Columbia Gorge - Bridal Veil/Washington (0235)

From the trail at Bridal Veil, looking across the river. The story of the river could be considered to be, in a large part, the story of railroads. In current times the Union Pacific is on the south side (not visible, below the bottom of the picture) and the BNSF is on the north side (running along the river on the far side).

Take a look at the largest version of the picture for these other notes:

On both sides of the river the railroads are a combination of causeways and tunnels -- you can see that on the BNSF line in this picture. Both rail lines follow paths initially laid out in the 1850's-1860's.

Note also: The bridge towards the top of the cliff on the far side (right of center in the photo, not very clear) is probably WA-14. On the left side of the picture there are two waterfalls flowing down into the river and, barely visible, there are two more waterfalls higher up apparently feeding one of the lower waterfalls. The three falls that are roughly aligned are Cape Horn Falls, which typically runs dry by May: www.waterfallsnorthwest.com/waterfall/Cape-Horn-Falls-3076