Michael and Ben were back, but had opted out of the end of spring break hurrah! So Jason, Isaac, and I went on a 3-day OR/WA camping adventure. We started with a trip to Multnomah Falls.
While being sprayed by the falls, we saw a sign pointing towards a trail heading to the top. The trail was 1 mile uphill. Three of us started the trail, but only one of us completed the trial.
Even though the hike took a bit longer than expected we still managed to get to our campsite and get the tent up and a fire roaring before it was too dark. Additionally, our camping neighbors gifted us two packets that made the fire turn all sorts of colors, much to Isaac's delight.
The next morning we went on a quest for decent coffee (unsuccessful) and a replica of a stone age landmark (successful).
Then it was back to the campsite to explore/skip rocks on the Columbia River.
The determining factor for my choice of our campground was the proximity to the Goldendale Observatory. We had tickets for the afternoon and evening shows. Both were lovely, educational, fascinating, and provided us with the opportunity to look into telescopes.
During the afternoon session we had perfect weather and good solar cycle timing in order to see several sun spots.
During the night session we saw the moon with some lovely shadows highlighting the craters, Jupiter with three of its moons, and the Orion nebula.
We made a large fire on our last morning and then packed up for the drive home.
We interrupted our drive home along the Columbia River with a stop at the Bonneville Dam. An impressive structure.
Our cram packed trip ended with driving home in the rain. We had lovely weather and apparently excellent timing. What a lovely spring break.
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