Triple Falls Loop

 The last hike of our May Road Trip was the Triple Falls Loop Hike on the Oregon side of the Columbia Gorge. This is a 4.7 mile hike with 600 ft of elevation gain.
We started at the parking area nest to Horsetail Falls (176 ft drop)

 We hiked up the trail to the left of the falls. This huge rocky wall was covered with moss and lupine in bloom.

This trail continues up a couple of switchbacks.

A brief clearing gives a view of the Columbia River to the north.

And in 0.4 miles, we reached Ponytail Falls (80 ft drop) with the trail continuing behind the waterfall.

 View of Ponytail falls from the trail behind the falls.

 As the trail continues along the basalt cliffs, there is a short spur trail that leads to views overlooking the Columbia River to the east.

 The trail passes a large weeping wall before descending down some switchbacks to

 Oneonta Creek where you can see the drop off above Lower Oneonta Falls and

  Middle Oneonta Falls
The trail then joins the Oneonta Trail, where a 0.9 mile side trip leads to

 Triple Falls (64 ft drop)

 After enjoying the falls, we returned down the Oneonta Trail down to the Historic Columbia River Highway then returned to Horsetail Falls.
















Some of the wildflower we saw in bloom along the trail:

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