Dates: Daily
Departure times: 9:00am or 2:00pm
Pricing: $50 per person Pick-up Schedule: Pick up at select hotel in Portland and surrounding area.
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While visiting Portland start your trip off with a Columbia River Gorge Waterfall Tour and enjoy a balanced introduction that includes popular attractions and hidden routes. The Columbia River Gorge Waterfall Tour will guide you through the Columbia Gorge National Scenic area, describing the history of this amazing area. Visit both National Park information centers in the Gorge, tour the renowned Multnomah Falls, and many other waterfalls along the way.
The great ice age Lake Missoula Flood left scars literally from Montana to the Pacific Ocean. Join us as we explore the waterfalls, photographs, and our tour guides share research uncovering the effects of the Lake Missoula Flood in Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington. This catastrophic flood propelled over 500 cubic miles of water, ice, rock and mud across eastern Washington, further cut the Columbia River Gorge, covered the Willamette Valley with up to 400 feet of water and left gravel bars mile wide and hundreds of feet high. In addition, our guides will show you many of the signs still visible today.
9:00am - Departure
We start along the Historic Columbia River Highway National Scenic Byway. Some of the waterfalls make include; visiting Portland Women’s Forum, Crown Point Vista House, Latourell Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Multnomah Falls, Horse Tail Falls and Bonneville Dam.
9:20am-9:45am – Crown Point Vista House
Crown Point is the best known of the scenic lookouts along the Historic Columbia River Highway, providing a panoramic view of the Columbia River. The Crown Point Vista House was built in 1916 and refurbished in 2005, with its beautiful marble interior and brass fixtures completely remodeled.
10:00am-10:15am – Latourell Falls
Latourell Falls plunge 249 feet (76 m) over a massive wall of columnar basalt – some of the best formations in the Pacific Northwest – before cascading hastily towards the Columbia River. This waterfall is usually most recognized for the large patch of bright yellow lichen adorning the cliff face to the right of the falls, and this characteristic has led many famous photographers to give this location their treatment. And if you stand in just the right place, and look way up, behind the falls you see another falls!
10:30am-11:00am - Bridal Veil Falls
The Historic Columbia River Highway passes over Bridal Veil Falls on a bridge. From a parking lot on the highway, a winding footpath and another bridge lead to a vantage point for the falls. The falls consists of two cascades in quick succession along angling rock faces, so when there is good water flow, the falls looks very much like its bridal veil namesake. This waterfall is one of the best kept secrets in the Columbia River Gorge. People read about, but rarely get a chance to view the actual waterfall.
11:10am-11:15pm – Wahkeena Falls–Drive by Only!
Wahkeena (“most beautiful” in the Yakima language) (sometimes spelled Wah-kee-na) tumbles 242 feet in a cascading type of falls with 3 plunging falls. On up behind this falls is a cascade which flows a long way. . . and then you come to Fairy Falls.
11:20am-12:00pm -Multnomah Falls
First, explore the wonder of Multnomah falls 620 feet (189 m) from its origins on Larch Mountain, Multnomah Falls is the second highest year-round waterfall in the United States. Nearly two million visitors a year come to see this ancient waterfall, making it Oregon’s number one public destination. Fed by underground springs from Larch Mountain, the flow over the falls varies but is highest during winter and spring.
12:10pm-12:15pm - Horse Tail Falls
12:30pm Optional for groups to extend tour to Bonneville Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built and operated Bonneville Lock and Dam as the first of eight federal locks and dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers. In 1986, the Bonneville Lock and Dam project was placed on the National Register of Historic Places; it was later elevated to National Historic Landmark status. The Corps also operates the Bonneville project for recreation, providing opportunities for hiking, boating, fishing, swimming, and windsurfing. Several visitor centers provide information on fish migration and the operation of the powerhouse and navigation lock.
12:20p.m. – Depart: Return to Portland:
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Tour Departure/Pick Up: Complimentary pick up from select area hotels. Please call for other arrangements and corresponding fees.
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