Using previous trip reports for the area and the “Best Hikes with dogs in Western Washington” book, my pup and I were able to navigate our way around the maze of trails to the falls. Good hike to practice our trail skills together on. I highly recommend this one with your pup.
She and I managed up and over (& sometimes under) the few blowdowns on the ascent. Previous trip reports suggested that the boulder fields may be a challenge but my giant pup handled them with surprising agility. She was having so much fun scrambling the trail that she didn’t even notice the snakes I shooed back under the boulders.
The falls are running beautifully right now. We both enjoyed the cool spray coming from them. Add to that the warm weather, and it almost felt like I was back under a secret Kauai waterfall.
We did just as well on the scramble down as we’d done going up. So many trails to meander along here! The trip was just long enough to poop her out for the evening and part of the next day but she was back to full tilt boogie by Tuesday morning.
The road and trails were still quiet up there by Rainier since Chinook Pass was closed and Cayuse had just opened (Papa said they made for great bike climbs that day).
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