Charlotte thought she'd died and gone to heaven.....
Huge fabric store in Portland
See, she thinks she's in heaven. Can't stop smiling!!!!
View of the Columbia River Gorge
Just beautiful
Looking over into Washington state.
The view just kept catching my eye.
Tourist. Couldn't speak English though. Not unusual these days I guess.
Very scenic
Old rest area and viewing area
View from the Vista House looking west to the Pacific
View from the Vista House looking east.
The Vista House
Bridal Veil Falls
One of those pesky happy campers....
Kind of surreal picture of Multnomah Falls. I walked across
this bridge and half way up to the top of the falls before running
out of gas.
This picture is from just above the bridge.
And this picture is from my last stop half way up.
The route to all this beauty.
Greeter's at a little pub we had lunch in while exploring.
A little stiff but had lots of personality.....
We located ourselves in a nice little campground about 15 miles east of Portland in a little town called Troutdale. It fittingly identifies itself as the gateway to the Columbia River Gorge. We didn't plan on doing anything on Monday so we just took it easy "not that we aren't always taking it easy" and went to dinner that night at Tad's Chicken n' Dumplins. Nestled on the banks of the Sandy River, Tad's has been serving since the 1920's. Very enjoyable and their specialty is chicken n' dumplins. If you are every in this area you got to try this. The dumplins were as big as a softball and you are served two with gravy and lots of chicken. Made two meals for me. Tuesday was a little rainy and cold so we opted to hang out some more and then took a little trip into a fabric store. As you can see from the photo it was "huge Florida".....(Little side humor for our Florida friends). Wednesday we explored the Columbia River valley. "Gorge"ous views. Many, many falls to view and explore then wrapped up our visit with lunch at a small pub in Hood River. Chalk up another beautiful day in the USA.
Beautiful! Jane
ReplyDeleteIt truely is, Jane. Hope all is well back in the holler....
DeleteLove the pictures! Lookin' good. Will see you soon.....:)
ReplyDeletePeggy, so glad you like the pictures. Lookin' forward to seeing you soon!!
DeleteOh, I want to be with Charlotte in that fabric store!! Did you walk up to that falls before or after eating those dumplins? Love dumplins!
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Sue, know you would have enjoyed that store. It really was huge. I don't think you could go in there and not find something you wanted or needed. Thank goodness the dumplins were before the hike to the bridge. My only hope that they aren't still lingering around my mid section.
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