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frosty

Multnomah Falls and the Columbia Gorge were on our must-see list. We got an early start and headed out the Historic Columbia River Highway. First stop was the Falls to try to beat the crowds later on in the day. Going mid-week before the summer rush was a good plan, but even so we had to get a timed entry permit and find a parking space.

There are half a dozen waterfalls along the highway. After our stop at Multnomah Falls we stopped at four others. I’ve posted pictures of three of them.

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First view of Multnomah Falls. At 620 feet, it’s one of the tallest in the Lower 48.

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Upper and Lower Falls, with the Benson Bridge.

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Upper Falls

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Lower Falls

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Benson Bridge, built in 1914 and named for the donor who funded it. Benson (who donated the land for a park at the falls) asked for an estimated cost after Samuel G. Lancaster, the engineer who designed the highway, suggested to him on a visit that it might be nice to have a bridge where visitors could get a closer look.

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Looking back from the bridge

 

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Bridal Veil Falls, reached with a 2/3 mile round trip walk.

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Shepherd’s Dell Falls

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Latourell Falls

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Columbia River upstream from Vista Point

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    Greg Ferguson

    Shepherd’s Dell Falls is really beautiful, but you might miss it because you have to get out of the car and walk downhill a bit to enjoy. It’s tumbly, and musical.
    Every fall on the Gorge has it’s own character.

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    OzarkHillbilly

    Nice pix, beautiful places, thanx frosty.

    One of my trips to Mexico turned into a “waterfalls trip” when the tail end of rainy season just wouldn’t let go.

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    mvr

    Thanks for these! Remind me of my old home.

    Timed entry now! I didn’t know. I used to drive down the gorge in my VW Squareback when I needed to lift my mood, or before I had a car we’d hitchhike up for a hike up to one or another of the falls,

    Thanks!

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    frosty

    @WaterGirl: If you like waterfalls this is definitely the place to go! We only scratched the surface with some of the ones you can get to with a short walk instead of a hike.

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    StringOnAStick

    All the layers of basalt here make for nice cliffs to tumble water off of.  I love my PNW!

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    Jim Appleton

    I drive a public bus from Hood River to Portland six times a week (at the moment — shifts change twice a year, we operate others routes).  On those trips, the Gorge is my office.

    Multnomah is a popular stop, especially in summer when parking is by  reservation only.

    I get to see your first view driving through.

    I also know the area well from years of hiking and exploring.

    You do a good job showing the reason the Gorge is protected and managed under the Scenic Act.

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    way2blue

    That bridge is worthy of the spectacular falls.  Reminds me of the arched bridges in Big Sur.  And if I’m understanding correctly—it’s just a people vista bridge.  Start of a trail to somewhere perhaps?

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    SoupCatcher

    Love Multnomah. Have yet to see the topside.

    The falls is spectacular in winter, but I wouldn’t recommend going past the bridge as the spray from the upper falls ices the trail.

    If the timing is right, you can stand as close to a moving train as you can safely get by hanging out in the walkway under the tracks.

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    Yutsano

    @way2blue: ​Middle of a trail. The walkway starts at the parking lot and you go up from there. It’s been awhile since I’ve been there but as I recall the slope up to the bridge isn’t very steep. It really is worth the visit especially if it gets below freezing.

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    Kelly

    One of my favorite Columbia Gorge walks is the Wahkeena Falls Multnomah Falls loop. Five waterfalls and great viewpoints.

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    Wave Function Collapse

    Thanks for reminding me how gorgeous that area is. After three decades of marriage with clannish in-laws on the other end of the gorge, I’ve become a little jaded about the scenery since I drive by it quite a few times every month.

    The frequency of times that the drive turns into a hellscape of driving on sheet ice with alternating 60 mph crosswinds has contributed to my forgetting how amazing it is.

    Fun historical fact: the Bridge of the Gods landslide which dammed the river for several years happened in 1450. Coincidentally, the fall of Constantinople and the birth of Christopher Columbus happened within a three year period. Two of those things are closely related.

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