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Hood River Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Hood River, United States
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Pre-India Jitters!
Hey all! This is Peggy Thompson-Hudon. I will be leaving on this exciting trip in 4 days. That means that I begin taking my anti-malaria drugs in two days. This is all very exciting and I hope you will put up with my emails as I attempt to tell you ...
Mount Rainier and Columbia River
... of the mountain. We shot down I5 and by-passed Portland to head down the Columbia river gorge, via Multmonah Falls and spectacular views over the river. We stayed in Hood River for a night, which is a cool, mountain-biking, wind-surfing ...
Getting ready for Thailand Trip
Like most trips I plan to get out and do things. Sitting around the condo is not an option. I plan to kite, motorbike, golf, SUP, sail, and snorkel. If you are not use to these things then you may want to get into shape. Kiting ...
Henni en sy wit Salm
... !!! (nou voel ek nie meer so sleg oor my Kook en Geniet boek wat nie hier is nie). Net oorkant die grote Columbia rivier, vanaf Hood River se kant staan hy met sy voorskoot en vertel ons van hoe hy eers in New York gewerk het, later in Portland en uit ...
The Oregon coast and Hood River, Oregon
... , we started seeing all the wind suffers on the river. Amazing, so many of them. I looked for Brad but didn't see him :). Hood River is a neat, little town in a beautiful setting. Tomorrow we are going to drive to Mt Hood. One more day in Oregon ...
Colombia Trip Planning
This is wher eI will be posting pictures and travel journals etc for my upcomming trip to Colombia. I have three weeks to travel, and will be flying into Bogota. After a few days in Bogota I'll fly or bus to Cali where I am renting a ...
How much more beautiful scenery can I handle?
... of Mt. Hood, although it came in and out of the clouds. After a spell we got back on the road and began the descent into Hood River valley, and they call the drive "The Fruit Loop" because it is a loop that goes through a valley where they grow all kinds ...
Summer Nights with Mr Brown
... laughs about our ridiculous night before all passing out like the dead. And here it is, almost exactly a year later, I rejoin them in Hood River for a couple days. I have been going through some great towns during my travels, Hood River not to be ...
Columbia Gorge Hotel
I wanted to tie this all up with some pictures of the grounds at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. What a beautiful location. It is great for a honeymoon or romantic getway. I probably would not spend the mone to take my 3 year old daughter ...
Falls and Water Sports
... arms with it. It was the perfect remedy for our overheated bodies. The trek down was easy. After that we drove to Hood River, upon a local recommendation, to watch kitesurfers and windsurfers. The place was packed with them, each doing a better trick than ...
Sunday
On Sunday we slept in! With a 3 year old we haven't done that in a VERY long time! We packed and headed down for our LARGE Country Style breakfast! Columbia Gorge Hotel is well known for their Sunday breakfast. It is four courses, ...
Looking at Blackie's fat body in Hood River
Here we are at 660 Larch Ct. A comfortable cottage in the country. An owl hooted at me last night as I stood on the front porch of this craftsman type home. The neighbors are scarce and I could swear that I am in a French Villa as I peer down the road at ...
Day Eight: A National Treasure Along the Columbia
... . We drove by landmarks, such as Beacon's Rock, that Lewis and Clark named, and saw the action at the nation's windsurfing capital, Hood River. The day started overcast, but as we drove west the clouds broke, and by lunch we had full sun - and a ...
Painted hills and waterfall...
... haveing lunch we drove on and made a few more quick stops to snap some severly deteriorated old cottages before we finally arrived in Hood River where we decided to look for some place to stay for the night. Luckily we found a Starbucks cafe as we ...
Gorge and waterfalls
... . They love their beer and wine...they've got the ocean, the mountains...what a great place to live! Had more great coffee in Hood River, a cute little mountain town that is the gateway to Mt. Hood. It was here we ended the gorge/waterfall tour and ...
Across Northern Oregon - And Across Time
... was crowded with rafting companies, and advertisements for shuttles and raft outfitting. And the City park was absolutely all about the river, with boat launches (and takeouts), camping and just a place to watch the river flow. We climbed back out of ...
The windsurfer's haven
... Mt Hood and then came back down to river level and crossed back into Oregon to spend the night in a charming little place called Hood River. It is the windsurfing hot spot (I must confess to finding it strange to see surfers zipping about ...
some bodies shouldn't do spandex
This winter, when I was really sad because I didn't have my horse any more, or my mom, I suggested that we go on a family trip. Just the four of us: me, my husband and my twin 9 year olds, Toby and Tavish. I heard a cool bit on NPR about ...
Remind me why we are going?
... we also needed a reason for going. A purpose. Ideally something educational and, perhaps, a little altruistic. A lot of people leave Hood River during the winter to frolic on a beach somewhere but that doesn't work for us because I don't really like ...
being prepared
I think the worst part about traveling is the beforehand. At least when I am actually traveling and something bad happens I can do something about it (like cry or have a beer or get mad at the person behind the desk) but in the ...
Columbia Gorge
... tinted perspective about the pro's of HEP) and a look at the salmon swimming back up stream. We then head on to Hood River where we wander around the shops and down to the beach before taking part in the brewery tour at Full Sail brewpub. ...
Hood River First Friday
After a good nap we headed into Hood River for First Friday. They close a few blocks of the main drag and have music and artists in the different wine tasting rooms and shops. We found a new winery to taste, The Pines, it was great and the ...
The Hotel & Gardens
We arrived in Hood River late afternoon and checked into the hotel. The Columbia Gorge Hotel, built in 1921, is perched on a cliff overlooking the Columbia River. The hotel was a favored retreated for movie stars, presidents, social and political ...
Golf
Today we golfed! We golfed at Indian Creek Golf Course in Hood River. I am a new golfer, Jason has golfed a lot and would be considered a recreational golfer. For the last couple months we have hit the driving range at lunch to prepare me! ...
Day 1 - Thursday
... the street. Good wine, my favorite was a cherry wine! It was Northshore Cellars. Then across the bridge to Hood River, OR. There is a $.75 toll to cross the bridge. We found our hotel and attended their ...
Family Time
We arrived at Pat's house early afternoon. It's been three yrs. since we spent time together and we soon shared what our families have been up to. Looked at pictures of Dorothy's family and of Pat's son, David, growing up. Dorothy is Jacks' mom. Pat is ...
Mount Hood Scenic Loop
... a perfectly round, crystal-clear pond. The trail actually led around behind the falls and the spray cooled us off. At Hood River, kitesurfing capital of Oregon, we picked up some picnic supplies then drove south on the Mount Hood scenic loop. It ...
Wine Tasting
... the weather was not great, so we missed out on some of the views. The wine was good! Next we headed to Hood River Vineyards. This is another cute, quaint little tasting room up a dirt/gravel road! They have a variety of ...
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