Monday - Wednesday
August 18-20
Beacon Rock (or more affectionately known as "Be a con rock.") is located in southwestern Washington in the Columbia River Gourge. It is beautiful. The rock itself is something like 800 feet tall. There is a beautiful campground right next to the rock. It not only has running water, but showers as well. (Megan and I cried when we saw them.) Unfortunately, not only was there running water in pipes, but it poured rain the whole time there. Apparently they hadn't had rain in 6 weeks until we showed up. After two days, our tent was drenched. The sleeping bags were getting soggy. Everything was getting soggy and muddy.
One night we decided to bag the cooking out in the rain and look for a place to let the kids play. This wasn't it. Obviously. But we did find a little pizza joint.
As we got back in the car to go back to the campsite, we heard a few little voices saying, "Please don't make us go back and sleep in our soggy tent tonight." We were tough though. We did it. Also we had already paid for 2 nights in the place.
Luckily it clear up long enough for us to hike to the top of Beacon Rock that day. (and by us, I mean Megan, Dylan, Lily and Alex)
If you look close enough, you can see over 50 switchbacks and trails leading to the top of the rock.
The start of the trail. There were actually a ton of people there that day.
On the way up.
This bridge is actually where I lost it. I am terrified of heights and I couldn't cross the bridge. It was not even half way up.
This is me chickening out. Hunter joined me.
Those who made it to the top.
The view from the top.
The final insult.
As we were leaving the campsite, we noticed the tire was completely flat. We must have picked up a rock on the 6 mile drive to Coral Pass over "very rough road." Alex had to unload all of our muddy camping gear and change the tire in the pouring rain. We were done camping.
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