We started our adventure to the View Point Inn from downtown Portland armed with our cameras and complimentary hotel map, where we then swore, for the second time together, that we would never again use 411-info for directions. After much driving we found our way to the park used for several scenes in the film. All the footage above comes from the same state park, which is huge by the way. You could call it one stop scene shopping.
The first thing you notice about the landscape of Portland is that it is vivid green. Everyone tends to say that but it is true. The natural beauty of the area is so hard to explain — saying that everything is green is an understatement. The snow topped mountains create a stunning contrast to the lush surrounding forest. This feature magnifies itself ten fold once you venture out of the city and into the scenic parks that surround it. The roads that lead into the park are small and winding, so pack your Dramamine if you are prone to motion sickness. All the twisting and turning is well worth it when you finally crest the hill and land at Vista House which over looks the Columbia Gorge. The view brings new meaning to the phrase breathtaking. Though the wind was fierce it did not stop our curiosity. We strolled around the charming circular building admiring the grandeur of the sight. Ambereyes would like to mention that if you are a contact wearer, be sure to bring your glasses instead, or a good bottle of eye drops. The wind dries out eyes very quickly, and you want to be sure you can see for the rest of your trip because this precipice is not all this magnificent park has to offer.
Once back in the car, we wound down the other side of the park (away from the View Point Inn) in search of the falls mentioned on all the signs leading into the park. The roads wound and curved as we descend further into the gorge. In some areas there is only enough room for one car on the road, and there are no guardrails so driving can be a bit scary. Navigating this area was no easy feat for our driver, BeMyEscape. She maneuvered our large SUV through effortlessly, all while avoiding the on coming vehicles who loved her side of the road more then their own. Everything is covered in moss in the surrounding forest including the small one lane bridges, fully defining Bella’s words "Everything that’s supposed to be brown…is all covered up with squishy green stuff here…" Along the drive to Multnomah Falls are smaller, but no less beautiful falls, each bursting from the shaded green landscape making you feel as though you were in a fairy tale rather than Portland, Oregon.
The spectacle that is Multnomah Falls was entirely worth the long drive down. Be careful of cross traffic as you leave the parking lot though! They tend not to like it when you stop to video tape the falls in the middle of the road — Who knew? This waterfall actually is a double fall, with the first dropping from the top of the mountain into a pool and then the second dropping from the pool to the base of the falls. The sound of the water grows in intensity as you make your way up the steps to the base of the falls. It is truly an impressive display of the power of nature. Alphie was the only one who braved the wet slope of the trail to hike up the path to the bridge. It’s not that far, so if you have the chance to visit, make your way up the winding path to the bridge that overlooks the pool at the base of the higher falls.
We then made our way back up the gorge to where the View Point Inn is located. It’s aptly named for the view from its rooms; it would certainly be something spectacular to wake up to. It was late at night so the inn was closed. Alphie’s camera died just as we made it to the location so we were unable to capture a view of the actual entrance used for the prom. But the set decoration for the entrance was still in place around the corner from where we caught footage. And we believe that the final scene between Bella and Edward from the book is replicated at the small fountain found in the center of the property which can be seen briefly in the fading light of the footage we captured.
It was an amazing start to our visit, and we hope you enjoyed seeing the park through our eyes. Next stop…Indian Beach and some one-on-one with the cast.
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yes i love new updates, i check so much its sad, i refreshed the page and bam!
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thanks lexi!
you guys continue to rock my world!
Thanx for the updates! I love them! =]
This is great! Thanks for taking the time to write this all up.
ummm..i think theres somethin wrong with my computer..theres just a big white box where there should be i think a movie or something..ah wellll
All fixed.
cool!!!! it rele makes me wanna go to portland, oregon… rainy…. but BEAUTIFUL!!!!
hey!!! the box magically disappeared and in its place is a movie!! haleluia!!!(i know ssoooo not how you spell it
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BREATHTAKING..it really is..I have to get to the Northeast soon. Thank you.
When the wind started blowing it was so loud in my ear buds that I thought it was gunfire and I nearly fell out of my chair!! Great video, thank you for posting and sharing you’re adventure!
Yay how cool is that! That’s so awesome! Can’t wait to hear more, you guys keep making me wait, shame on you!!!
Omg!! I love the mountains!!
You’ve gotta love the Northwest. I’m so fortunate to be living here … it’s truly amazing.
Thanks for the ups.
Oh, guys, it must have been so windy! *pats admins’ arms*
So Portland is on my top list of places I want to visit before I die because of Twilight being filmed there.
I want to see the school in person, the falls, the view point inn, etcetcetc SO bad.
and then hug the building and all the places where robert pattinson most likey touched or stood. XD
oh yes and thanks for showing us the first hand view of the falls!! SO beautiful!!
The locations look absolutely beautiful, and it looks like you’ve had a great trip! Thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us!
Can’t wait to see what’s next!
Totally cool. can’t believe how windy it was! Loved it though
The locations looked beautiful!! And Debussy playing in the background made it even more wonderful!! I love Clair de Lune!!
Wow it’s gorgeous, absoluetly perfect!!!! Thanx for heading out there!! Was it Alphie who was recording??? So cool to hear her voice
Thank you so much! Everything looked so beautiful! Seems like a great trip!
THATS SO COOL THAT YOU HAD CLAIRE DE LUNE PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND!!!
Oregon is so beautiful and green…I drove there to visit my brother who lives in Portland It was one of the most enjoyable trips cause it was so pretty!and I going to visit him here again in June!He knows where that waterfall place is, I should go see it when I’m there!
