Wow Laura, the photos are nice and the final one is absolutely breathtaking! I am glad you had a great time!

What a great picture! I'm in awe of folks who are able to have those experiences first hand. Sounds like you had a great vacation. Thanks for sharing.

You look fabulous in your gear because you are ENGAGING IN A SPORT. Bravo!

Pictures look amazing (you obviously aren’t frightened of heights!) Glad you had a super time and thanks for sharing.

Wow! What a great vacation, LE! Thanks for sharing the pics!

I am very impressed with your rock climbing. Scary! I climbed an indoor wall and that was scary. What beautiful sights.

San, didn't you used to climb up on bridges and build them and stuff? I'm afraid of heights, too. :)

Beautiful pictures, LE. I miss the Pacific Northwest, sometimes.

Neat pics! Looks like a great trip. Welcome back.

Whoops! The links to Mt Hood out a plane window were not supposed to be there! I think it's fixed now... :)

Impressive! It makes me want to go to the mountains.

Yes you're correct I worked on bridges Ana. HaHa! Somehow rock climbing seems more scary to me.

San, I think I would have a harder time up high on a bridge than on top of a cliff. To each their own, I suppose? :)

Laura, is this something you do regularly? I don't dare show my husband these photos, or he'll be shopping for gear and signing all four of us up for another adventure. I'm just starting to mentally prepare myself for my second season of snowboarding.

Fantastic and welcome back. I'll have to live vicariously through your photos since I don't do heights either.

Wow! I'm very impressed! I'm glad you had a great vacation.

that looks so fun :) i too shan't show my loved one these photos or he'll be interested too. dirtbiking is about as outrageous as i'll get for him :)

Dear LE, I just looked at your pictures again and all I can say is OMG!! You are very brave. I never rapelled or jumped off a bridge. My goal was to stay on the bridge, and don't look down!
By the way, you also look great in your gear.
Great pictures.

Nicole, this was my first time canyoneering (you hike upstream on a trail along a canyon with waterfalls, then bushwhack to the river and rappel/swim/hike along until you get downstream to your start point), but I've climbed, rappelled, and gone backpacking many times before.

If you or your husbands are interested in trying this, you need to have extensive knowledge on anchoring ropes/rappel routes in the outdoors. It's very dangerous if you don't know what you're doing, and you shouldn't go if no one in your group has done this before (so Nicole, tell your hubby there will be NO FAMILY TRIPS), so if you want to give it a bash, you should look up canyoneering routes/guides in your area. That way you can give the trip a try with someone experienced in the sport and the area, and you'll have someone to help you get the appropriate gear (Notice the helmets!). It's a lot of fun and very few people get the opportunity to do this, but it's extremely hard work. My pack was about sixty pounds once it was wet, and we carried about 300 feet of rope. I gained six pounds over the week (in muscle, I'm pretty sure). The trail up one canyon we did was only four miles, but it took about eight hours from start to finish. Slow but rewarding!

I'm actually not a fan of heights unless I am roped into an anchor. If I am in harness and wearing a helmet I feel better because I have confidence in my gear and abilities. The last picture was my favorite moment because I actually jumped! It was a twenty foot jump into a VERY deep pool. My husband was waiting to take my picture before I jumped, and I was sing-songing "This makes me VERY nervous!" the whole time. I'm not as brave as you think I am! :)

Shell, I am afraid to mtn bike because I'm not as much in control as I am in climbing and rappelling. :) My husband loves to mtn bike, but I have yet to try it.