| Date: April 4, 2002 | | Location Three Bench Loop Hike | | Where: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | Three Benches is located on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, just east of the small town of Lyle, and directly across Washington State Highway 14 from the well know windsurfing park, Doug's Beach. MAP It's a great area for early season hiking due to the low elevation and its location on the east end of the Gorge. The idea for this hike came from Paul Slichter's great website, where detailed directions can be found by clicking here. This is a rugged area, so just a word of caution.
|  | | start of the trail |  | White blossums of the Rusty Popcorn Flower carpet the hillsides.
|  | | one of the benches |  | | view up the Columbia |  | | view down the Columbia |
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