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The Adventure Royal Terrace Falls
Location LAT 44.44073 N LON 122.59118 W
Date August 15, 2009
Weather 71°, Partly cloudy
Distance 51.9 miles![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xw2cyy0BnNqhvPquhftP8NOU74g2R_GWUcpN-DNiP1tvP4qwX4Wy5JaFcsA82vv0ODTOW6NKj8aib5zdxuqay7cFH0vYZIdRozgXhMMZ5hVsoTy8UwokZiAl5qi1djzfvliH/s400/8.15.09_royalterrace1.jpg)
As we rounded the corner to Royal Terrace Falls, we were amazed at the difference two months of summer made.
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This was Royal Terrace Falls on June 7.
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The drizzle of water exposed much of the rock below.
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Fall Creek barely flows below the falls.
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Crystal had grown tired of waiting and was ready to hit the trail.
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As we moved on, a footbridge crossed over McD0well Creek. Two more falls waited for us upstream.
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