Bridal Veil Falls (Columbia River Gorge, Oregon, USA)

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Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls offers a pretty quiet experience compared to most of the other waterfalls found along the Columbia River Gorge's "waterfall row" (as I like to think of it, at least). For starters, this waterfall tumbles beneath the Old Scenic Columbia Gorge Highway unseen by most passing motorists, and it really seems that this waterfall is for those people who are willing to take their time and do some walking.

Of course, as I say this, we happened to be visiting this waterfall in the midst of some real nasty late Winter storms that showed up in late March early April. So our pleasant hike wasn't exactly the most pleasurable, but it was certainly naturesque and quiet (if not damp). Overall, the walk is about 15 minutes each way I think. It ends at a viewing deck of the falls, but I've seen some postcards showing the falls from its base. Needless to say, we didn't try that option because of the wet and slippery conditions (not to mention it'd be going off trail thereby accelerating erosion of the trampled sections).

Directions: Bridal Veil Falls sits unconspicuously beneath the Historic Columbia River Highway between the Shepperd's Dell and the Bridal Veil Exit off the I-84. The Bridal Veil Scenic Area (where the walk to the falls begins) also leads to a lookout of the Columbia River Gorge area.

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View of the falls from the viewing platform

The damp walkway as we headed back from the viewing deck

Obstructed view of the falls that gives you a better perspective of its characteristics

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For more information about our experiences with this waterfall, check out the following travel stories.

March 28, 2009

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