This was the view from our hotel room in Tillamook. Not as impressive as our room in Yachats, but still pretty.
We drove out to Cape Meares for some more spectacular views and our final looks at the ocean on this trip.
More spectacular views. I love all these pictures, but they are nothing like seeing it in real life.
A good look at the Cape Meares fresnel lens. We learned on one of our lighthouse tours that each lighthouse has its own signature signal. You can tell from the lens that Cape Meares flashes red and white.
Another view of the ocean from the trail walking down to the base of the lighthouse.
The Cape Meares lighthouse is the shortest in Oregon. It is built on a cliff, so it didn't need to be very tall. It was fun to see this lighthouse. We visited four lighthouses on this trip and they were all so interesting.
More ocean views as we hiked around Cape Meares.
We hiked up to see the Octupus tree.
A look at the forest side of Cape Meares.
We then drove a couple of hours inland to visit the Columbia River Gorge. Jeremy and I did not visit it while we were on our honeymoon, and always regretted it, so we made sure that we carved out time to include it in this trip. It did not disappoint.
These are a couple of nice views of the gorge from the Portland Women's Forum Scenic Viewpoint.
A pretty view from the Vista House.
This was from our stop at Latourell Falls. There are sooooo many waterfalls as your drive through the gorge. My boys were trying to keep count of all that they saw, but the numbers got too high and the waterfalls were coming too fast.
We took the hike to see Bridal Veil Falls. They were so pretty. Totally worth the hike. It was nice that our boys were big enough to hike themselves and I didn't have to pack a little one. It made for some fun hiking.
Dallin pretty much ran the entire time on the hikes. My little soccer player is in great shape.
I took this picture because I love how everywhere you look everything is covered in moss. This is so different from the water deprived life we live in Arizona.
The famous Multnomah Falls. They are the tallest in Oregon and they are incredible.
No hiking is required to see these, and so this stop was a little crazy with people everywhere. But still a definite must see.
We stopped in Cascade Locks to see the Bonneville Dam and fish ladder.
We also took some time to drive out to Hood River and drive across the bridge into Washington. We drove down the river a ways and had dinner over there and then drove across the Bridge of the Gods back into Cascade Locks. We saw so much on day four. The weather was nice and we had a great time.
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