June 11, 2020

While I have walked this section of the state trail and filmed the dedication ceremonies in 2016, all of that material is on the hard drives that are currently not in my possession. I'll be getting those back later this summer and fleshing out this section with more current material later this year,

CLICK HERE for State Trail Plans: Lindsey Creek to Starvation Creek State Park

Fall 2014

Construction is set to begin on this section of the State Trail sometime in late October, early November, 2015 with a dedication ceremony scheduled for September 24, 2016.

Harrison Falls Overlook

Plans for an overlook for Harrison Falls have been put on hold for now... Originally, this was going to be on the hill above the west bank of Lindsey Creek, off what is now the Lindsey Creek Bench Cut section of the HCRH State Trail.

"From Lindsey Creek heading east, the alignment follows Interstate 84 shoulder for a short distance. Along this segment, the trail is elevated upon a low retaining wall to provide required width without excavating into a steep hillside. This raised elevation will help separate trail users from passing traffic. The trail alignment continues along the south edge of the freeway for approximately 800 feet."

Lindsey Creek Road

2014

The HCRH State Trail will veer left into an old Parking Area; facilities, perhaps, for Lancaster and Warren or Hole-In-The-Wall Falls, depending on when this was active. The road to the right goes up the hill and down the Lindsey Creek Ravine, though it is pretty rough and abandoned after passing beyond the power lines.

This old intersection with the U. S. 30 alignment can be seen below. Not sure if there was any formal park or recreation areas accessed from this road at that time.

2014

The right fork is currently used by the BPA to service the power lines further up the hill. At one point in time, the road continued on further, up the Lindsey Creek Ravine. Slides have taken out portions of the road and then it fades into the tangled forest and becomes untraceable.

June 11, 2020

The Lindsey Creek Road continues up to the power lines as a maintained BPA access road. From the east edge of the Lindsey Creek Ravine, it becomes heavily overgrown and unimproved, turning south up into the heights above the river...

CLICK HERE for more information on the LINDSEY CREEK ROAD

2014

The left fork leads to some sort of old, graded parking area, shown below.

Lancaster Falls

CLICK HERE for more information on LANCASTER FALLS

Warren Creek Bridge

HCRH State Trail

Dedicated: 2016

Hole-In-The-Wall Falls Viewpoint

CLICK HERE for more information on HOLE-IN-THE-WALL & WARREN FALLS

Warren Creek Settlement

CLICK HERE for more information on the WARREN CREEK SETTLEMENT

It is hard to get the scale of this, but it is well over four feet high, maybe up to six feet high. I've never seen one close to this in size, ever. (Since I wrote this, I've found a few more monsters like this around the Gorge, but never in such an accessible place. 12/14/14)

June 11, 2020

I've heard this anthill survived the State Trail construction and is still going strong!

CRH Construction Camp

CLICK HERE for more information on the CRH CONSTRUCTION CAMP

For a few hundred yards from here, the trail follows the old Route 2 pavement. That section, passing Cabin Creek Falls, is covered in Route 2 / State Trail: Cabin Creek Fragment.

"The trail then winds back past ... Cabin Creek Falls ... and then heads toward the freeway and connects with the existing historic highway west of Starvation Creek State Park. Some rock excavation and slope protection is required here. From this point east, trail users will be able to access the existing portions of the State Trail between Starvation Creek Trailhead and Viento State Park."

CLICK HERE to continue exploring the highway