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Sunday, May 03, 2009

Bridal Veil Falls - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon

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After Wahkeena Falls, we continued west a few miles to Bridal Veil Falls. This 140-foot waterfall can't be viewed from the Historic Columbia River Highway, but it's well-worth the .5 mile hike down.




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The trail is fairly easy and crosses a little bridge, in the top right of the photo below, where you can get a nicer view of the waterfall.


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View taken from the bridge.


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The only strenuous part is a slightly steep hike back up to the parking area. The wall of ferns just reminds me of how green Oregon is and how much I miss hiking in a slightly damp, verdant forest.


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Onward to Latourell Falls, with the radioactive yellow lichen.

All Oregon posts can be found in the tag, Series: Oregon. I suggest reading this particular trip in this order:
I-5 From LA to Portland
Mom and Dad's Garden
Burgerville - Portland - Oregon
Hakatamon - Beaverton - Oregon
I Think I'll Go For a Walk Outside Now...
Vista Point - Oregon City
End of Oregon Trail Interpretive Center - Oregon City
Stevens-Crawford Heritage House - Oregon City
Museum of the Oregon Territory - Oregon City
Mom's Banh Xeo (Vietnamese Sizzling Crepes)
Blackberry Cobbler
Bonneville Lock and Dam - Cascade Locks - Oregon
Bonneville Hatchery - Cascade Locks - Oregon
Multnomah Falls - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Horsetail Falls - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Wahkeena Falls - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Bridal Veil Falls - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Historic Columbia River Highway - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Latourell Falls - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Crown Point Vista House - Columbia River Gorge - Oregon
Banh Cuon Tan Dinh - Portland - Oregon (Closed)
Downtown Portland - Oregon
Lan Su Chinese Garden (Portland Classical Chinese Garden) - Portland - Oregon
Powell's City of Books - Portland - Oregon
Mom's Geoduck, Dynamite-Style and Chao Oc (Vietnamese Rice Porridge with Clams)

How to Prepare Geoduck and Razor Clams
Geoduck, Japanese Dynamite-style
Chao Oc (Vietnamese Rice Porridge with Clams)
Le Bistro Montage - Portland - Oregon
Kenny and Zuke's Delicatessen - Portland - Oregon

*****
1 year ago today, Mang Cau (Vietnamese Cherimoya).
2 years ago today, a bounty of avocados resulted in guacamole.

4 comments:

  1. There's also a Bridal Veils waterfall trail at Yosemite. It's really pretty. :)

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  2. hi wc - gorgeous photos of the falls! my husband, daughter and i loved the waterfalls during our oregon trip last spring. my daughter especially enjoyed the hike down the hill to get to bridal veil falls. i love how green it is in oregon and how the trees are covered with moss.

    this summer, we are going to toronto as well as manitoulin island (where my blogger friend 'life on manitoulin' lives). there is also a bridal veil falls over there. the island she lives on is the largest island in a the largest freshwater lake in north america.

    looking forward to more of your oregon posts. i really liked it there and hope to visit again really soon.

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  3. CC,
    That's one of the things I really miss about home, all the greenness of everything.

    I think Bridal Veil is a pretty popular name for a lot of waterfalls. :)

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