more columbia river gorge

A few more shots from the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge.

Columbia River

Columbia River

See those fluffy white clouds in the middle? If they weren’t there….you’d be looking at Mt. Hood. Right there is where it is supposed to be. Yeah. I definitely have to go back on a clear day.

Rainbow on Washington side, Columbia River.

Rainbow on Washington side, Columbia River.

But seeing quite a few of these was almost worth missing Hood.

Beacon Rock

Beacon Rock

In the upper left hand corner is Beacon Rock and some power towers from Bonneville Dam. The 848 feet tall Beacon Rock was named by Lewis and Clark in 1805. They noted that the rock marked the eastern extent of the tidal influence in the Columbia.

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