Catherine Creek Natural Area

Traveling through eastern Washington, western Oregon and northern California we spent part of day at Catherine Creek Natural Area long the Columbia River. Usually we go there earlier when the wildflowers are in full bloom, but the area was beautiful even though there were very few wildflowers. The area is on the bluffs above the river (the highway is down below) and the creek for which the area is named flows into the Columbia. As one of the photos shows, Mount Hood is visible across the river and so is Highway 84 in Oregon.