Bridge of the Gods

Just by crossing over it,
you'll feel like Thor crossing into Asgard...

To get to Beacon Rock, we crossed over from Oregon to Washington State via the Bridge of the Gods. Which has to be the most awesome name for a bridge ever, right?

If you saw the movie 2014 movie Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon, you've seen the bridge. It's where her character, Cheryl Strayed, ends her soul-searching hike of the Pacific Crest Trail.

I had seen the movie and during our trip had mentioned to my wife that I hoped to see the bridge. Unfortunately, I couldn't remember the name or the location of it from the movie. It was only AFTER our trip when I was doing research for this blog that I discovered that we HAD crossed the bridge... several times in fact.

The bridge is named after an ancient legend in local folklore.