I'm not even kidding, they should have a doctor at the beginning of the hike to the top of Multnomah Falls, checking to make sure people won't DIE on the way up. Or, you know what, that's actually a waste of time, seeing as how I am 24, exercise pretty regularly, and am basically healthy, and
I almost died. Let's relive this wonderful experienc, shall we?
Oh, great. They are going to count every. single. switchback. And by the way, I swear that the definition of a switchback to the park people is "left, right, zig, zag, 20 miles, annnnnd....done."
RightHand was movin' on out. And I can't tell if that is a little kid running down the path or that damned marathoner we passed, but either way, I wanted to trip every show-off.
Well, I guess I was too busy whinig; I thought I had more pictures of the hike. But anyway, here's the top. The extremely non-worth going up to top. Trust me.
There's Ol' RightHand, standing right over where the water careens over the edge.
Closer
And here's the pic of me he took from that spot where he's standing. Aren't we so clever?? ;)
The exact edge of the top of the falls. And that's ALL you can so. Nothing of the real waterfall-y part!
It's definitely beautiful, but not worth the insane hike!
A little perspective: water + parking lot.
The edge- pretty
A little scary though. You are
right there.
This time, I captured the fun for you!
A gorgeous view of the world down below
Proof that I made it/looking up river
At the top together. RightHand is quite good and taking couple self-portraits!
A glimpse on the way down
Dramatically trying to breathe at the end of the hike :)
One last look
Loved this sticker on a trash can. I'm really developing a thing for Smokey the Bear!
Another sticker I really liked. Probably a band name, dontcha think?
Everything was made better by the AWESOME snack we had afterword. That was my best-smoothie-of-my-life peach smoothie with my poppyseed muffin and RightHand's chocolate muffin. Yummmmm, the memories!
Loved this bus
More awesome ancient guardrails
And more
Had to go through some tunnels
You can make out Mt. Hood in the background (in your face, RightHand!)
Crossing the bridge to Hood River
Gettin' closer! And gettin' stuck behind slow trucks.
We turned a corner and there it was!!
A look down the mountain
And a look up the mountain!
And sans us. A very lunar landscape!
Walking toward it
Beautiful architecture, I think
UPS really does deliver everywhere!!
Close-up
Leaning and enjoying my nonfat chai latte :)
Looking squat, but still enjoying my latte ;)
The view
So happy together :)
Love this pic, too
RightHand was pretty floored that there was a guy in an Earnhardt jersey there
The ceiling inside
We climbed to the roof and enjoyed the views
Enjoying myself
Looking the other direction
And another half turn
Even the bathrooms were quite nice/marble
Oh, great. They are going to count every. single. switchback. And by the way, I swear that the definition of a switchback to the park people is "left, right, zig, zag, 20 miles, annnnnd....done."
RightHand was movin' on out. And I can't tell if that is a little kid running down the path or that damned marathoner we passed, but either way, I wanted to trip every show-off.
Well, I guess I was too busy whinig; I thought I had more pictures of the hike. But anyway, here's the top. The extremely non-worth going up to top. Trust me.
There's Ol' RightHand, standing right over where the water careens over the edge.
Closer
And here's the pic of me he took from that spot where he's standing. Aren't we so clever?? ;)
The exact edge of the top of the falls. And that's ALL you can so. Nothing of the real waterfall-y part!
It's definitely beautiful, but not worth the insane hike!
A little perspective: water + parking lot.
The edge- pretty
A little scary though. You are right there.
A gorgeous view of the world down below
Proof that I made it/looking up river
At the top together. RightHand is quite good and taking couple self-portraits!
A glimpse on the way down
Dramatically trying to breathe at the end of the hike :)
One last look
Loved this sticker on a trash can. I'm really developing a thing for Smokey the Bear!
Another sticker I really liked. Probably a band name, dontcha think?
Everything was made better by the AWESOME snack we had afterword. That was my best-smoothie-of-my-life peach smoothie with my poppyseed muffin and RightHand's chocolate muffin. Yummmmm, the memories!
A neat rock and tunnel on the way there
The road was lined with beautiful stone guardrails
The railroad bridge across the street
On the bridge: Distances to nearby cities
Pretty native flowers
We have arrived!
The Falls!
The moss on that rock was nearly neon in person
Walking toward it
Apparently I got way ahead of RightHand
Handsome man! :)
Somewhat decent woman ;)
Cutest couple ever, right? RIGHT???
Cool trees on the way to the famous bridge
Information: More danger
A closer look
A picture of all the picture-takers
The bottom of the falls
Loved it!
And then, we VERY stupidly decided to hike to the freakin' top of the waterfall...
