Family HIke in the Columbia Gorge

We began our hike at the trailhead of Elowah Falls.

Location: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Bonneville, John B. Yeon State Park, Multnomah County Height: 289 ft. Access: Distance: 1.2 miles (RT) Elevation: 150 ft. (+150 ft.) Season: Mar-Jul Difficulty: Lat/Long:45.61218, -121.99469 Directions:Going east along I-84, take exit 37 to John B. Yeon State Park (37 miles east of Portland).

It's been a while since I have hiked in the Columbia Gorge. Here we are getting ready to hit the trail.
We enjoyed having Maeve and Wycliffe along on the hike. I think we were able to tire them out by the end of the day.

Elowah Falls

Taking pictures of the falls and enjoying the beauty of the gorge.

Elowah Falls

The trail was in great condition and made it an easy hike.

Family Fun

Family Activity

Latourell Falls Location: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Bridal Veil, Guy W. Talbot State Park, Multnomah County Height: 249 ft. Access: Distance: n/a Elevation: 150 ft. Season: Mar-Jun Difficulty: Lat/Long:45.53691, -122.21847 Directions:Going east along I-84, take exit 28 at Bridal Veil (28 miles east of Portland). Drive 3.2 miles west along the Columbia Gorge Scenic Hwy to the Guy W. Talbot State Park.

Trail to Upper Latourell Falls

Upper Latourell Falls

Getting ready to return to the car

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To gain a perspective of the size of this falls be sure to see the bridge crossing the creek.

Cyndi's Wedding

A GREAT PARK ON A BEAUTIFUL DAY FOR A MEMORABLE EVENT

GETTING READY TO GIVE AWAY THE BRIDE

A HOLY MOMENT WITH VOWS AND RINGS

WEDDINGS ARE ALL ABOUT FAMILY

FRIENDS

AND MORE FAMILY

Spring Break Ride

The start of our ride was pretty cold, but for all of us it was just great to be out on the road and relax.

As we headed down the road and checked my mirror, I checked to be sure my friends were still with me.
The Siskiyou pass clear and no snow.
Great friends, good bikes and the open road make it a great time.
Highway 1 was a great time with some awesome views.

A little fog on our way North towards the Redwoods.

We ended our ride on highway 101 through the Redwoods and the Southern Oregon Coast.

Columbia Gorge Ride and Hikes

Marsha and I took the Goldwing to the Columbia Gorge over Memorial Day. We enjoyed good weather, good hiking and some beautiful flowers.

Climbing Beacon Rock










It was a beautiful Day with great views of the Columbia River as we climbed.









And Climb is what we did.






But the Views from the top were awesome.







We also enjoyed a Hike on Dog Mountain which also had some beautiful flowers. We started the hike thinking it was 1500 foot elevation gain.

The hike started out pretty easy.

But as we climbed we needed a lot of rests as the hike appeared to be greater than we thought.


Finally we figured out that the hike was not only 1500 feet elevation but 2900 feet elevation and little more then we were prepared to do on an afternoon. So we headed down.


But, the flowers were very good along the trail.






As we were headed down the mountain we met a man who felt sorry for us that we didn't have enough to get to the top of the mountain. So, he gave us his web site where he had posted pictures he took that day on the top of Dog Mountain. If you go to http://www.pbase.com/greglief/dog_mountain you can view the beautiful wild flowers on top of Dog Mountain. Enjoy!