# Oneonta trail - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/oneonta-trail/ - Published: 2014-07-27T14:38:00-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout Whilst many first time travelers to the Columbia River Gorge make their way to the infamous [Multnomah Falls,](http://www.oregon.com/recreation/hike-multnomah-falls) I find myself just a few clicks down the road to the much less crowded [Oneonta trail](http://www.portlandhikersfieldguide.org/wiki/Oneonta_Gorge_Hike). Today I search for cooling waterfalls and crystal clear rivers to splash around in under the summer sun. [[ You have two clear choices of hikes here ; follow the creek bed upriver, or hiking above the gorge. With the water rising to above five feet in some areas and me with no waterproof gear, I choose to go above the gorge. [[ Forest greens liven my mood the higher I ascend. The water becoming clearer, eventually a transparent looking glass to the life below. I dip my feet into the cool transcendence. [[ Moss covered boulders beg to be climbed. I slowly make my way up river, cragging and pulling this body ever forward, sometimes slipping and falling backwards into the river. A baptism that clears the cobwebs of a cluttered mind. [[ A rocky precipice calls me to its edge. I feel death as I venture out, see a vision of an old man clumsily losing his foothold and tumbling over the watery side, crushed upon the rocks below. A deep breath pulls me back. [[ A few more breaths and I slowly make my way down, wondering about my experience along the Oneonta trail…. ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/oneonta-trail/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Oneonta%20trail&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Foneonta-trail%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/oneonta-trail/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/oneonta-trail/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/oneonta-trail/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/oneonta-trail/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…