Columbia River Gorge Hikes

Here are more additions to the Columbia River Gorge Hiking Trail photos…

 

Table Mountain Washington

Table Mountain in Washington State (along Columbia River Gorge), just beyond the Bridge of the Gods in Cascade Locks, Oregon.

 

 

Table Mountain

Table Mountain, as seen from Aldrich Butte

 

Mount Adams Washington

Mount Adams (Washington) rising above a thick fog/cloud cover

 

Beacon Rock (4)

Beacon Rock at dusk

 

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Beacon Rock – Washington

 

Aldrich Butte Hike – it took 1 hour to hike up from Bonneville Hot Springs, and 20 minutes to get back (jogging part of the way, since it was getting dark)

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Aldrich Butte view of Cascade Locks

 

 

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The tip of Aldrich Butte with sheer drops on the sides

 

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View from top of Aldrich Butte

 

Bridal Veil Falls (4)

Bridal Veil Falls

 

 

Bridal Veil Falls (5)

View of Columbia River near Bridal Veil Falls

 

 

Columbia River (2)

Slough near Columbia River

 

 Mist Falls Columbia Gorge (2)

Mist Falls (near Wahkeena Falls) along Columbia River Gorge (said to be the 2nd tallest waterfall in Oregon, with Multnomah Falls being 1st)

 

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Mist Falls

 

 

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Mist Falls

 

 

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Mist Falls (angle)

 

 

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Steep canyon beyond Mist Falls

 

 

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Canyon with another waterfall of mist

 

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Steep canyon beyond Mist Falls

 

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View of the Columbia River and I-84

 

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Mist Falls

 

 

Multnomah Lodge (2)

Multnomah Lodge Remains near Mist Falls

 

Multnomah Lodge Fireplace Remains

Multnomah Lodge Fireplace Remains

 

 

Wahkeena Falls (4)

Waukeena Falls

 

 

Multnomah Falls (1)

Multnomah Falls from Lodge

 

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Multnomah Falls

 

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Multnomah Falls

 

 

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Multnomah Falls

 

All photos were taken in a December afternoon with a Canon PowerShot SX230 HS.

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Cispus Point Hike

Cispus Point was not an easy hike (Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington State). Part of the problem was finding the right road and the right trail. The other part was the bugs (flies), especially the relentless mosquitoes. You really could never rest to catch your breath, not even at the summit, because get eaten alive by them. It took a little more than 2 hours up and a little less than 2 hours back. Beautiful views along the way.

This hike was done on 8-26-11 and there was still snow on the trail in the higher elevations, making it a challenge to stay on course at times.

 

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Forest view from Cispus Hike (St. Helens in background)

 

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Rugged Mountains of Gifford Pinchot Forest

 

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Mountains

 

Rainier from Cispus Point Hike

Mount Rainier

 

 

 

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Another nice vista

 

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Wildflowers in front of either castle butte or twin sisters

 

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Peaceful meadow just below Cispus Point

 

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Mt Rainier

 

Mt Adams

Mt Adams

 St Helens

Mt St Helens

 

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Goat Rocks (in distance)

 

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Large out-of-place boulder

 

 

OTHER SCENES FROM SURROUNDING AREA

 

 

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Tongue Mountain (I think)

 

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Tower Rock

 

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Mt Adams

 

GETTING TO CISPUS POINT HIKE:

 

Cispus Point Hike (43)

This was the sign that said the Klickitat Trail is to the left 1 mile. Naturally, I didn’t see the sign thanks to some overgrown brush. I went straight and spent about 2 hours trying to find it.

 

Cispus Point Hike (64)

The trailhead starts on the right side. If you keep going straight, the road dead ends. Of course, I also spent some time scratching my head trying to figure out where the trail was. It looks like a sign used to be there, but now there’s just a pole.

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June Lake Hike

Images from a hike to June Lake near Mount Saint Helens (past Cougar, Washington). Hiking trip on July 9, 2011.

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Mount Saint Helens

 

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June Lake

 

June Lake Hike (5)

June Lake Trees

 

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June Lake Waterfall

 

St Helens (8)

Mt. Saint Helens

 

Mount Adams (1)

Mount Adams

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Columbia River Gorge and Mount Hood Images

Below are some beautiful places I had the privilege of visiting this summer, including waterfalls, mountain views, high desert, and gorges…

Upper Horsetail Falls 

Upper Horsetail Falls

 

 Oneonta Gorge

Oneonta Gorge

 

High Desert

High Desert

 

Wind Turbines

Wind Turbines

 

Horsethief Butte

Horsethief Butte

 

Tamanawas Falls

Tamanawas Falls

 

Mount Hood

Mount Hood

 

Mt Hood

Mount Hood from the Northeast

 

Elk Meadows 

Mount Hood from Elk Meadows

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New Website Projects

Here are some of my new website projects. Check them out.

Webmaster Tools

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Portland Oregon Homes

Green Homes of Portland

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Drum Accident

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Oops. My feet were feeling a little heavy yesterday.

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Cleveland, Ohio Images

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Scenes from Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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ZZ Top Car

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Billy Joel’s motorcycle (I think)

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Cleveland Indians game

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The ‘Arcade’ where I stayed

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Tower City Center

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Sunbeams on Lake Erie

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Cleveland Browns stadium

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Sunset over Lake Erie

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Lewis River Trip

Lewis River trip on May 29, 2010. Great scenery and photo opportunities…

 

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Big Creek Falls

 

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Lower Lewis River Falls

 

Middle-Lewis-River-Falls

Middle Lewis River Falls

 

Upper-Lewis-River-Falls

Upper Lewis River Falls

 

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Path through the forest

Mushrooms

Mushrooms along the trail

 

Spikey-Plant

More details of nature

 

Collapsed-Bridge

Collapsed Bridge

 

Lewis-River

Lewis River

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Images from Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay

Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay is a tourist destination with quiet, cobbled streets, quaint shops, and a pretty coastline. To explore the town and its stretch of beaches, you can rent a variety of vehicles: bicycle, moped, quads, go-carts, golf carts, 3 wheelers, and other random things with wheels and engines- all apparently street legal. There are typically no lines on the road- people seem to just drive wherever, while generally keeping to the right side of opposing traffic. Some intersections don’t have any stop signs or lights- it’s just first come, first served. This type of organized chaos somehow seems to work, though.

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 Bull Fighting Ring

Bull Fighting Ring

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Nice Hotel

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Various modes of transportation are seen driving the streets

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Más imágenes de Buenos Aires

 

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Tango Dance Show

Buenos Aires Dog Walker

Dog Walker

Buenos Aires (19)

Office Buildings & Condos

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Canals

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Recycling Containers

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Buquebus Station

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Large Ferry

Recoleta Cemetery (51)

Relaxing in the sun 

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Recoletta Cemetery

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Recoleta Cemetery (3)

Recoleta Cemetery (11)

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