Here are a few shots from Hagen Gorge. A run that has quickly become one of my favorites. It starts with a 1/4 mile hike in. Not far around the corner from the put in is a BIG log jam that protects the gorge from random logs being flushed down into it. It has a few great read and run ledge drops and two major rapids. The first is Hagen Daaz Falls, a clean 20 foot cascading waterfall. The second is Euphoria Falls, a two tier cascading waterfall that drops about 40 feet total. After Euphoria we dropped into the N.F. of the Washougal and had Teakettle and Double Falls. Great day in the rain! The flow was the highest I've seen it. It's hard to gage the level on this one since the Washougal gage stopped working. The E.F. Lewis gage was at 1,950cfs today, but I've run Hagen when the E.F. gage read higher and we had less water in Hagen. Hagen can also hold allot of water and still be manageable, but Euphoria is in a blind corner. Watch for horizon lines in there. For logistics on this creek check out Oregonkayaking.net
Looking up into Upper Hagen Creek.
Jason Schroeder and Heather Herbeck on the log jam portage.
Jason crawling through the logs under the log jam.
Jason below Hagen Daaz Falls.
Heather running the top drop on Euphoria Falls.
Jason on Teakettle Falls, N.F.
Jason on the Double Falls, N.F.
Heather on the seal launch around Double Falls.
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