Yesterday, Barbara, Hopper and I traveled north, across the Columbia River, into southern Washington, to visit Beacon Rock State Park. Beacon Rock is the remnant of an extinct volcano. While Barbara and Hopper enjoyed the picnic area I hiked to the top of Beacon Rock. That wasn’t my original plan as the hike appeared more difficult than I thought. The hike is 1.5 miles round trip with an elevation gain of 574 feet. My original plan was to hike to the river side of the rock, take some photos of the Columbia River and then hike back. However, the hike wasn’t as difficult as I thought so I continued to the top. I’m really glad I did as the view up there was incredible.










