Flows of the Past and the Present -- Latourell Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
by Darin Volpe
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Flows of the Past and the Present -- Latourell Falls in the Columbia River Gorge, Oregon
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Darin Volpe
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Latourell Falls is the first waterfall you come to when heading east on the Columbia Gorge Scenic Highway out of Portland, Oregon
The Columbia River Gorge has an incredible geologic history. Huge outpouring of lava about 15 million years ago flooded large parts of northern Oregon and Washington. Slowly cooling, the lava formed geometric columns of basalt. Over the next few million years the Columbia River carved its way through the stone, revealing the hexagonal shapes. Eventually a creek found its way to the canyon's edge, creating the 224-foot Latourell Falls.
One of the most interesting places to see the remnants of these ancient lava flows is Latourell Falls, where water drops past 224 feet of columnar basalt formations until it crashes into the rocks below. The waterfall is the highlight of the Guy W. Talbot State Park on the historic Columbia River Highway in northeast Oregon.
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December 9th, 2023
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