Multnomah Falls

I don't think we attempted any shots and if we did they didn't really do it justice. Great day. We hiked along the Columbia River Gorge and saw many other smaller waterfalls along the trail.

http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/columbia/recreation/waterfalls.shtml

Portland

We stayed in Portland for a couple of days (at a hotel even) and visited the Portland Japanese Garden. Here are some pics. It was a beautiful place right smack dab in the middle of the city.

The Zen garden was Charly's favorite.

Very peaceful and serene

I thought this little guy was cool

This was directly above us as we rested on a bench

http://www.japanesegarden.com/

Trail of Waterfalls

On the way through Oregon we stopped at many cool waterfalls.

Come on people! Really?!

Falls #1

Falls #2

Crater Lake

Pristine waters

Jay

Still a lot of snow. Imagine the plowing of snow that deep!

http://www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm

Onward to Oregon

Lava Beds National Monument

This park was very close to Lassen so we decided to stop. It was actually really fun. Wish we had been more prepared for staying and crawling around a little more.

T-Bear and Charly

Heading into a lava tunnel

T-Bear squared

Crawling through a tunnel

http://www.nps.gov/labe/index.htm

Lassen

Ever since Sunset Crater in Arizona Charly has had a penchant for Volcanoes.

T-Bear and Me

Wow!

Steam vent

http://www.nps.gov/lavo/index.htm