Life Off The Road

Exploring the west

Category: Oregon

These are posts and images from Oregon

  • Multnomah Falls

    Multnomah Falls

    With a total drop of 620-feet, Multnomah Falls is the tallest waterfall in the state of Oregon (documented waterfall, that is. There is a 700+ foot waterfall, based on aerial data, on a tributary to the west fork of the Wallowa River). Its close proximity to Portland, a 30-minute drive, means the falls are also one of the most visited waterfalls north of Yosemite, with some 2.5 million visitors per year, according to the Multnomah Falls Lodge. Yosemite Park receives 3.8 million visitors each year and interestingly its major year-round waterfall, Bridalveil Fall, is also 620-feet tall. Any photographer in the Pacific Northwest worth their salt, even an amateur like myself, has to photograph Multnomah Falls. And it is a bear to photograph! The light is muted and dark below the bridge, but bright (on a decent day) at the top, from the sky. This was my effort today, January 15th, 2025, and for my skill-level I am happy with it. I plan to return when the Gorge gets some snow, because the only thing better than a photograph of the falls is a snowy, icy photograph of the falls. Also of note, the Multnomah Falls Lodge is celebrating their 100th anniversary. Construction of the lodge was completed in 1925. The bridge over the two tiers is even older, having been completed in 1914.

  • Trillium Lake

    Trillium Lake

    Trillium Lake is a man-made lake at the base of Mount Hood, in Oregon. This shot is from the south end of the lake, drive past the campground towards the day use area.

  • Summit Meadows

    Summit Meadows

    Summit Meadows on Mount Hood, in Oregon. The last stop on the Oregon Trail for immigrants who chose the Barlow Road over Mount Hood. Perry Vickers was the toll gate keeper here, and provided food for the immigrants and their livestock. He is buried in a small cemetery at the northwest corner of Summit Meadows.

  • Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery

    Summit Meadows Pioneer Cemetery

    An infant boy known only as Baby Barclay, buried at Summit Meadows on Mount Hood in Oregon.