For our next adventure, we set out for the Columbia River Gorge and Mt Hood, but not without first going through Portland.
We caught a glimpse of Mt Hood in the distance while on the highway.
Our first stop was the Vista house which allowed for fantastic views of the gorge! This is looking east, with Washington state on the other side of the river.
Another view looking west.
Along the scenic byway that runs beside the Columbia River Gorge, there are a slew of gorgeous waterfalls. These are the Latourell Falls.
Next stop were the Bridal Veil falls.
But nothing beat the 600+ foot drop of Multnomah Falls!
From there we departed and headed south for Mt Hood. The views of the mountain as we climbed in elevation were breathtaking!
Getting closer to the top!
Near the top we stopped and had a drink at the Timberline Lodge. Elevation there was ~6000 ft. Elevation of the mountain itself is about 8500 ft.
They still had plenty of snow up there, even for the end of June! This snow melt was extending into the parking lot.
Stay tuned for Part 3 – Crater Lake!
3 comments:
What stunning scenery you got to enjoy. The snow however is quite bizarre to me in Okieland!!
Ahh, you went to Oregon (kinda sorta my neck of the woods!)
:-)
Anyway, you've got me boiling in curiosity here. You mentioned you've got a birthday coming up in a couple of weeks too, and I'm just itching to know which day!
(Yeah, yeah - I'm nosy like that.)
Mine's the 24th. When is yours?
(If you'd rather not answer that here, you can email me at corastovall (at) hotmail (dot) com)
Hey there! Nice to meet another blogger from CT!
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