1 mile loop
200 feet elevation gain
"Coyote, the Trickster spirit hero of many native stories, fell in love
with three sisters who were building a salmon trap on the river near
here. Each night Coyote would destroy their trap, and each day the girls
would rebuild it. One morning Coyote saw the girls crying and found out
that they were starving because they had not been able to catch any
fish in their trap. Coyote promised them a working fish trap if they
would become his wives. They agreed, and Coyote kept his promise;
however, over the years he became jealous of them. He changed two of the
wives into these basalt pillars and turned the third into a cave
downstream. He became a rock nearby so he could watch over them
forever." (1)
(1) Washington State Chapter Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, April 2000 Newsletter