Aw…You guys are so lucky! And WONDERFUL! I love the lex! THANK YOU LADIES!
sorry it’s off topic, but…what’s with the "Are you a Vampire?" thing at the top of the screen?
Its an ad. ~Cocoa
I’m from Spain… that looks sooooooo far away from here LOL Thank you guys
OMG I went to Portland 3 years ago and saw all those places. At the time, I was extremely bored but AHHHHHHHHH I wish I could go there again and actually appreciate it. Thanks so much for sharing!!! You guys rock!!
thanx so much, that was absolutely B-E-A-utiful!
haha, I LOVE YOU GUYS! That video was great! and I LOVE the music choices, very twilighty.
times like these when i wished i lived on the west coast. particularly portland.
Wow it is so pretty. And Breathtaking wow. I loved the footage. Alphie you make such an amazing narratior smiles! Lovely! Thank you guys for taking the time to do all of these things for us.
Hope you all are having tons of fun
love ya
~kasey
Thanx Lexicon for all your hard work!!!
I can’t wait to visit my brother in June and visit some of these places!!!!!!!!!
He’s really buisy but took time out too start an art site of Twilight characters, paintings and sketches,FOR ALL TWILIGHT FANS(his version of them!!!) He is going to give Stephenie M. some of these when he goes to the Host tour!!! click on older posts to see them all!
I like his version of Jacob in his wolf form and his Alice and ALL of his Jacobs and…well ALL of them!!!
http://www.terrystwilightart.blogspot.com
That was awsome! I can’t wait to hear more about the trip!
That’s awesome! BUT: "She maneuvered our large SUV through effortlessly, all while avoiding the on coming vehicles who loved her side of the road more then their own." …as a future environmentalist, might I add that SUVs are a gas guzzler and the price of gas is pretty high. Haha. Sorry, had an environment concern moment there (which practically defines my life. XD)
While I completely understand your point, the SUV was needed to drive through the snow storm in the mountains the next day!
haha Jenna your not alone! OMG beautiful footage! Thanks Lex!
Wow you guys… You are so lucky to have gotten to go!!! I so envy you! haha But I love this website. I get on it everyday at school. It’s AWESOME!
wow…… i wish so much that it was dec. 12. i think i spend literally about 95% of ALL my free time looking for new updates on twilight and the next book.
Loved the video.
It looks absolutely beautiful there.
I want to visit it some day.
Andd you put Debussy on your video.
Kudos for that. =]
Loved it! Thanks for posting up the video. I love DeBussy and Clair De Lune. The romantic piano versions too. It’s really beautiful and I am so TOTALLY loving on the west coast someday=)
Ugh!!!!!!!!! I’m sooooo mad.It’s not working! I let it load and then it said ”sorry this video is no longer available”!!! UGH UGH UGH!!!!!!!!! I rrrreeeeaaaallllllly wanted to see that…….DANG IT!!!!!
-I know it’s not your fault, Lex
Okay, am I the only one who thinks the Vista House screams “Cullen House”. Unless I missed where it said what that house is for, I’m starting to think it could be used for exterior shots for the Cullen House. *shrugs* Just a little hunch.
But gorgeous! I’m so happy you went and did this. I love how everyone seems so involved in making this movie. I don’t know how anyone could doubt the movie’s quality. It seems like Catherine knows every since detail from the book and plans on keeping it. To me, the stuff that has been changed slightly, was for the better. I love the book, obviously, but it’s like they put all the best parts in the movie and made the parts that lack all the crazy action (not that there was many, but you know what I mean) and turned them into really great scenes.
Awesome video you guys! I love your write up. Its great to have an out of towner come in so we can see the sights through different eyes! Its easy to take the beauty of the Northwest for granted.
UGH!!! I had just gotten it to work and at 2:05 it said “sorry this video is no longer available” AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!
UGH UGH UGH UGH UGH UGH UGH!!!!!!!!!
I HATE MY COMPUTER!!!!!!!!!!!
*RAGES AROUND STOMPING HER FEET*
i love clair de lune…. thanks to stephenie meyer!
oh and thanks to her im going to have to read wuthering heights!
anyways back on topic, you guys took wonderful pics i wish i was there.
haha everyone’s adventures in portland and the northwest are so funny for me because i live right smack in the middle of it all. it takes me 15 minutes to get to portland from my house.
i love watching (well, reading actually) everyone gasp and freak out and say how perfect it is and how pretty, because that’s what’s normal for me; i grew up here. i can’t really imagine a tree without moss on it… and i’ve stood on the bridge over multnomah falls!! so it’s been a different kind of adventure for me. i’m happy that you all seem to like our rainy little towns. i do! =D
The video is exactly what Washington looks like. It may be beautiful to some people but it’s Washington is my home so I get sick of it!
the video isnt working for me…it says sorry rhis video is no longer available. =[ whats the title? but thnx for the updates =] sounds like you guuys had alot of fun.
My computer won’t let me see the video either
The report is awesome, I just hope I get to see the video sometime…
I love the video and write up, but seriously all this teasing is driving me crazy. what is it about this fandom that makes me obsessive over EVERYTHING. I definitly need to learn more patience.
Keep up the good work if this is just the pre-tour stuff I can’t wait for the main event!
Clair de Lune was a NICE touch! It was lovely to see the area and to give us such a wonderful feel. I now know what it looks like, feels like, sounds like; thanks guys! I appreciate the time and effort you all put in to go up there and share with us your interviews, photos and videos! Thank you!
Oh that’s beautiful! Looking forward to Part 2!
THANKYOU so much its so beautiful, but you are right i am a little sick from watching that