2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (10)

05/21/2019 / No Travel Day – Starvation Creek Trailhead, Hood River County, Oregon

Start Location:

• Memaloose State Park
• Mosier, OR 97040
• 800-551-6949
• Start Time: N/A

End Location: N/A 

• End Time: N/A

Cost per Night: $35.00 per night
Weather:  49/65 F Overcast

We went hiking at Starvation Creek State Park, which is located west of Cascade Locks, Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge. It is right alongside Interstate 84; by the Columbia River.

Selfie at Cabin Creek Falls

Thimbleberries are tart and red when ripe.

Hole in the Wall Falls

The trailhead was named Starvation Creek because a train was stopped there by snow drifts and passengers had to dig out the train. Luckily no one starved there.

However, after our hike, I was ravenous, so we eat at the Sedition Brewing Company in Dalles, Oregon. This Craft Brewery is in a historic icehouse. I had the Tri-Tip Sandwich with a tasting flight of beer. Dark Sky was my favorite. Paul enjoyed his Mac and Cheese. I would recommend this establishment highly.

Our Camp Spot in Memaloose State Park.

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal

1. Travel Day - Dalles, Oregon (9)
2. Crater Lake, Klamath County, Oregon (8)
3. Travel Day - Klamath Falls, Oregon (7)
4. Lassen Volcanic National Park & Lake Shasta Caverns (6)
5. Travel Day - Redding, CA (5)
6. Bread & Chocolate, San Francisco - (4)
7. Travel Day - Fremont Elks Lodge #2121 - (3)