Having lived just outside of Yosemite for 5 years prior to moving to Portland a year and a half ago... it's incredible to me, how packed the 'local' hikes and wilderness destinations are, around Portland. Yosemite was only a joke in Yosemite Valley - anywhere else outside of the Valley and you're going to be pretty secluded... I've yet to go on a hike in the Gorge that wasn't surprisingly packed, even mid-week on rainy days. It's startling.