Hiking in Central Oregon: Green Lakes Trail Head

Green Lakes Trail Head

This is one the first real hiking trails I have put on my blog. Its a long hike so its advisable to start before noon if possible. Luckily along the way you have views of waterfalls fairly quickly on the trail. After the waterfalls the trail goes into a slightly alpine setting. Then goes to a more open woodland setting later before it goes into alpine again with lots of pretty mountain flowers among the grasses along the river. The video preview I have only goes this far, ran out of battery power. You end up crossing two log bridges before going up a steep climb though trees with switchbacks and then walk through various small steams along the way. Its at this point where its the most challenging and your tired already. I have had friends quit on me during the last steep climb. If they make it they are greeted with an endless wall of lava and obsidian to their left and a ridge to the right blocking any view that way. They end up quitting here because to them they feel like the hobbits in the Lord of the Rings. After appearing they reached Mordor they are greeted with endless wasteland to climb over. Its not that bad, Fall creek is pretty especially in the summer with the flowers and grasses growing in it. Yes the wall of lava goes on for it seems 15 to 20 minutes but you run across a sign in the trail showing where the trail beaks off with one last steep climb in front of you. Once at the top your rewarded with a view of Green Lakes.