The Oregon trail

[Alex]

Originally Posted by sleepyjeff

Finally; I must second Alex on the old hwy over the intersate for trips up the Gorge. Hiking up the Onteonta, however, is best done in July.

Only if you like hiking up a canyon on the shoulders of a million other people when the water is so low that it really isn't all that interesting to see.

April is about the best time to do it because the water is high making it both a challenge to stay dry and suffiiciently traumatic if you fail to do so. Plus there aren't many people there.

Of course, I once swam in the bowl below the waterfall in February, so my tolerance for that is high. Winter is the absolute best time for the gorge in my opinion and spring is a decent compromise. Summer or fall and you should just go somewhere else.