Wednesday - Columbia River Gorge

I had made it full circle and was safely back in Portland. Not it was time to explore the gorge. I had three landmarks to see and do before I started my trip. On Saturday, when it felt like I had been gone a week, I still hadn't done any. Then I rafted, saw the big crater, and now it was time for the big falls, Multnomah. On the way I did stop and see Bridal Veil falls (I need to count up the lighthouses, rivers, mountains, and falls I saw at some point). Multnomah falls were the tallest of the falls I saw and the most picturesque though hard to capture fully without a ton of tourists in the way. Continuing up the river I had lunch in the town of Mt. Hood. I have to say I ate at some of prettiest places I could imagine. Overlooking the river you could see people kite sailing and sailboarding. After lunch I went down to take a closer look. The river was so incredibly windy, I could never imagine rowing on it. I did briefly considering coming back and kayaking on Thursday, but I got over that after I watched the choppy water for awhile and decided one way would be easy the other, really tough.