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had to be lowered down the old Victorian homes climb a
hillsides with ropes. The Hood hillside above the river. One
River Valley offers blossoming such home, the stately Captain
fruit trees in season and lovely George Flavel House Museum,
views of the majestic Mount retains the cupola from which
Hood throughout the year. the captain and his wife once
Hood River, a riverside town watched river traffic. An even
called the “Windsurfing Capital better view can be enjoyed
of the World,” also offers great from atop the 164-step spiral
opportunities for sports such staircase of the Astoria Column,
as mountain biking. encircled with friezes paying
homage to the history of
the Pacific Northwest.
a Astoria The town honors its
seafaring past at the
* 9,500. n 111 W Marine Dr.,
(800) 875-6807. Columbia River Maritime
Columbia River Gorge and ∑ oldoregon.com Museum, where riverside
the Cascade Mountains galleries house fishing
The oldest American dories as well as Native
o Columbia River settlement west of the American dugout canoes
Gorge Rocky Mountains, Astoria and other river-oriented
was established when John artifacts. The lightship
n 402 W 2nd St, The Dalles, (800) Jacob Astor sent fur traders Columbia, berthed in
984-6743. ∑ crgva.org
around Cape Horn to front, once guided ships
This magnificent fir- and maple- establish a trading post across the treacherous
covered river canyon cuts at the mouth of the Astoria Column area at the mouth of
through the Cascade Mountains, Columbia River in 1811. the river.
forming a boundary between Earlier, explorers Lewis and
the states of Washington and Clark (see pp561–2) spent the P Captain George Flavel
Oregon. The best way to explore winter of 1805–1806 at a crude House Museum
the area is to take the Historic stockade near Astoria, making 441 8th St. Tel (503) 325-2203.
Columbia River Highway. moccasins, preserving fish, and Open 10am–5pm daily. Closed Jan 1,
Blasted out of narrow cliffs, recording in their journals Thanksgiving, Dec 24–25. &
this road was designed to accounts of bear attacks E Columbia River
maximize viewing pleasure and the almost continual rain. Maritime Museum
while minimizing environmental The stockade has since been 1792 Marine Dr. Tel (503) 325-2323.
damage as much as possible. rebuilt at Fort Clatsop National Open 9:30am–5pm daily.
Along the route are the Memorial. These days, the Closed Thanksgiving, Dec 25. & =
spectacular Multnomah Falls, town is a bustling port; its ∑ crmm.org
tumbling 620 ft (186 m) in
two pictur- esque cascades,
and the cozy, rustic Timberline
Lodge dating from the 1930s
(see p633).
p Mount Hood
n 24403 E Welches Rd, Welches,
(503) 622-3017. ∑ mthood.org
The spectacular snow-covered
peak of Mount Hood, the tallest
of Oregon’s Cascade peaks, rises
south of the Columbia River
Gorge. Home to year-round
skiing and snowboarding, the
valleys below are famous for
their produce of apples,
apricots, pears, and peaches.
The Mount Hood Loop is a
good way to explore the area;
the highest point on the loop,
known as Barlow Pass, is so
steep that at one time wagons The majestic peak of Mount Hood as seen from Hood River Valley
For hotels and restaurantsin this region see pp632–3 and pp634–5

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