Steven's Creek Crossing.

The first segment of the trail was downhill to Steven's Creek.  The trail passed through wooded areas and downhill.  At first the descent was gradual, however, about halfway down (.7 miles, 1km ) the trail turns sharply right and the descent increases.  There is a large rock here with what used to be a nice view of the canyon and Mount Adams, however, the trees have grown and obscured the view.

At the bottom of the hill there is a nice wooden bridge over the Steven's Creek.  As you can see from the picture, the creek is not wide but is running swiftly.  The water has polished the rocks smooth.  At this point, the creek is not accessible, however, farther up the trail it will be.  As you can also see, flooding does pick up trees and other debris (and if I was a betting man, the old Steven's Creek Bridge).

Also as you can see, my lovely daughter accompanied me today.  Although the bridge looks natural, they hid the Steel I-Beams nicely underneath the bridge.

The trail turns to follow the creek uphill after the bridge, so we quickly shed our long sleeves.