Great work! The clip of Dave's little mishap on Terminator :) priceless!

This is a great review. As a founding member of Friends of Falls creek, we appreciate your call out for the reroutes success. There is another lesser known loop option that avoids a shuttle and the boring gravel ride out from the trail head. Drive past the normal trail head on wind river highway to the second pull out you can see the river at (45.922503°,-121.946967°) . Ride the road up, follow your route, but just before you cross the bridge at the bottom to the parking lot keep going on the abandoned trail (road), take a right and ride up the old road, about 2.5 miles up there is a poorly marked spur on the left that goes to the river. There is a giant log crossing the river to walk over and your car is right there. Note: We try to keep this section clear of blow down and flagged. Send me a PM and we will get these reviews promoted on our website, they are a great.

When I did Falls Creek in July of 2017, the Northwest Forest Pass was not required at the trailhead, and a sign at the trailhead stated it as such. However, it is always good to have it with you, just in case. Great video!!

the lava tube pits along the double track... there is a lot to them actually, if you pass the first one, descend down into the 2nd one... go underneath the land bridge to the third one, and hike all the way through the 3rd one to the opposite end of it. it's insanely rewarding from that point on. bring a head lamp and some shoes.

I like the video idea, but did you let KZfaq do their camera vibration/motion compensation on it? Parts of it were kind of nauseating. :( And thanks for the tip on Trail 159 to extend the shuttle elevation. That is something I'll try to do this year.