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By Graham Kislingbury Albany Democrat-Herafd
B RIDAL V E I L — Mu l t nomah Falls is the main attraction in the western Columbia River Gorge, but just a few miles to the west is another jewel: the exposed 1,600-foot bluff called Angel's Rest. J ust how popular is t h i s spot? On a recent sunny Saturday with hardly any wind, more than 100 cars could be counted in the main and overflow parking lots and along the Scenic Columbia River Highway just off the Bridal Veil exit at Interstate 84. "It's not unusual to see that many cars on a busy weekend in the spring or summer," said Stan Hinatsu, recreation manager for th e C olumbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. While some h i kers t r ek to trails beyond the Angel's Rest area, most weekend visitors do the roundtrip hike to the bluff — a distance of 4.8 miles. Prepare for a moderately difficult hike. "It's not the most grueling hike, but you're gaining 1,500 feet of elevation in two and a half miles," Hinatsu said. The first somewhat rocky portion of the t r ail quickly leads to views of the Columbia River to the north. A fire i n 1 994 damaged a swath of the Angel's Rest area. "It burned pretty hot near the top," Hinatsu said. Maple and alder are now growing in the areas that were scorched. The burn, however, opened up views near the top. R esting below t h e s u m mit, the Juhl family of Salem
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Continued from B1 "Stand-up paddleboarders being the new kids, we'd better support these things," he said. "We're not just gonna take,
we're gonna give back.'" Proceeds from this year's event will be directed to the Bend Paddle Trail A l liance, the Bend Park 8 Recreation District's scholarship f u nd, and Abilitree, a Bend-based organization that helps Central Oregonians with disabilities live independently. Jayson Bowerman with the Bend Paddle Trail A l l iance said paddleboarders and others have been showing great interest in his group's work on the Colorado Avenue Dam Project, an effort to rebuild
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About Angel'sRest The hike:4.8 miles roundtrip, 1,500 feet of
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Season:Openyear-round, it's a family friendly trail, but it can get crowded on weekends in the spring through early fall. It can
also get windy. Time:Allow at least three
hours. — Ben and Melissa and their children Amelia, 5, Brielle, 3, and Reagan, 18 monthstook in the view looking west toward Troutdale. "It's a beautiful view, said Ben, turning toward Amelia. "It's a long hike. But once she saw the views, suddenly she had the energy again." "We took a few breaks but we made it," added Melissa,
tanamo Bay, where166 detainees are being held, by the end of2014.The amendment,
the dam and spillway at Colorado Avenue that would allow river users to pass through without getting out of the water. The park district is taking the lead role in the project, while the paddle trail alliance has committed t o r a i s ing $900,000 to install a series of hydraulic devices to create a whitewater park with adjustable waves. Bowerman said awareness of the plan and enthusiasm f or the w h itewater park i s building, and the group is now roughly halfway to its goal. "We've been working pretty diligently at it and have been getting some good community support," he said. Fourteen-year-old Haakon Kjellesvik, winner of the afternoon's two-mile race, said
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sponsored by Rep. Adam noting that the Angel's Rest Trail is not as steep as the Multnomah Falls Trail. Ben said it took the family about an hour and a half to make it to that point, "and that's c a r rying C h u nkster
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can be done." Also among the hundreds making the Angel's Rest trek that day wa s Stephen Demers and his girlfriend, Meg Collins and other friends, all from the Portland area. " I love being u p i n t h e Gorge," said Demers, who makes annual trips to Angel's Rest and other nearby spots. "Any time you get the sun this time of year, you've got to make your break for it." At the top of the bluff, hikers did what the bluff's name suggests: They rested on the rocks and took in a broad expanse of the magnificent Columbia River Gorge.
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Stephen Demers, right, and his girlfriend, Meg Collins, take a break with their dog at one of the scenic overlooks along the trail to Angel's Rest near Bridal Veil.
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