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Bordalsgjelet

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:16:07 +0000

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Traveling from Eidfjord to Bergen we made a number of stops, this at Bordalsgjelet, a narrow gorge through which the river Bordalselvi flows before emptying into Vangsvatnet (Vangswater). The gorge is near the town of Voss and there is accessible from the town via a short walk. There is also a small car park near the gorge from which the various viewpoints can be accessed. The main attraction is a narrow walkway built into the side of the gorge. We visited the walkway and the other viewpoints though it was raining while we were there.

Bordalsgjelet

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:15:35 +0000

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On our way to Bergen we stopped at Bordalsgjelet, a narrow gorge near the town of Voss through which the river Bordalselvi flows before emptying into Vangsvatnet, There is a narrow walkway built into the side of the gorge and though it was raining, we went into the gorge and then to other viewpoints near the river's exit from the gorge.

Voringsfossen

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:48:39 +0000

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We first saw Voringsfossen from above (tourists lined up at one of the viewpoints are visible at the very top of the photo). After visiting the different viewpoints we drove further down the road, found the trailhead and hiked through the gorge to the bottom of the falls. There was almost no one on this trail which was quite difficult in places and the views were even better than from above. Voringsfossen is on the Bjoreio River and falls 163 meters into the Mabodalen Valley east of Bergen. The waterfall is a popular tourist destination

Trail to Voringsfossen

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:48:22 +0000

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After seeing Voringsfossen from above (with a lot of other tourists) we hiked the gorge back to the bottom of the falls. The trail to the bottom of the falls was not the easiest as this photo shows, and we had no idea why there were car parts and other trash along the trail. In any case, the photo, with the mist from the falls in the background shows how rocky the trail was for much of its length.

Iron Bridge

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:53:57 +0000

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The Iron Bridge was built in 1781 at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. It was designed by Thomas Prtichard and built by Abraham Darby III. It is made of cast iron, is 100 feet long and spans the River Severn at the heart of Ironbridge Gorge in the town of Ironbridge. We visited there as part of tour arranged by the conference we were attending.

Ironbridge Gorge

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:53:30 +0000

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This is Ironbridge Gorge looking east from the old cast iron bridge that crosses the River Severn at the town of Ironbridge. The bridge was built in 1781 at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution and is a major tourist attraction.

Columbia River Gorge

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 13:10:06 +0000

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This view of the Columbia River Gorge looks east and is from Vista House, a visitors' center on Old Highway 30. One of the other photos shows Vista House.

Vista House

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 13:09:35 +0000

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This is Vista House, a visitors' center on Old Highway 30 in Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge. It is at Crown Point and was built in 1918 as a rest stop along the highway.

Horsetail Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sat, 20 Jul 2019 13:09:09 +0000

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The Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge west of Portland is a land of waterfalls and Old Highway 30 follows the waterfall route. When we were there recently we stopped at only two of the falls, this one and Multnomah Falls. The crowds were more than we wanted to deal with and so we went on to the Oregon coast after only a few hours.

Morning on the Trail

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Mon, 21 Mar 2016 09:34:24 +0000

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The photo is from a hike last summer at Dog Mountain in the Columbia River gorge. We spent several days exploring old and new places in the gorge while doing some orchid hunting there.

The Columbia River Gorge

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:59:28 +0000

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Taken from the visitor's center at Ginko Petrified Forest State Park, Vantage, Washington. This is where Interstate 90 crosses the Columbia River and where hundreds of petrified trees of many different species have been found and preserved as part of a state park. In spite of the fact that it was windy and cold we spent some time there last week Friday on our way to Spokane.

Calypso bulbosa var. occidentalis

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:22:36 +0000

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Another picture of this earliest and loveliest of our native orchids. These were photographed on the Oregon side of the Columbia Gorge along the Gorge Trail. This is the Western Fairy Slipper, distinguished by the brown markings on the lip and the white "beard."

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Piggy-back Plant

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:21:13 +0000

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In Explore July 30, 2011, #363.

These are the flowers of the Piggy-back plant, Tolmiea menziesii, often grown as a houseplant and native to the Pacific northwest.

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Cascade

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:22:00 +0000

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This time exposure was taken in the Columbia River gorge along Old Highway 30 in Oregon. The area is home to numerous waterfalls and streams such as this and is a photographer's paradise.

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Herb Robert

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:22:24 +0000

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In Explore July 31, 2011, #487.

These pictures are from a brief trip we made earlier in the summer to the Columbia River gorge and to northern Oregon for a bit of sightseeing and hiking.

Though very beautiful in the photo, this plant is a garden escape and a noxious weed that "suppresses native species in west-side forests and is spreading rapidly."

The photo was taken along the Gorge Trail in the area of Horsetail Falls off Old Highway 30, a beautiful scenic drive on the south side of the gorge.

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Columbia River Gorge from Vista House

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 14:21:31 +0000

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As Old Highway 30 runs east toward Troutdale it climbs out of the gorge and near the top comes to Vista House, a memorial to the Oregon pioneers and a great place for some awesome views of the gorge. This photo was taken in the evening looking east.

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Upland Larkspur

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:45:50 +0000

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The pictures I've posted today were taken in the Columbia River Gorge this spring. This, I believe is the Upland Larkspur, Delphinium nuttalianum. It was photographed along Route 30, the road through some of the most scenic areas of the gorge on the Oregon side. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/06/columbia-ri....

The Bridge at Multnomah Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:45:20 +0000

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There are around seventy-five waterfalls in the area west of Portland along the Oregon side of the Columbia River gorge, but Multnomah Falls is the tallest and best known. At the falls it is possible to walk to this bridge above the lower falls and then up to the top of the gorge as well.

This picture was taken in the evening just before the sunset while the second picture was taken the next morning when the light was more amenable to photography. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2011/06/columbia-ri....

Columbia River Gorge fron Angel's Rest

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:44:37 +0000

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This picture was taken early in the morning, May 17th, on the Oregon side of the gorge, from a viewpoint named Angel's Rest, east of the town of Troutdale.

This view looks east up the gorge at daybreak. Another viewpoint known as Vista House can just be seen on the right on the top of the cliffs.

The area is known for its many waterfalls, most of which can be visited by following old Highway 30 along the Oregon side of the gorge and pictures of which I'll be posting at a later date.

We did some sightseeing by car and followed Highway 30 several times through this part of the gorge. We also did some hiking in the area and saw some of the falls that are not accessible from the car.

I consider this to be one of the most scenic areas in the Pacific Northwest and a "must visit" for anyone in the area. I am only sorry that it took us so long to get down there.

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Unfolding

nobody@ipernity.com (RHH) — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:44:18 +0000

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In Explore August 4, 2011, #356.

Taken along the Gorge Trail in Oregon in the Columbia River Gorge while hiking there. Which bush or tree or shrub this is I do not know since I forgot to get pictures of the plant itself.

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