Columbia River Gorge

Too much to see, going back again to do more. Will stay longer this time.

drive the historic columbia river highway built in the 1930s and stop at Chanticleer point. That is where I took this picture. Then continue on to Vista House and the falls. It is definitely worth the drive.

July of 2006.
My first time, and I just loved the area. Beautiful scenery, laid back attitude, friendly (mostly) people. A great place to be.

Flew into Pasco, WA last summer for work. After a morning of work in College Place, WA I drove to Pendleton, OR. From there headed west on I-84 all the way to Portland. Spend the night in Portland and worked the next day. That afternoon I followed the river all the way to Astoria.

Didn’t get a lot of time to stop and see the sights. However, the trek was quite worth it. I knew Eastern OR was dry from previous trips to Pasco and LaGrande. But it was much drier than I expected along the way. Of course it started to green up by the time I reached the Cascades and the Gorge Scenic Area.

I learned to windsurf in a little lake near the gorge. I would like to say that I windsurfed in the gorge, but that would just be crazy talk b/c I could barely figure out what to do with my sail depending on the direction of the wind.

I don’t think I would make a good sailor.