We’ll cross the Sandy River between the Columbia Gorge and Willamette Valley. The Sandy’s headwaters is a glacier on Mt. Hood, and the river is known for its Steelhead and Chinook runs. As a result, the Sandy is one of three tributaries of the Columbia who’s dams have been removed since 2007.

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The 85-mile (137-km) long Columbia Gorge NSA features waterfalls, mountains, monoliths, terraces, resort towns, vineyards, orchards, the Columbia River, a plethora of birds, and a plant community that changes dramatically between the west and east ends.

1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

As we pass by, view the rock that inspired North America’s oldest continuously running nudist beach!

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This 100-year-old ‘fanciest rest stop in the world’ sits atop a basalt point above the Columbia River, with a 360-degree balcony. The sandstone, limestone, and marble building includes historical interpretation and fancy restrooms.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Once known as Thor’s Hammer, this geological feature towers above, with a crown-shaped building sitting atop, and a waterfall coming down the side.

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A 249-foot hanging waterfall adorned with fluorescent lichen and columnar basalt.

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This delightful little cove provides for a hidden surprise.

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An old logging ghost town dating to the 1880s, harboring a waterfall, an operating post office, and a circa-1920s B & B.

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Another cute waterfall to watch closely for!

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The tallest waterfall in the state, with a combined height of 620 feet.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

A slot canyon created by a fault, with plants growing on the walls found nowhere else.

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Don’t miss this quirky waterfall as we pass by!

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The fifth largest free-standing monolith in the world. It is an 848-ft (258-m) volcanic plug, composed of columnar basalt, so similar in size and composition to Devil’s Tower, Wyoming.

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A hidden beauty…watch quickly, or you might miss it!

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Largest hatchery in the state of Oregon.

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Another National Historic Landmark, Bonneville Dam was the first Public Works Administration dam on the Columbia River, completed in 1938.

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Columbia River crossing for the Pacific Crest Trail, and lowest point on that trail. Named for a Native American legend that explains the local geology.

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The Hood River Valley is the most important fruit-producing area in the state of Oregon, known for pears, apples, Asian pears, cherries, peaches, plums, apricots, blueberries, and…wine grapes! Here you’ll visit two vineyards, where you’ll get a hosted beverage at one, and a hosted lunch at the other.

4 hours • Admission Ticket Free

Mt. Hood is a potentially active stratovolcano, the highest peak in Oregon, and the fourth highest in the Cascades. Not only is it known for its beauty, visible on the skyline of much of northern Oregon and southern Washington, but it is also the most climbed stratovolcano in the Cascades.

2 hours • Admission Ticket Free

This Works Progress Administration project was dedicated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1937. It is one of the most unique, and expansive buildings in the State of Oregon, sitting on Mt. Hood above timberline, for utterly sublime views. You can divide your time among interpretive displays, food & drink venues, hiking in summer and snowplay in winter, as you like. The lodge is a National Historic Landmark, and the only ski resort in the US that is open every month of the year.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free