shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileOregon

beside the Historic Columbia River Highway, east of Portland

Horsetail Falls

Name: Horsetail Falls — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — a single white tail straight down the basalt.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A 176-foot plunge falls in the Columbia River Gorge, dropping in one straight column down a basalt headwall just steps from the old highway. The pool spills toward Oneonta Creek a short distance west. A short trail climbs to Upper Horsetail, known as Ponytail Falls, where the path passes behind the water on a railed ledge. The flow runs heaviest from late March through June.

from the studio

— bring it home

Horsetail Falls, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Horsetail Falls

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Horsetail Falls drops 176 feet from a basalt cliff in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, about 35 miles east of Portland, Oregon. The falls sit at milepost 35.4 of the Historic Columbia River Highway, in Multnomah County. The cliff is part of the Columbia River Basalt Group, a flood-basalt sequence laid down between 17 and 6 million years ago. A second falls, Upper Horsetail or Ponytail, sits half a mile up the trail and drops about 88 feet.

— informed by Wikipedia — Horsetail Falls (Oregon), USFS — Columbia River Gorge NSA

— the water

Horsetail Creek runs through the year but peaks with the spring snowmelt off the high ridges above the gorge, from late March through June. The single straight plunge gives the falls its name. The pool at the base is shallow and rock-bottomed; Oneonta Gorge lies a short walk west along the highway. Recovery from the 2017 Eagle Creek Fire continues in the surrounding forest, with new alder, vine maple, and Douglas fir filling in below the cliff.

— informed by Oregon Hikers — Horsetail Falls

— the visit

The viewing pull-off lies directly on the Historic Columbia River Highway at milepost 35.4 and requires no permit. Parking is limited and fills early on weekends from May through September; a timed-entry permit applies to the nearby Multnomah Falls corridor but not to Horsetail. The Horsetail Falls Trail, USFS No. 438, climbs 0.4 mile to Upper Horsetail Falls, where it passes behind the water on a railed ledge. Footing can be slick through the wet months.

— informed by USFS — Horsetail Falls Trail #438

— where

United States · Multnomah County, Oregon

— within

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area

— position

45.5904° N · 122.0689° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

4 km W

Multnomah Falls

waterfall

1 km W

Oneonta Gorge

slot canyon

1 km S

Ponytail Falls

waterfall

at the lake

Columbia River Gorge

river canyon

56 km W

Portland

city

Horsetail Falls

Multnomah Falls

Oneonta Gorge

Ponytail Falls

Columbia River Gorge

Portland

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Horsetail Falls — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Horsetail Falls drops 176 feet in a single plunge down a basalt cliff in the Columbia River Gorge. Upper Horsetail, also called Ponytail Falls, drops another 88 feet half a mile up the trail.

At milepost 35.4 of the Historic Columbia River Highway, in Multnomah County, Oregon, about 35 miles east of Portland. The falls sit inside the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area.

Not behind the main Horsetail Falls itself. The trail climbs half a mile to Upper Horsetail, also called Ponytail Falls, where a railed ledge passes behind the water.

From late March through June, fed by snowmelt off the ridges above the gorge. Flow drops through August and September, then rebuilds with the autumn rain in October.

No permit is required for Horsetail Falls. The Multnomah Falls timed-use permit covers the corridor four miles west and does not apply to the Horsetail pull-off or the trail.

— about the piece in your home

It often is. Anyone who knows the Historic Highway recognizes Horsetail right away. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

Pacific Northwest modern, mountain-modern, and biophilic rooms. The deep greens and basalt blacks sit comfortably alongside live-edge wood, slate, and unbleached linen.

A single Large covers most sofas. A 4-tile Mural opens the cliff and the full fall; a 9-tile Mural reads as a landscape window above a console or entry bench.

Yes. Choose Dura Satin or Matte for vertical installs near steam or splash. The colour lives in the ceramic surface and holds up to daily wipe-downs.

A soft microfibre cloth and plain water. Skip abrasive pads and bleach. The thin finish wipes clean and never needs sealing or polish.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is painted in-house by Reid Wender, with no licensing and no third-party art. One studio, one place at a time.

— if this one stayed with you