Before seeing the majestic Multnomah Falls, we had a lunch break. Here's TC in her new "Unicorn Combover" Velveteria t-shirt (the sides of the "V" are silhouettes of nekkid ladies; I guess she can't wear that to school!)...For those of you that don't remember what Velveteria was, that has got to be the best fucking place you can visit if you ever visit Portland! It's a gallery/museum dedicated entirely to the art of black velvet!
This is where we ate... the Multnomah Falls Lodge.
The placemat:
It's very "lodgey" and "rustic" in here. Not really into the lodge look myself.
It was dark in here...all that wood made me want to curl up and cringe into a tiny ball of antisocial angst.
Their menu...
TC's lunch - the chicken fingers with curly fries (yes, I know, stereotypical "kid food" but since we were on vacation...). Blah.
My lunch - Chicken Salad Croissant - Chicken salad with diced red onion and herbed mayonnaise. It also came with some spring mix with carrots...Nothing too remarkable but when you're hungry, you will eat anything.
Bert had the Grilled Rainbow Trout with lemon and tartar sauce as well as Potato salad:
My parents would have loved eating the fish head, especially the eyeball. Just look at it, staring lifelessly at you.
The fish had too many bones, in my opinion. I only had a bit of a taste, but I didn't really like it. Something about the taste of trout didn't agree with me.
After lunch we were ready to check out the Falls! But first a little background on the legend of the falls..."According to legend, on the day that the young woman-- the daughter of the Multnomah tribe's chief-- married a warrior from the Clatsop clan an epidemic befell the bride's people. Advised by a tribal elder that the Great Spirit was angry and must be appeased with the sacrifice of a maiden with a pure heart, the Multnomah chief gathered his tribe's women to tell them of the dire prophesy. Finding himself unable to condemn anyone to death, however, the chief proclaimed that no one would give up their life.
One by one, those who had attended the wedding of the chief's daughter succumbed to the plague, and when the man she loved fell ill the destiny of the chief's daughter became clear. Stealing away in the night, the maiden jumped from a clifftop to the earth below, where her father found her lifeless body. As he cried out to the Great Spirit for proof that his child's death had meaning, droplets of water began to fall from the cliff's summit, eternally signifying the sacrifice of one young woman for her people and the man she loved
Today, two million visitors each year walk along Benson bridge, which stands below the falls, and over the years there have been several sightings of a lady in white standing in the mist. Perhaps, if her soul lingered as the camera rolled, the Native American girl-- who was robbed of her own romance-- found comfort as she watched the immortal love story
unfold." [Info from Lovetripper.com]
Here are some nature loving bikers that were ahead of us...they were wearing David Lee Roth like pants (the ass-less chaps)...
Our first view of the falls...
Okay, I have to get a Twilight reference in here. There is a quick scene when Bella and Edward are walking over to the baseball game and there is a quick shot of the falls from afar. That's this place.
Another Twilight reference - during the black and white end credits (when Radiohead's "15 Step" is playing), you see a really quick shot of theMultnomah Falls with the bridge. Turns out that there was footage shot here for the movie but it was excised from the final cut (see photo below of actors Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson from"Twilight"):
Here I am before heading up the trail to get to the bridge...
Another view from the bottom...
The closer you were to the falls, you could really feel the mist violently swirling around...
This is the plaque that you see once you cross the bridge. you can go up this trail to get to the top of the falls. it's very windy, with supersharp switch backs. I did about 20 minutes then I rested at a bench while Bert and TC walked on for about 20 more min. up the hill before heading back down. They got more than halfway up yet. It takes about an hour to climb to the top but they came back so I wouldn't feel lonely. Awwwww.
The view near the top:
One by one, those who had attended the wedding of the chief's daughter succumbed to the plague, and when the man she loved fell ill the destiny of the chief's daughter became clear. Stealing away in the night, the maiden jumped from a clifftop to the earth below, where her father found her lifeless body. As he cried out to the Great Spirit for proof that his child's death had meaning, droplets of water began to fall from the cliff's summit, eternally signifying the sacrifice of one young woman for her people and the man she loved
Today, two million visitors each year walk along Benson bridge, which stands below the falls, and over the years there have been several sightings of a lady in white standing in the mist. Perhaps, if her soul lingered as the camera rolled, the Native American girl-- who was robbed of her own romance-- found comfort as she watched the immortal love story
unfold." [Info from Lovetripper.com]
Here are some nature loving bikers that were ahead of us...they were wearing David Lee Roth like pants (the ass-less chaps)...
Our first view of the falls...
Okay, I have to get a Twilight reference in here. There is a quick scene when Bella and Edward are walking over to the baseball game and there is a quick shot of the falls from afar. That's this place.
Another Twilight reference - during the black and white end credits (when Radiohead's "15 Step" is playing), you see a really quick shot of theMultnomah Falls with the bridge. Turns out that there was footage shot here for the movie but it was excised from the final cut (see photo below of actors Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson from"Twilight"):
Here I am before heading up the trail to get to the bridge...
Another view from the bottom...
The closer you were to the falls, you could really feel the mist violently swirling around...
This is the plaque that you see once you cross the bridge. you can go up this trail to get to the top of the falls. it's very windy, with supersharp switch backs. I did about 20 minutes then I rested at a bench while Bert and TC walked on for about 20 more min. up the hill before heading back down. They got more than halfway up yet. It takes about an hour to climb to the top but they came back so I wouldn't feel lonely. Awwwww.
The view near the top:
Me and TC...
Last view before heading down...
We had a lovely time at Multnomah Falls - what an experience to hear and feel the rushing water. You could really feel the water's energy and power when you crossed bridge.
Although there were a few more waterfalls on the map, we just drove by the Wahkeenah Falls and Horsetail Falls because we wanted to check out the Bonneville Dam and Fish Hatchery, which would be our next stop. Afterwards, we were planning to have dinner with the Kinitting Diva's brother later that evening...
Last view before heading down...
We had a lovely time at Multnomah Falls - what an experience to hear and feel the rushing water. You could really feel the water's energy and power when you crossed bridge.Although there were a few more waterfalls on the map, we just drove by the Wahkeenah Falls and Horsetail Falls because we wanted to check out the Bonneville Dam and Fish Hatchery, which would be our next stop. Afterwards, we were planning to have dinner with the Kinitting Diva's brother later that evening...
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