{"id":38608,"date":"2026-04-08T03:54:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goatbells.blog\/?p=38608"},"modified":"2026-04-08T04:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:00:00","slug":"another-bridge-please","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goatbells.blog\/?p=38608","title":{"rendered":"Another Bridge, Please?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two of us started at Hardesty TH intending to hike up Goodman Creek Trail to Eagle’s Rest<\/a> and back down. A good plan until we reached the larger creek crossing about 2 miles from TH. The creek was flowing much higher than expected from the recent snow. While rock-hopping across was feasible it required using a untestable log in deep fast water. We both checked it out and decided to take another route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We headed back to Hardesty Tr to S. Willamette Tr and headed toward Eula Ridge. They turned around and I continued on up Eula Ridge Trail. Between Goodman Trail creek crossing and Eula Ridge there are at least 5 small creek crossings. 1 has a bridge and it’s old! Some don’t need a bridge, but Goodman Creek needs one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Birds were out singing, mostly wrens. Several wood grouse thumped up the hill on Eula Ridge, and a hairy woodpecker danced around a tree to avoid my photo. A pileated woodpecker was also heard – their presence evidence below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wildlife was limited, a few deer tracks, 1 grey squirrel and this little one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the wild flower bloom cycle moves up the foothills from the valley, early ground flowers and flowering trees were popping – especially the trilliums which were everywhere. The rhododendrons were not ready yet. Click to open the photos and see the bee – I thought it was a yellow bee, but it’s pollen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Route<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Started at Hardesty TH around 7:45 up Goodman Creek Trail to the largest creek crossing. Turned around and headed down to Hardesty Tr to the South Willamette Tr. S. Willamette Tr to Eula Ridge and up Eula Ridge Trail about 1\/2 way, and returned to Hardesty TH around 3:30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n