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The Cape Horn Trail's 7.7-mile loop offers spectacular views of the Columbia River Gorge. Hike through fir, maple, alder and oak forests, over creeks, along cliffs and under a waterfall. The lower trail, closed for native peregrine falcon nesting, re-opens July 16.
The Cape Horn Trail's 7.7-mile loop offers spectacular views of the Columbia River Gorge. Hike through fir, maple, alder and oak forests, over creeks, along cliffs and under a waterfall. The lower trail, closed for native peregrine falcon nesting, re-opens July 16.

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December 2, 2021
A fire engine is pictured at the Camas-Washougal Fire Department Station 42 in Camas on Dec. 6, 2019. (Courtesy of The Columbian files)

Consultants: Camas-Washougal fire merger ‘not sustainable’

A nearly decade-long partnership between Camas and Washougal that formed the Camas-Washougal Fire Department in 2013, “has too many gaps to represent a sustainable model moving forward,” consultants told Camas and Washougal city officials during a Nov. 18 Zoom meeting.

July 8, 2014
The Cape Horn Trail's 7.7-mile loop offers spectacular views of the Columbia River Gorge. Hike through fir, maple, alder and oak forests, over creeks, along cliffs and under a waterfall. The lower trail, closed for native peregrine falcon nesting, re-opens July 16.

Horn of discovery

One step at a time, the Cape Horn Trail is changing. "When hikers see us working on the trail, they are always so appreciative," said Cape Horn Conservancy President Teresa Robbins. "People tell us this is their favorite hike in the Gorge. That's our goal. We want to be number-one."