Spanning over the Columbia River, the Bridge of the Gods connects Oregon and Washington. Scientists speculate that at one point there used to be a natural stone bridge in the area created by a giant landslide. Some say that the Cascade rapids are remnants of the fallen stone bridge. Native American lore tells of two brothers, on opposite sides of the Columbia, fighting over the same woman. Each fought by hurling rocks and stomping so hard that eventually the stone bridge collapsed into the river. Their father, angered by their fighting, turned the brothers into Mount Adams and Mount Hood as punishment. The woman became Mount St. Helens and would occasionally blow her top in grief. The modern Bridge of the Gods is a man-made steel bridge which takes its name after the tale. For the two nights that the group gets to stay in Cascade Locks, I am lucky enough to have such a great view from my window!
Bridge of the Gods - Cascade Locks, Oregon
Spanning over the Columbia River, the Bridge of the Gods connects Oregon and Washington. Scientists speculate that at one point there used to be a natural stone bridge in the area created by a giant landslide. Some say that the Cascade rapids are remnants of the fallen stone bridge. Native American lore tells of two brothers, on opposite sides of the Columbia, fighting over the same woman. Each fought by hurling rocks and stomping so hard that eventually the stone bridge collapsed into the river. Their father, angered by their fighting, turned the brothers into Mount Adams and Mount Hood as punishment. The woman became Mount St. Helens and would occasionally blow her top in grief. The modern Bridge of the Gods is a man-made steel bridge which takes its name after the tale. For the two nights that the group gets to stay in Cascade Locks, I am lucky enough to have such a great view from my window!
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