After having dinner with Nancy, Heidi, Kathy and Chandra in Stevenson, WA, we crossed Bridge of the Gods to Oregon. We stopped at Bonneville Hatchery walked around looking at the fish exhibits. We hopped onto the Oregon Historic Highway 30 stopping at Horsetail Falls. According to iOverlander said we can park in the falls trailhead parking areas overnight.
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| Horsetail Falls |
We went Wahkeena Falls next, as Multnomah Falls parking lot was packed. We decided to spend the night at Wahkeena Falls trailhead parking in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.
Woke up at 6:30, took our morning hike with coffee to Wahkeena Falls before the crowds. we are touring Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area today.
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| Lower Wahkeena Falls |
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| Wahkeena Falls |
Hiked Multnomah Falls then off to Bridal Veil. We had breakfast at Bridal Veil. We will hike Bridal Veil Falls, after we finish the falls we will go to Auto Zone in Troutdale, OR, since we are still smelling diesel. Hiked to the falls and the interpretive trail along the river, 1.23 miles in total.
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| Multnomah Falls Visitor Center |
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Multnomah Falls
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| Upper Multnomah Falls |
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| Bridal Veil Falls |
Latourell Falls then Vista House on CRG, we stopped at Chanticleer Point, Portland Women’s Forum, heading to Troutdale, OR.
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| Latourell Falls |
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| Vista House
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This viewpoint along highway 30 was the site of the 1916 dedication of the Columbia River Highway, the innovative European-style road that traced a winding path through the perilous Columbia River Gorge, linking Portland to The Dalles. Vista House opened in 1918 as a glamorous rest stop and observatory for those traveling the new highway. This “comfort station” was a rest stop like no other, featuring marble floors, stained glass windows — and, of course, a stunning view. In the words of The Oregonian, it was “the finishing achievement for the greatest highway in America.” (https://stateparks.oregon.gov) |
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| Crown Point State Scenic Corridor (Columbia River Gorge) |
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| Vista House at Crown Point and view |
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| Portland Women's Forum Viewpoint (view of Crown Point and Vista House) |
Leaving Portland Women's Forum Viewpoint we were able to borrow a rachette to repair the hose clamp from AutoZone. We are hopeful this will stop the diesel smell from the fuel line on the intake.
Keith needed to work on some Craigslist Items and Facebook Marketplace for Gram.
I hiked to Sandy River Bridge into a parking lot after Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area then walked into Troutdale after I crossed the bridge then under to photograph the bridge and Sandy River. Spoke with a local photographer that said the coast will be in full foliage for the trip south to California.
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| Sandy River Bridge, Troutdale, OR |
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Sandy River Bridge
Construction began in 1912 as a part of the building of the Columbia River Highway. Troutdale would be the gateway to the remarkable road, which was the engineering marvel of its day and officially dedicated in 1916. While there were earlier bridges across the Sandy River, they were wooden affairs that did not last long and one apparently crumpled in the night |
Keith’s was talking to Gram when I got back and had warmed up our leftovers for lunch, then Heidi, Nancy, Kathy and Chandra found us stopped in the parking lot above Sandy River near Sandy Bridge. It was good to see them again before we start heading to the coast.
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| Selfie time with Heidi |
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| Selfie with Nancy on the trails |
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| Chasing foliage in Oregon |
We ran to Walmart picked up DEF and groceries, moved to Fred Meyer Grocery Store for the night in Wood Village, OR.
On 18Oct we start to move north westerly towards the coast of OR and WA. Our check engine light came on and the countdown on restarts. We made 5 phone calls, no one could take us for the work, most of the dealers were out until 2022 for recall work. Finally, we spoke to the Sprinter Store in Portland, as a result of speaking with German Formula Auto Repair. They recommended Jared at The Sprinter Store, he was able to take us in, turned around a drove back to Portland, OR.
We found out that as a result of the warranty work in Knoxville, TN the DEF level sensor part of the heater failures on the Sprinters, causing the need for both to be replaced.
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| Selfie of the two of us, Columbia River Gorge |
We really enjoyed our time along the Columbia River with our friends, Nancy and Heidi lucky we were all in the same place at the same time. We toured the falls and Columbia River Gorge for 4 days, delayed a day leaving with unforeseen automotive issue. We are lucky to have had the repairs done and on the road by 16:00 to Astoria, OR.
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| We traveled 169 miles in total with the return to Tualatin, OR |
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| Our repairs were complete by 16:00, we took 26N to Astoria, OR |
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