Multnomah Falls

Portland Family Outdoors
Mist Falls

December 6, 2011

Mist Falls is the tall, windblown, wispy falls easily seen from I-84 about 1 mile west of  Multnomah Falls. Contrary to popular belief, the falls are not seasonal, though they are reduced to an exaggerated trickle at times during the summer. A short but sweet adventure hike leads to the base of the falls. Perhaps [...]

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Fall Hiking for the Family

September 27, 2011

Don’t look now, but some of the vine maples around town are already starting to turn colors. Like it or not autumn is descending upon the City of Roses. Let’s not mourn the passing of summer, but celebrate the beginning of one of the Pacific Northwest’s finest seasons. The air will soon be brisk, colors [...]

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Wahkeena-Multnomah Loop

September 13, 2011

Cited at 630 feet, Multnomah Falls is often billed as the tallest waterfall in Oregon, and the 2nd tallest year-round waterfall in the United States. Just around the corner from Multnomah Falls is the somewhat overlooked Wahkeena Falls. If it was located anywhere else in Oregon, or anywhere else in the Gorge for that matter, Wahkeena Falls would [...]

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