Thanks to another fabulous suggestion by Groupon, we woke up Friday morning to start our snowshoe excursion. We were picked up downtown by a big ol' van and headed out to the gorge...
We stopped to enjoy some of the beautiful scenery without the usual crowds of people that tend to congregate on a weekend day.
Multnomah Falls, as it always is, but I like it in black and white.
I have to admit, I usually never want to stop here because the people and parking are crazy, but we almost had it to ourselves that morning.
Don't jump, John!
We also stopped at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. We love this spot because years ago, John married two of our friends there (to each other, he doesn't have another family) and we have fond memories of the wedding weekend.
Once we got to the top of the mountain, we had lunch inside the giant lodge. I love the huge snowdrifts outside.
Then, we strapped on our shoes and hit the trail!
Thankfully, the wind died down once we got in the trees. It was beautiful!
We started out going downhill, which was super fun.
Uphill was pretty intense in places...
...especially the final stretch back to the lodge.
but we were rewarded with delicious beers. victory.
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