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Milepost 31 FallsHistoric Columbia River Highway. February 23, 2014Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights ReservedThis falls is the bottom most drop of the waterfall currently bearing the name Dalton Falls, though this "new" Dalton is very most definitely likely not at all even close though maybe not and who knows really anyway 'cause maybe it doesn't even matter to the old, historical Dalton Falls...
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Milepost 31 Falls & HighwayHistoric Columbia River Highway. February 23, 2014Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights ReservedThere's quite a parking area here too, usually used by people fishing the pond across the road, I think, but it looks like it could have been something in the past.
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Milepost 31 (2014)Historic Columbia River Highway. February 23, 2014Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights Reserved
Map reprinted from Annual Edition Portland Oregonian, January 1, 1915 : Sherman, Marty. Joyce Herbst. Kathy Johnson. Discovering Old Oregon Series: Volume 1 - Columbia River Gorge. 1984. Portland, OR: Frank Amato Publications. 6.
"...then I noticed something else that was totally overlooked before: the cliff that runs along the road which is popular with climbers, right before crossing Mist Creek, is very clearly marked on this drawing. And Dalton Falls is significantly west of there. So with that now in mind, we have about 3/4 of a mile to work with, and can easily rule out the seasonal falls immediately west of Mist Falls as the real Dalton Falls, because that's the same stream which drops over the roadside climbing cliff."
"...then I noticed something else that was totally overlooked before: the cliff that runs along the road which is popular with climbers, right before crossing Mist Creek, is very clearly marked on this drawing. And Dalton Falls is significantly west of there. So with that now in mind, we have about 3/4 of a mile to work with, and can easily rule out the seasonal falls immediately west of Mist Falls as the real Dalton Falls, because that's the same stream which drops over the roadside climbing cliff."
Bryan Swan ("Sore Feet"). "Dalton - Foxglove conundrum!" Portland Hikers Forum. March 13, 2013. http://www.portlandhikers.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=6696
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