The Campus was only 20 minutes away from the beautiful Columbia River Gorge, where I got my first taste of chasing waterfalls. Multnomah Falls was the first waterfall I saw in Oregon and it was quite unforgettable. This is where I developed a passion for hiking and witnessing breathtaking waterfalls. I love telling people why I love waterfalls so much, and it's because to me, they are a religious experience. During a silent retreat with my life group, I had some amazing encounters with waterfalls. On my way to the retreat near Mount Adams, Washington, I stopped by Spirit Falls. It was during the summer time, so the water was quite low, but it was the coolest waterfall I’d ever seen. I took a ton of pictures with my phone - one of those photos was even used to create our logo. As part of the silent treat, we were encouraged to spend time in quiet reflection doing a calming activity. I decided to visit a close-by waterfall called Langford falls. It was there I had an intense conversation with the Lord about the direction of my life. I truly felt at peace, sitting there reading my Bible and listening to the calming sound of the water falling off the cliff. I came away from that experience understanding that there was no better place to meditate and no better place to look deep inside yourself, then by a soothing waterfall. After the silent retreat, I became obsessed with waterfalls and I started seeking out as many as possible. I did not have a proper camera at the time, so I used my cell phone. Luckily it had a decent camera on it, so I started sharing these pictures on my personal Instagram account. My pictures were not top notch by any means, and I envied those who took perfect waterfall pictures. So I decided to start a feature account called “Waterfalls For Days” where I could share other people's waterfall pictures, giving them the credit they so well-deserved. Fast forward two years and we are at 24 thousand followers, a hashtag with close to 82 thousand tags, and are the largest waterfall themed account on Instagram. The best part? We are only going to keep on growing, and I hope you’ll follow this journey with me.
