Multnomah Falls

Multnomah Falls is on the Oregon side of the Columbia River gorge about an hour's drive east of Portland. It is accessible from Old Highway 30, the scenic highway that runs east from Troutdale and from which many other waterfalls are visible and accessible, though Multnomah is the tallest and best known.

The upper falls drop 542 feet (189 m) and the lower falls another 69 feet (21 m). The falls is the tallest in Oregon and the second tallest in the USA, exceeded only by Yosemite Falls in the national park of that name.

The falls can be viewed from the visitor's center near the base of the falls, but there is also a footpath which leads up and across a bridge to the bottom of the upper falls. The bridge is visible in the picture.

This picture was taken on our recent trip to Portland and fairly early in the day. We had been at the falls the evening before, but the setting sun made pictures of the falls quite difficult.

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