanic plug on the north shore of the Columbia River 32 miles (51 km) east of Vancouver. On October 31, 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived here and first measured tides on the river, indicating that they were nearing the ocean.

gtfo of my post