Kings Mountain (5/15/10)

Sunday obligations forced us to cut short our anniversary beach trip, but we still managed to get in a hike on our way home from Oceanside. We stopped Saturday afternoon at Kings Mountain at milepost 25 on Highway 6. We've done the hike a couple other times but in very poor weather, so we were excited to get out on such a beautiful day and maybe see some of the views we've heard so much about.

The trail climbs quickly away from the Wilson River Highway, gaining more than 2,500 feet in 2.5 miles. We made it to the top in just under 90 minutes and signed the summit registry.
High clouds kept us from seeing forever, but the 360-degree view of the Coast Range was still spectacular. A short way down from the top is a sturdy wooden picnic table for resting and snacking.
It's engraved -- an Eagle Scout project from a Tigard kid in July 1993.
The funny thing is that I'm from Tigard and graduated in 1994. And I went all through school with a Nathan Brown. It has to be him. Very cool!

Our entire trip, including our rest breaks at the top and at the table, took 2.5 hours - a quick up and down. The hike was a terrific way to get out in nature and continue our anniversary celebration!

:)