Time: 1730-1840
Date: 18 October 2008
Climate: Chilly, about 54 degrees slightly windy
Location: going west on route 30, Horsetail Falls, Multnomah Falls
I went to Mount Hood today and then I went to go see the waterfalls. I never expected them to be so huge! The first waterfall I saw was Horsetail Falls. It was 176 feet and actually looked like a horsetail. It was the perfect shape, I was shocked. It was so cool to watch the water just shooting off the edge of the rocks and making this waterfall. As we kept going we stopped at Multnomah Falls, which is so big and there are 2 parts to it. There are also 3 different kinds of volcanic rock that makes up the fall. It is about 620 feet, which is unbelievable. Being there I learned that it is the second largest year round waterfall in the United States. It is also fed by underground springs from Larch Mountain. There is a bridge that you can hike up to and get a closer look at the waterfall and that was so cool. The water was falling to fast and it looked so light but I know if I were to stand under it I would probably get hurt and it wouldn’t be a good idea. I read something funny while I was there. A rock that weighed the same as a school bus filled with cement fell all the way down the waterfall in 2005 and drenched an entire wedding party. That was a bit unfortunate for the wedding party however they were extremely lucky that all they had to deal with was being wet. That could have been even more of a disaster.
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