The Columbia Gorge on Monday

It has been VERY windy here.

The Columbia Gorge is a funnel through the spine of the Cascade Range of mountains, connecting the valleys to the Columbia Basin behind the mountains.  A high pressure system off the coast sucks the wind through the Gorge and over the valleys at high speeds.  A gust at Crown Point, near the Gorge’s mouth, was measured at 105 miles an hour.

See how the wind whips up the river and creates a multitude of rainbows over it?

This shot is from the cliff trail at Bridal Veil Falls park, looking north across the river at the Washington side of the Gorge.

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