Angel's Rest Hike - January 2015 - Part 6

On our way back down, I decided to stop along the river/stream that you cross. I think I stop there every time, just so pretty! The last image is from Crown Point. Mocha, and I beat the rain on our hike. But by the time we got to Crown Point, it was rainy, and so cloudy. Still had to stop for a photo, the Gorge has that effect on me! Hope you enjoyed this week's posts on Angel's Rest!

Angel's Rest Hike - January 2015 - Part 5

Here are some images, and panoramas of the view at the top! You will see why it's such a popular hike! Thanks for reading the series of posts this week on Angel's Rest! I hope you enjoyed it!

Angel's Rest Hike - January 2015 - Part 4

We made it to the top! Looking back towards Devil's Rest, I love all those rocks! Then, Mocha proud we made it to the top! It has the perfect places to rest and eat lunch or a snack at the top! But, mind you it can get really busy on nice days.

Angel's Rest Hike - January 2015 - Part 3

This time of year really shows off all the dead trees along the hike. I think they have their own beauty, but I do love it when the other trees get leaves. Like I said, the views are amazing!

Angel's Rest Hike - January 2015 - Part 2

Funny, how all the good images of, Mocha, are all in a row. So today is dedicated to Mocha! She's such a trooper on hikes, despite being 8 or 9 years old. All through the hikes we go on, she keeps up really well. If she didn't have so much grey, you would never know shes not a puppy. Most of the time she has good trail manners, but sometimes......she forgets. She likes to walk on the left side of the trail sometimes, I've been trying to teach her to get over when people are coming. She's catching on pretty well :) She definitely loves going on hikes though, and is getting better at being my model!

Angel's Rest Hike - January 2015 - Part 1

My dog, Mocha and I hiked to Angel's Rest back on January 10th. This is one of my favorite hikes in the Gorge. Not many other hikes have this view, over 180 degree view of the Gorge. It is incredible, I highly recommend it, if you have never hiked it. Just over 4 miles round trip, this hike is moderately challenging. But, well worth your time and effort. Over the next week, you will see why :)

Triple Falls Hike

I went hiking on March 30th, which was a Wednesday. It was absolutely gorgeous out, and was glad I had a friend to go with. Triple Falls is out in the Columbia Gorge, here on the Oregon side, past Multnomah Falls. Though I have hiked it before, I don't remember it being as steep and so much of a work out! PHEW! But, it is totally worth it if you want to see some awesome things God made. Hiking definitely brings His creative side into light for me, I see it a lot better with my camera though. I am thankful I can get pictures (that I love) of what He has made! As you will see, I am a little obsessed with close up pictures. This is partly because this hike didn't have many, if any, viewpoints of the Gorge. The only major thing to photograph was the falls, so you get to see lots of flowers :)

Okay, I am not sure what that is below! We were driving back to Gresham on the highway, and I saw what looked like a really bright cloud. Looking closer I saw it was like a mini rainbow. My camera didn't catch all the colors I saw (more blue, orange, and reds), but regardless, it's still pretty!