More “beyond Wakeena Falls”

 I moved here in 1987; I have been driving into and through the Columbia Gorge ever since.  Last year (last year!) I discovered a waterfall that I had always driven by without a look.

Wakeena Falls is a beautiful waterfall:

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Looking at the falls, it looks like there is an upper falls:

And, the trail does go up and beyond the falls here.

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The trail does go up, and up, and up some more:

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This trail tuned out to be part of a loop trail that connects Angel’s Rest with the Columbia River Highway, but it did lead to a wonderful viewpoint above the gorge:

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From left to right, we had nearly 270 degrees of view here:

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We did keep going up the trail…

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At least it was "down" most of the way back.

 

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