Check Off #12: Hike to a waterfall

We are commited to doing all of things that are on our list for Summer 2010. Today we checked off #12 - Hike to a Waterfall. Mark took the day off work and we went to the Columbia River Gorge where the best waterfalls live. We hiked a magical hike with the kids and they made it the whole way out there - 1.3 miles. Mark nearly had a heart attack watching Francie hike near cliffs (mental note: get Xanax for Mark) so we put her in the backpack for the walk back. She definitely takes after her mama...she LOVES being outdoors...and she is athletic...she powers up hills...but falls quite often. The hike we did actually had five waterfalls -- a number that Henry thought was pretty awesome. It was just awesome -- the perfect family day in such an incredible part of our area.