Monday, August 20, 2007

The Columbia River Gorge loop, including Mt. Hood

Our one night sleeping in the car, at a truck stop in Troutdale, OR. We had fun meeting a cool trucker in a bar there, and got our cheapest gas of the entire trip: $2.71!The Columbia River Gorge area on a beautiful Sunday, with lots of windsurfers and parasurfers on the river!
Wahkeena Falls, along the Columbia River historic highway:
The top half of famous Multnomah Falls, also along the historic highway:
And the bottom half (HUGE waterfalls!):
An underground window for viewing salmon and steelhead fish climbing the fish ladder at the Bonneville Dam. We saw TONS of steelhead that day (such as the ones below)... they are big fishies!
Lampreys attached to the fish ladder viewing window... YUCK!
At the famous Timberline Lodge, on Mt. Hood, as used in the film "The Shining." Follow the link for a picture of the lodge from the movie.
A beautiful view of Mt. Hood:
Toasting marshmallows at our free campsite near the mountain:
Smores!!

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