We of course stopped by Barnes and Noble (twice for me), and didn't make it out of Clackamas until 11:30am. We took the historic highway out of Troutdale and stopped at a couple of waterfalls on the way. One was only a little hike down and back but was gorgeous. The second was a bit bigger of a hike, down there, up back, but the falls were BEAUTIFUL!
We ate lunch at the Restaurant at Multnomah Falls. Our waitress was married to someone from La Grande, and had lived there for a little bit before they moved to Portland. Her mother-in-law is a 6th grade teacher at Central. Small World eh?
After lunch we went to hike up the mountain. At first I was only going to go as far as the bridge, but decided that I wasn't going to be a fat person and just see the common area, I wanted to see the top, and from the top. I never regretted that decision, even though it was one hell of a hike. I had to stop and rest about every 20 feet after switchback #2 (after the bridge). Overall there was between 15-20 switchbacks from the very bottom, ranging from small incline to steep. It was about 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 miles. So round trip was between 2 1/2 and 3 miles long.
Very worth it. It is gorgeous and if you have the guts to make the hike, do it!
Oh and we didn't make it home until 8:30pm that night ... It took me 2 hours to get up to the top, and 45 minutes to get back down. The Good news is that my new ankle high hiking shoes from REI are AMAZING! I wore NEW shoes for these hikes and my feet feel great. The rest of my body hurts insanely but my feet feel great!
Falls #1:
Falls #2:
Multnomah Falls:
2 comments:
Yay! I'm proud, good for you for going all the way to the top! Also, what books did you get?
A lot! lol. Some James Paterson, a couple from one author that seems a little scattered, but good stories.
Half way through my first one?
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