So beautiful, We LOVE the Gorge!

The Gorge is a wonderful place to live nearby and enjoy its natural wonders & pleasure’s. Friends is a good group. Discoveries in the Gorge are unlimited. Thank you Friends for being stewards of the Gorge.

We are fighting this now out in Chelatchie.

The Mosier Plateau trail is 2.7 miles or 3.4 miles depending on how far you go.

Should be a good way to bring some cash into small towns along the gorge. Which is the whole idea.

Thanks for all the great information! We especially liked Ranger Tilton's contribution (we don't have a bias or anything). Who is excited about the eagle watch this year? This Saturday (January 21st) at the Dalles Dam is the big event. Don't miss out!

The Columbia River Gorge Act, while meant to be a good thing, was perverted by power mad enviro-nazi's. The old adage of "power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" is the rule in this case. Actually Trying to force people out of their existing homes, and also going to the extreme of trying to force longtime homeowners to repaint their homes a certain color "acceptable" to the friends of the Gorge committee members. It was and is a clear exercise in {{{power}}} given to those who should NEVER be allowed to have any power.

Hello Buck. Good work! Thanks.

Good video. Where are you people?

There’s a couple other videos about this group. Some very good. They all made it out.

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Really well done.

Looking forward to the short film. Sure to be educational!

I am eager to learn more about this. Thank you, Buck P., Friends of the CG, and all.

I'm portland next week, are the eagles still around?

Enjoyed very much your poems and explanations and unique cadence and word choices that had an emotional impact and kept me engaged throughout. I, too, am a poet and I write mostly Japanese format poems i.e. haiku , senryu, tanka/kyoka, haibun etc. I hope you don’t mind me sharing a haiku dedicated to Matshuo Bashō’s frog with added insightful commentary by the late AHA founder and poet Jane Reichhold who considered my haiku among her 10 favorite haiku of all time! What an honor. Here’s the Bashō poem with Jane Reichhold’s insightful commentary: Bashō’s frog four hundred years of ripples At first the idea of picking only 10 of my favorite haiku seemed a rather daunting task. How could I review all the haiku I have read in my life and decide that there were only 10 that were outstanding? Then realized I was already getting a steady stream of excellent haiku day by day through the AHA forum. The puns and write-offs based on Basho's most famous haiku are so numerous I would have said that nothing new could be said with this method, but here Al Fogel proved me wrong. Perhaps part of my delight in this haiku lies in the fact that I agree with him. Here he is saying one thing about realism-ripples are on a pond after a frog jumps in, but because it refers back to Basho and his famous haiku, he is also saying something about the haiku and authors who have followed him. We, and our work, are just ripples while Basho holds the honor of inventing the idea of the sound of a frog leaping is the sound of water As haiku spreads around the world, making ripples in more and larger ponds, its ripples are wider-including us all. But his last word reminds us that we are ripples and our lives ephemeral. It will be the frogs that will remain. All love from Miami Beach Florida, Al ~~

Excellent! Thank you.

Wonderful video of this beautiful place we call home. Thank you for making this video.

In the shots of the Eagle Creek trail the cable hand rails don't seem to have been installed yet.9:57

"200 of the 300 species (of birds) ever seen in the State of Washington have been seen on this one little refuge" 0:17. A quick Google search reveals that more than 500 species of birds have been reported in Washington.

2021, still relevant

Really fascinating - thanks for producing this content!

It's sad to see run-down buildings on the east side of Willamette Falls. It's time to demolish those ugly buildings and make this into a park. This should be brought up on this issue.

Interesting stuff!

Thank you very much for this video. Kiru is something I've struggled to understand. Your clear explanation has helped me a lot!

nearly a valiant effort... but.....

I’m sure the locals of the Dallas just love this

Outstanding! I've had the pleasure of hiking in the Gorge many times. Mt. Hamilton and Angel's Rest are two favorites.

very cool and informative series

Thank you for enlightening us a little bit about Haiku! A book I love, that helped me understand the deeper meaning of haiku is “Japanese Death Poems,” compiled by Yoel Hoffman. It has some of the most beautiful poetry in it, in the original Japanese with English translations, along with explanations about the authors and meanings of the poems. It is easily one of my most beloved books.

Kim Stafford, poet giving us so many words. I used to know you.

Sounds like a great idea. I can't wait to explore this route someday. Thanks and keep up the good work!

Warm springs really got fucked over

Yaaa...

Always fun to volunteer with Friends of the Gorge. They do good work!

Ban mining let the bastards freeze in the dark !

The whole entire coal industry worldwide is in a transformational process right now using new technology that is PROVEN to eliminate Coal Dust making it safe for transport over Land water and sea!!! Does the judge not have the facts? is this evidence being with held? like other federal government cases? is the WA gov corrupt?

Coal is a primary source of power isn’t it

Excellent post -- thank you!

and you can see all of the great dams we built . you can also see the beautiful giant white wind turbines turning gently along the rolling hills.

Great old movie/video! Thanks.

Wonderful video. I live near Indian Mary Creek and many years ago wrote a song I call "The Ballad of Indian Mary" and would be happy to share it with any of her family....

Beautiful. Thank you!

One of my all-time favorite loop hikes (when the lower part is open)!

Wonderful video clip and words by Laura Foster!

This is great. Thank you Friends of the Columbia Gorge. So glad the fire didn't get any closer to our home in Corbett!

What a great idea. I have done hut-to-hut trekking in Europe and have always wondered why there isn't anything like this in the United States. The trekking in Europe has been an amazing experience for me and the locals as well. Finally we are going to have the same experience in our own back yard! Thank you everyone that is supporting and creating this wonderful adventure for all to enjoy!

I think it's a great idea; however, I hope the users of trails are cleaner than some