The 85-mile (137-km) long Columbia Gorge NSA would be a national park if it weren't a critical transportation corridor. It features waterfalls, mountains, monoliths, terraces, resort towns, vineyards, orchards, and The River, home to diverse fish and birds and a community of plants and invertebrates. The Columbia River Highway was the first scenic highway built in America and there are said to be over 4,000 waterfalls in the Gorge. Many are hidden away, but some are only a short hike off the Historic Highway. On this tour you'll explore the western, rainforested, half of the Gorge, where we'll have you getting wet under a waterfall, peering over cliffs, and learning stories of the area only the locals know.