“Multnomah Falls”
Where to start? Growing in the Midwest, I didn’t see many waterfalls, and the ones I was able to see always entranced me. To me, the combination of beauty and power found in waterfalls is magical!
I remember the first time I laid eyes on the iconic Multnomah Falls in the Colombia River Gorge, Oregon. I was moving to Oregon from Indiana and was heading down I-84 into Portland. My friend who was driving just said “wow.” I turned around as fast as I could and just barely glimpsed the falls. They sit tucked back a little bit and are difficult to see clearly from the west-bound highway unless you look back once you’ve passed them. That glimpse was enough!
After settling in, I packed up a lunch and my best boy, BoDammit the yellow lab, and we took off! We spent the entire afternoon driving up and down the gorge, hiking from waterfall to waterfall. Did you know that there are over 90 waterfalls in the Colombia River Gorge? I sure didn’t!
Bo and I hiked up to the very top of Multnomah Falls. It was a tough climb (we were flat-landers remember?), but the views were breathtaking and the roar of the falls was well worth the effort. On the way back to the car after our decent, I turned around for one last look and this scene is what I faced. I couldn’t leave without capturing it.
Another adventure in the books!
“Multnomah Falls” - Colombia River Gorge, Oregon 2018
