Talapus Creek

Title

Talapus Creek

Artist

Jeff Swan

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Photograph - Photography

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th a moderate grade on a wide trail, the hike to Talapus Lake is the perfect introduction to the outdoors for hikers and beginning backpackers. Upon arrival at Talapus, break out lunch or pitch camp. Either way, you can cool off in the large lake. If you feel like pressing on, Ollalie Lake is just about a mile and a half up trail, where open campsites offer lakeside havens with calm waters and views of a beautiful lake basin.

From the Talapus parking area, head into dark, cool forest on a wide, if somewhat rooty trail. The grade is moderate, allowing you to enjoy the tall cedars and hemlocks all around you. The trail steepens soon, switchbacking up as Talapus Creek flows downhill to your right. While the trail is wide, watch where you step. Roots can be very slippery, especially when wet. Be on the lookout for a great photo opportunity at a sharp switchback about 1.3 miles in, where Talapus Creek foams into a ravine just off the trail.

From this point the trail flattens out, heading straight through increasingly boggy terrain � be ready to get your boots wet! Just before crossing Talapus Creek, a fork greets hikers. Though the left path is still somewhat evident, branches and foliage lying across the trail indicate that this is not the way to go. Please don�t take this path. Your route to the lake is across the creek, over the footlog and through a bit more mud.

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August 7th, 2016

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