The great Columbia River Gorge

The most beautiful of all my childhood memories was traveling back and forth through the Columbia River Gorge. We lived in what was then called Eastern Oregon, and to go almost anywhere we would follow the Columbia River.  To a child, the mountains we wound through were so majestic and green and filled with trees. The winter was even more so, with all the snow hanging on the trees and the waterfalls becoming shimmering ice.

Below is a photo of Multnomah Falls, the greatest waterfall in the gorge, from the blog of Captain Hops

Another photo, taken by Dave Johnson of Tigard, Oregon, shows the incredible ice of Horsetail Falls. It is known for being able to send spray as far as the highway and freezing so solid in the winter that people can walk on the ice.



If you can, picture me as a child, sitting in the back seat of the car, watching the wide, strong Columbia River rolling past from one window - and then craning my neck to see the immense slopes through the other window. I always felt such a strength and blessing from God here.

Hood River, Oregon , located in the gorge has an excellent broshure/slideshow of the area.