Last spring, the third and fourth grades at Corbett Grade school visited Multnomah Falls for a scavenger hunt. The first part of the path was a dark tunnel under the highway. We stopped to read about the type of salmon fry that might be living in Multnomah creek. Then, as we came out of the tunnel, Multnomah falls stretched up into the sky ahead of us. The waterfall foamed and roared as we searched for the answers to our scavenger hunt. Then, some unseeable piece of matter began to irritate one of my eyes.
Zoe's mom told the story of the princess who sacrificed herself in the waterfall so that her people could have a successful harvest. I wonder which tribe she was in and whether it worked out for them. We hiked up to a bridge right in front of the falls. Everyone was soaked in the mist.
Having collected information about the local wildflowers and trees we went into the Multnomah Falls Info Center for a question & answer session. They had all kinds of bones, animal ad plant specimens in drawers that we could look at and hold. They also had a scale model of the whole gorge. Mrs. Handy recommended some of her favorite hikes to me. I am excited to try them out!
