Columbia River Gorge!

I've been looking at "Travel Oregon" and other similar magazines recently to try and plan our weekends.   There's just so much to do around here.  We try and do one adventure a week (either on Saturday or Sunday...whichever is not rainy :).  This week it was Columbia River Gorge.  The pictures of Multnomah Falls are just breathtaking, and I'm so glad that we got to see them in person!  I didn't know that there were so many waterfalls out there....all within a mile or two of each other.  We had a great time hiking in and around them.

Before the falls, we stopped at the Vista House to meet Mikey, Marie and their son Finn (Amelia's buddy). It's called the Vista House for a reason.  Check out these views!

Here's Amelia, reunited with her friend Finn.  Can you see the excitement on her face?  I really think she recognized him. 

Warning - this post has a TON of pictures. 

Here's Amelia at the first waterfall we stopped at.  Isn't she cute? :) 

Go Blue Bees! 

I know that it doesn't look huge, but let me tell you....this waterfall was ginormously tall. There was a little path down to the base of the waterfall and I could tell that it was killing Brandon not to go down there.  So, down he went.

I made the mistake of saying "wouldn't it be cool the be BEHIND the waterfall?"  Apparently, he thought the same thing.  And, apparently, it was pretty sweet.

Next stop? Multnomah Falls!

We tried to hike up to the top, but I was hungry.  We all know how I get when I'm hungry, right?  We turned around pretty quick and I finally was able to eat the banana that was waiting for me in the car.  This was our turnaround point.  Pretty high up there, huh?

I was so glad that we made it out to the falls.  It probably took an hour to get there, and was well worth the trip.

Next adventure - corn maze, pumpkin patch, hay ride and caramel apples this Wednesday!