Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Continued.

Sunrise on Dalles Mountain

On April 28. The group was out at 5 AM to travel to the Dalles Mountain to photograph the sunrise. The color in the clouds, which was 180° opposite the sunrise was ever-changing and we utilized the broadleaf lupines and the arrowleaf balsamroot as foregrounds. After finishing with the sunrise photos we went for breakfast and coffee.

Sunrise on Dalles Mountain

Sunrise on Dalles Mountain

Sunrise on Dalles Mountain

We then traveled to the Horsetail Falls, where we hiked up to the Upper Horsetail Falls, otherwise known as Ponytail Falls. You can view the falls from the right side and left side as well as behind the falls in a cave that that was eroded below a lava flow.

Ponytail Falls looking from the cave

Ponytail Falls on the right side

After lunch and a bit of rest, we were in the afternoon at Dry Creek Falls. It was a good thing we were in four-wheel drive vehicles since the road up, was bumpy and had standing water and mud, which coded the cars. The falls falls 75 feet in a nice canyon. The Canyon does get illuminated by the afternoon's sun, which helps create an interesting photo. On the side of the trail was an old tree stump that was partially burned and had different colored lichens on it. The Creek became illuminated by the sun coming through the canopy and help create another interesting image.

Dry Creek Falls

Dry Creek Falls

Photographers photographing Dry Creek Falls

Canyon of dry Creek lit up by the sun

Old tree trunk with colors

Dry Creek illuminated by sun coming through the overhead

After slowly coming back down from the falls. We then went to the Rowena overlook to photograph the plants and hopefully a sunset.

Arrowleaf Balsamroot Sunset on Rowena Lookout

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Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, First days Adventures

Gorton Creek

Now, for my adventures in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.  On Sunday the 27th I left Boston early morning in the rain, arrived in Denver in rain and when I reached Portland it was cloudy and dreary.  Driving from Portland to The Dalles on the interstate, which ran along the Columbia River, there was intermittent rain, but when I reached The Dalles the the sky was clear and the sun shining.  I checked in, met my group and off we went far first afternoon of photography.  Because the weather was now so nice, I did not take any of my raingear, except for my NEOS Adventurer Overshoe, Slips over your regular shoes or boots and is 100% waterproof and depending on the size protect you up to 15 inches.  They are available from either Naturescapes or Outdoor Photo Gear, whose locations you can go to by clicking the information on the right side of the panel..  Our first stop was the Gorton River and the weather was intermittent rain.  We stood in the river and photographed the current in the rocks and all of beautiful green foliage's and mosses that are present in a temperate rainforest.  Intermittent rain fell, but it did not bother us.

Gorton Creek

 We then hiked up to Emerald Falls, which is ten foot tall slide along Gorton Creek.  After photographing there, we left and started down the trail and the rain turned into sleet, which cover the ground, but the sleet stopped before the end of the trail.

Emerald Falls

Emerald Falls

Our next stop was over to the Washington side of the Columbia River, where we went up to the Dalles Mountain State Park to photograph the flowers and the sunset.  Arriving at the location, where there were fields of blue broad-leaf lupines and yellow arrowleaf balsamroot all blowing in the wind.  There were great clouds in the sky and we photographed until the rains came.

Sunset on Dalles Mountain with Broad-leaf Lupines

Arrowleaf Balsamroot  blowing in the wind at sunset

Now it was time for supper, after supper we returned to the hotel, downloaded the photographs from the afternoons shoot and then crash at the bed to sleep since we had to be on the road at 5 AM to photograph the sunrise.



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