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For a fun showshoe outing that's free, try trekking along Tumalo Creek. The north side of the creek follows the road out to Tumalo Falls (gated in the winter), but we chose to head west on the south side of the creek. |
TUMALO CREEK TRAIL
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For a fun showshoe outing that's free, try trekking along Tumalo Creek. The north side of the creek follows the road out to Tumalo Falls (gated in the winter), but we chose to head west on the south side of the creek. |
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A friend who knew the area broke trail taking us along a ridge overlooking Tumalo Creek. On our way back, we stayed close to the creek. To make it even more exciting, it began snowing before we reached our vehicles. |
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There's more than one way to head downhill on snowshoes! |
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In the falling snow, the ridge across the valley looked ghostly in appearance. |
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Gary and I ventured back to Tumalo Creek a little later in the winter. We were curious to know what Tumalo Falls looked like in the snow and ice. There were snow-shoe tracks that day, but with all the foot traffic, the road from the gate is easy to walk in hiking boots. |
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Tumalo Falls was just a whispy version of its normal intensity. We were the only visitors ... so we put our camera on auto-shoot and caught a few snowflakes in motion. |
Elevation: 4,950 feet Trail distance: 4.8 miles round trip from the Tumalo Creek bridge to the falls Rated: Easy Latitude: 44.03417 Longitude: 121.56611 Directions: From Bend, travel west on Skyliners Road for 10 miles until it ends at the Tumalo Creek bridge just past the science center. Roadside parking allowed. Fees: No fee. |
