The Multnomah – Wahkeena Falls Loop covers five miles of peak Columbia River Gorge beauty, with babbling creeks, dense ferny forest, and FIVE waterfalls along the way. If you hike this trail, you’ll get a crash course in what makes the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area special. As we were hiking this trail recently,…
The Sleeping Beauty trail is nothing short of amazing, and the view of Mount Adams at the top of the steep climb is the best vista of the mountain that we’ve ever personally taken in. If this trail was within 45 minutes of either Portland or the I-5 corridor, it would be packed every single…
The Dog Mountain trail on the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge is often referenced as the best wildflower hike in the Pacific Northwest (and one of the best hikes in the Columbia River Gorge). For that short stretch of late spring (usually sometime the month of May and early June is a good…
In a land full of towering waterfalls like the Columbia River Gorge, how do you choose which one to visit? We first decided to tackle the Wahclella Falls Trail on our way back from a weekend away at Hood River as we were driving back to Portland along I-84 on the Oregon side of the…
We’ve become a little bit obsessed with the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge. While it is full of great hikes with sweeping views up and down the Gorge like Dog Mountain and Hamilton Mountain, it also happens to be THE place to go to see wildflowers in the spring and early summer. The…
Mount Baker has become one of our favorite places in the Pacific Northwest. It has all of the alpine splendor that you find in places like Mount Rainier (which we also love – here are our guides!), but with a tiny fraction of the crowds because of its location tucked away along the Canadian border….