We took a scenic forest road out of Hood River and wound our way through fruit and berry farms. We drove up and up towards Mt Hood and the old Timberline Lodge that has been around since Roosevelt was president. They filmed "The Shining" up here. I looked around a bit but Jack was no where to be seen.
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| Approaching Mt Hood |
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| Entrance |
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| Timberline Lodge |
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| Old way to get up to the lodge |
They are still skiing up here and the lift is running.
On the way back down you could view Mt Adams as you were approaching Hood River.
While staying at the park we also walked around Hood River. It is a great little town with lots of emphasis on outdoor recreation and the big sport around here is wind sailing out on the river. They hold international races here. We also checked out The Dalles and went through their Discovery Center which had lots of information about the geology of thick basalt flows and then mud flows. The basalt walls along the river are very high and appear to be one lava flow after another for thousands of years.
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