The Columbia River Gorge

[A51Watcher]

So I spent the last day of vacation today with a trip down The Gorge (seen in blue).

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With lots of great Salmon fishing and kite surfing -















...and also wind surfing -






I started off high above the river at the Crown Point view area -

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Then proceeded down the old highway towards Multnomah Falls, and we get to see several other Falls along the way -



























Having now arrived at Multnomah Falls, we rejoin the freeway and continue east from there -











































So I had a GREAT day kite boarding


...and on the way back we get to see Crown Point once again -








...and since it was a Monday, I pretty much had the whole place to myself!   

[Phedre]

Hey A51, you where in my old stomping grounds. I am further east off the gorge.  Did you make it to Hood River? I can't really tell by your pictures, which are great by the way.  You could have crossed the bridge at Hood River, gone into Washington, about 30-40 miles is Trout Lake, at the foot hills of Mt. Adams, where James Gilliand's ECETI Ranch is. Maybe had a sighting with James. The Gorge is a wonderful place with all kinds of magical places. Even including Big Foot sightings.  I climbed to the top of Multnomah Falls , once, I have height issues, think I came back down on my hands and knees, the people I was with pretended they didn't know me, not that I could blame them.

[A51Watcher]

Hey A51, you where in my old stomping grounds. I am further east off the gorge.  Did you make it to Hood River? I can't really tell by your pictures, which are great by the way.  You could have crossed the bridge at Hood River, gone into Washington, about 30-40 miles is Trout Lake, at the foot hills of Mt. Adams, where James Gilliand's ECETI Ranch is. Maybe had a sighting with James. The Gorge is a wonderful place with all kinds of magical places. Even including Big Foot sightings.  I climbed to the top of Multnomah Falls , once, I have height issues, think I came back down on my hands and knees, the people I was with pretended they didn't know me, not that I could blame them.

Hey Phedre, yeah I did, I actually went a bit past Hood River towards The Dalles.

It is good you took it easy coming down from the top, so many idiots have fallen trying to get a good picture!

Hey if there's something to be seen at Mt. Adams, I'm willing to take a peek!



The wind is always perfect in Hood River, plus it's still green there!   


Indeed The Gorge has many magical places.

And don't forget 'Hell's Canyon!'    

...or Bridge of the Gods!


To get in that river and splash and hoot and holler and fly through the air just can't be beat. 

[Phedre]

My cousin and avid "wind surfer" is always down around Hood River, or so his wife says. 

Trout Lake is a neat little place. Spent a lot of time there before Gilliland was there.  Might be kind of fun to check him out.    Watch the UFO show, maybe. You can take a paved forest service rd to Mt St Helens, which is one of the most beautiful forests I have ever been in.

http://www.eceti.org/Eceti.IndexII.html

Hells Canyon, is further east than me (Pendleton) on the Ore/Idaho border, probably hotter than heck this time of year. I've taken a jet boat up it a couple of times.  Did you know it is deeper than the Grand Canyon? It always amazes me , having enjoyed both.

Sounds like you are having a great time!! 

[Elvis Hendrix]

Wow it never ceases to amaze me how magnificent the wilderness of America is.
Awe inspiring,
I need to take Mrs Elvis over there on Holiday some day.

[sky otter]

hey 51
thanks for takin us along
niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Somamech]

I quite enjoy these pictorial travel post's A51 ! 

Did a bit of checking and it seems two wheels are quite welcome there too!   

[Somamech]

Wow it never ceases to amaze me how magnificent the wilderness of America is.
Awe inspiring,
I need to take Mrs Elvis over there on Holiday some day.

Ditto mate!

Although I may never make it to North America.. heck make that the North American Union.  I am always inspired by the scenery over that way as it's bloody so nice! 

 

[Elvis Hendrix]

Ditto mate!

Although I may never make it to North America.. heck make that the North American Union.  I am always inspired by the scenery over that way as it's bloody so nice! 

Dude I lived there for five years and it is a beautiful place.
So expansive, endless really.

[robomont]

op did you do those pics with a camera or cellphone?really nice quality.its nice to ride along with you through these pics.

[Somamech]

Dude I lived there for five years and it is a beautiful place.
So expansive, endless really.

Yeah thats one thing that is in abundance over there !  Difference in nature from what I see  that we lack here in Oz.  Luckily I can have trips to asia though to get my mountain fix

Still loving these Steezy Pics A51

[Elvis Hendrix]

Yeah thats one thing that is in abundance over there !  Difference in nature from what I see  that we lack here in Oz.  Luckily I can have trips to asia though to get my mountain fix

Still loving these Steezy Pics A51

Yea but I'm sure Oz is spectacular too.

[Gigas]

The memories.

I used to run I-84 both ways along the colombia. One time I decided to run 14 over on the washington side east.

I stopped in the dalles for lunch, than went onto troutdale to the flying J and from there into portland to jubitz truck stop.

The scenery is breath taking for the first time traveler.

I have one place to never forget and thats deadmans pass on I-84 west bound 15 miles east of pendlton. It was a rest area and the visitor was many thousands a feet above the floor of east oregon as one looked down and out. Its called cabbage between pendleton and la grande by the truckers.

There I saw dust devils rise from the floor below high into the sunny afternoon sky thousands of feet above where I was gazing upon this wonder of nature.

I love the house boat living people do on the colombia.

That indeed is awe inspiring pictures of the world seldom seen.

[zorgon]

Hmmm very odd....

All those pics... no chemtrails or UFO's?

Must be PHOTOSHOPPED

[Gigas]

Well, there was a UFO eagle in the air in this image.