Westward Ho! Day 4

Chasin' Waterfalls

A couple weeks ago we altered our original plans to take in a few more scenic routes, and to check out some reportedly incredible waterfalls in the area.

Next to mountain streams, waterfalls are probably my favorite thing in nature. So when Sean was willing to put in the extra miles to go Waterfall Hunting, I was thrilled.

It wasn’t hard to find plenty of waterfalls and Sean was kind enough to stop at every one of them.

Horsetail Falls

Latourell Falls

Multnomah Falls

Before we knew it we were at the top of the Cascades looking out over Oregon.

And gazing at the incredible Mt. Hood.

Our next destination was Crater Lake. It was an easy ride to the lake, we parked and excitedly walked toward the great volcanic crater that people told us so much about. And this is what we saw.

Smoke from wildfires to the west had obscured most of the view of the lake and the surrounding countryside.

We were disappointed of course, but knew our minor let-down was nothing compared to the lives and property that were being threatened in the fires.

We made it to Klamath Falls, OR that evening, with the smoke still affecting everything we saw, including the setting sun.

Day 1 - 603 miles
Day 2 - 768 miles
Day 3 - 510 miles
Day 4 - 400 miles