Oregon Waterfalls

Also on the way to Mt Hood,
we passed by many waterfalls!










Another reason
the Columbia is so large.



I'll post some of them here for
your viewing pleasure.

The first one is called Horsetail Falls.


I believe it's because at horse shows
they tie the tail at midsection to
keep it looking neat. And this
one had a narrow
spot near the middle.


We saw dozens,
most were very tall
and narrow.



but after awhile,
they all started to look the same.


But it was a very nice day,
and a nice drive thru
the hills and woods.



Lots of different ferns all over the hillsides!



Craig got a little tired of all the hiking,
so it was good that alot of them
were near the road.

Oregon is truly a beautiful state!

Of course, you really
need to like the rain,
because they get it almost
nonstop from mid
October to mid May!

The Great Columbian Gorge!

On the way to Mt. Hood, We travel up the Columbia River. This River, (second only to the Mississippi), cut a wide swath thru the Cascades Mountain range. So it in a sense creates a wind tunnel where the winds off the Pacific funnel down the gorge. So it is always very windy thru here!

On the way up the river,

we passed this outlook

on the edge of the cliff.

Click on the pic and

look closely at the

middle right side

to see a building on

the ledge!

The second
pic shows it better!

There was no sign of

exactly what the

building was.

It looked to be an

observation structure,

but it was all locked up.

Maybe because it was

later in the season.

Boy, it was so windy,

And much cooler temps!

Craig had a hard time

standing still taking

the last picture!

October 31st

Portland eats

While in Portland we ate

at many great restaurants!

There seemed to be good

food wherever we were!

One place was at our hotel!You don't normally get real

good food at hotel restaurants,But this was certainly an exception!

Called the Red Star Tavern, We enjoyed a very good lunch!

I had a Turkey

Club with advocado,

and Craig had a

Barbecue Pork sandwich.

Another great restaurant is

Jakes Famous Crawfish.

One of Portland's oldest restaurants!

And very good seafood!

And we enjoyed outdoor seating due to the mild weather!

Craig had Seafood Newburg, Sauteed Prawns and scallops in a shrimp cream sauce, and I had Rockfish Lafitte. A pacific northwest fish.

The meal was very tasty!

The Roses

Here's some of the beautiful

roses in bloom at the test gardens!

Like I said,

they have hundreds!

Even a fall blooming Rhododendron!

And if I put in smaller pics, I can get more in a post!

But you can still click to see larger!