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Stories by Dan Trujillo

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June 21, 2016
Cascading water off the cliffs of Falls Creek Falls looks like a wedding cake. This 3.4-mile hike is just an hour away from Camas and Washougal. For more adventures, read the "Great Getaways" insert in today's Post-Record. (Photos by Dan Trujillo/Post-Record)

Where water and nature collide

Falls Creek Falls is a triple decker delight in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest where water and nature collide in spectacular fashion.

June 21, 2016
Dale Rule is done talking. On Thursday, the 44-year-old from Camas will begin his walk from Seaside, Oregon, to San Diego, California, in 40 days. That's a total of about 1,400 miles to fight obesity.

Forty day challenge

The numbers for Dale Rule’s next walk are staggering, but his message remains the same.

June 14, 2016
Hannah Taie looks for a Nemesis teammate to pass to during Thursday's practice at H.B. Fuller Park, in Salmon Creek. The U-17 Oregon State Cup champions will compete in the U.S. Youth Soccer Regional June 20 to 25, in Boise, Idaho.

Nemesis aims for endless summer

Eight Camas girls soccer players are about to embark on the summer of a lifetime before their senior year of high school begins.

June 14, 2016
Welcome to the mason's canvas of Michael Byrne. After chiseling and hammering on his hands and knees, Byrne picks up another rock to place on the Oak View Overlook along the Cape Horn Trail.

An overlook for generations

While working on his second masterpiece for the Cape Horn Trail, Michael Byrne hiked a half-mile back to show his granddaughter the waterfall overlook he completed a year ago.

June 14, 2016
LuLu Sadler moves the soccer ball up the field for the Washington Timbers U-14 Red girls during Wednesday's practice at the Harmony Sports Complex. The U-14 Oregon State Cup champions will compete in the U.S. Youth Soccer Regional Monday through Saturday, June 20 to 25, in Boise, Idaho.

Hungry Timbers make history

The most successful Washington Timbers soccer team in club history has a date with destiny Monday.

June 7, 2016
Haleigh Sudbeck stands with her coach, Hank Midles, after winning the Washington state hammer championship May 29, in Centralia. The Camas High School senior beat 20 competitors with a toss of 162-1. (Contributed photo)

Sudbeck defends state title

After defending her hammer state championship, Haleigh Sudbeck is ready to say goodbye to Camas and aloha to Hawaii.

June 7, 2016
Camas High School senior Tucker Parker started the second game on the mound for the National League all-stars Wednesday, at Propstra Park in Vancouver. Fellow Papermaker Liam Fitzpatrick defends at first base.

Back in the uniform

Two months after breaking his hand, Hunter Bruno got one more opportunity to pitch in Camas Papermaker uniform Wednesday.

May 31, 2016
Caleigh Lofstead secured the state championship for the second year in a row with this vault of 11 feet, 9 inches, Saturday, at Mt. Tahoma Stadium, in Tacoma. The Camas High School senior topped out at 12-3 on a windy day.

Medal Makers

Once again, Caleigh Lofstead had the runway all to herself at the state championship meet.

May 31, 2016
The Camas girls golf team clinched second place the 4A state tournament, at the Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco. Pictured left to right: head coach Bob Foster, Lauryn Tsukimura, Abby Jiang, Elise Filuk, Connie Wang, Hailey Oster and Emma Cox (contributed photo).

Camas girls roll to second at state

Elise Filuk, Hailey Oster, Connie Wang, Emma Cox, Abby Jiang and Lauryn Tsukimura aced all of their objectives on the golf courses this spring.