I woke up this morning to a beautiful sunrise over the
vineyards, the orchards and the Columbia River.
I could really get use to views like this after a day of wine (just like
in BC). The sunrise had some haze from
the fires in Idaho, and the sun was a
bright orange glow as it came up in the morning.
Maryhill did not open for tasting till 10, so I just stayed
in the parking lot till they opened enjoying the views. I went back to do a proper, unrushed tasting
this time, and enjoyed a number of their wines.
I purchased their Barbera which is an incredible wine (it’s sister grape
is sangiovese). Their white and red
blends are very nice (got a bottle of each) and I picked up one of their
ports. Jess was very helpful and told me a number of places and wineries
to stop for the day. I’m going to have to be careful, or my truck is going to be loaded down with
wine before I even get to California...
Today was the day for waterfalls, and lots of them… Old scenic Hwy 30 runs
along the Oregon side of the Columbia River Gorge, and has hiking, waterfalls and amazing small gorges. The first waterfall I came to was Horsetail
falls, This was right off the road, and
a wonderful falls to start the day with.
It is time to give a plug to the guys at Really Right Stuff
tripods. I would not have been able to
get the pictures today without the setup I got from these guys. Photo hint… to get a picture of a smooth
flowing waterfall, you need as long of
an exposure as possible. This is can NOT
be done hand held, most of the pictures
today had exposures of over 1 second and some as much as 5 seconds. This causes some amazing results, but sometimes can cause interesting ones too
(I will tell you about the ghost later…)
