My friends, Crystal and Chris, are visiting here from Los Angeles. For our first day, we headed to the Columbia River Gorge to see Multnomah Falls. But due to last summer’s forest fire, the amazing pedestrian bridge was closed.

So we headed over to another area called Bridal Veil, which I went to with Grandma and Grandpa a couple of years ago. This time, I was a major fan of bridges.

The Overlook Loop trail had nice views of the Columbia River, but I made sure everyone also saw I-84.

Then we went to McMenamins Edgefield for lunch at a converted fire house.