Columbia River Gorge: Vista House Crown Point

You could see this building from Rooster Rock, so we thought we'd drive up to it on the way back to Portland after Multnomah Falls. On the way we passed by some other falls but the walks were longer than we had time for so we will return to those places again on another trip. But the Vista House was pretty cool. Wonderful view from that high down into the gorge and beautiful stain glass windows. It had a cool gallery inside, gift shop & cafe.

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Columbia River Gorge: Rooster Rock

This was our first stop of the day. The first park in a long line of parks in the gorge. We stopped here and bought a annual OR state park pass so we wouldn't have to pay a day use fee at all of the individual parks and so we could come back frquently. We hope to go on a day trip once a week. This park had a playground so we let Ethan out of the car to run around, get some engery out & play. He discovered tether ball! The trees were beautiful with overlapping branches and the lawns were beautifully maintained. OR tax payers dollars put to good use :-)

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Columbia River Gorge: Multnomah Falls

This was my favorite stop of the day. It's beautiful even from the parking lot. You could just stop there for a few minutes and get on with your trip if you are just passing through or you can park & stay a while. It's a short 0.2 mile trek to the bridge or you can continue on for a full mile to the top. We took Hannah in the front pack and Ethan walked like a big boy just to the bridge. The park has a coffee shop, gallery, gift shop & restaurant. We'd love to try their restaurant sometime or pack a lunch & eat it at their picnic area. The walk to the bridge was easy. Completely paved and plenty of switch backs that made it not too steep. I'd like to do the full mile but not sure weather Ethan would do it. Maybe Marcus will let me go solo with Hannah in the front pack sometime while he stays back with Ethan. I'd love to get some pictures up there. Maybe next time!
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