Friday, April 12, 2024

A waterfall adventure

 Hiya Gang,
Little Fox, Navy and Cocoa Beanie here at one of my states most visited areas.  Any ideas? 



Did you guess Multnomah Falls?  If so, you get an "A" for the day.  If this guy moved out of the way we would have a perfect picture of the falls.  Sigh....humans are so dense.
Multnomah Falls is a 627 foot waterfall with two drops in the Columbia River Gorge and it's packed all the time.  Pro tip, visit in the morning or the evening. 
The forest is so pretty in the Spring.
Cocoa and Sequoia trying their best at a group picture.
 As one continues on the hike you come across more waterfalls and surprises. 
A few wildflowers and Cocoa is going to take it from here.

Cocoa here:  I'm the wildflower expert today.  Our first flower is native to the area and is the  Trillium recurvatum.  If the latin name doesn't do it for you we also call it the Trillium. 

Next up is the Ribes sanguineum also known as the Red Flowering Currant.  Native to the PNW, next time I'm up north inBC I might have to see if Sandy and I can find some.

A closer look (and a better picture for sure).
Finaly, a common sight in the area.  Polystichum munitum aka the Western Sword Fern found throughout the northwest and other areas such as the Black Hills of South Dakota, Baja California and beyond. 
On the way down we came across a few more waterfalls.  Fairy Falls, a hidden gem. 
Wait, is that Fairy Falls?  


Yep, according to this old sign that was a tad overgrown I'm at Fairy Falls for sure.
















2 comments:

  1. Excellent adventure! Our trillium and red currants are blooming too right now. They are so pretty. Some of our trillium get pale pink overtones... do yours?

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