We enjoyed a beautiful day and a wonderful hike at Horsetail Falls in the Columbia River Gorge. The falls were amazing and the forest incredibly lush, and the trail was just the right amount of difficulty for a family hike. We hiked about 3.5 miles, uphill on the way out and downhill home.
This is the first falls, visible right off the old scenic highway - you can see Steve in the bottom right. The spray was cold and reached quite far, and the noise was deafening. Both children were frightened a bit of the falls.
On the way up - lots of switchbacks and rockfalls.
The second of the falls - this one is called Ponytail Falls - you can see Sebastian as a tiny speck on the left side, underneath the enormous rock overhang. It was so neat to look out at the water, and both Steve and I felt that it reminded us of various children's and adventure/fantasy stories, in which the door to a secret realm or another world was hidden behind a waterfall...
A tiny waterfall, floating off the cliff and covering the rocks with ferns and moss. A pixie fall, we called it, and Liesl touched the spray and giggled.
You can see the trail going down, and the bridge across Oneonta Gorge below.
The bridge, which bore a not-very-inspiring sign that it had been inspected by engineers, and that it had been determined that although it was damaged, it was safe for one person at a time. (!)
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