Bicyclists ride on the new McCord Creek Bridge, part of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, near Cascade Locks, Ore. (Oregon Dept. of Transportation photo)After the completion of a 1.6 mile segment, you can now bike 34 miles from Troutdale to Cascade...
Rasmussen Farms Pumpkin PatchWeekender: Hood River, Ore.A bounty of late-fall fun awaits in Hood River.By Amara HolsteinSample local ales, meet an alpaca, and drive the scenic Fruit Loop in this town along the Columbia River Gorge. Area code is 541 except as noted.To...
Columbia Gorge Dog MountainDog Mountain HikeA Columbia Gorge trail leads to wildflowers and ski-high views in Washington.By Nino PadovaTwo paths diverged in the woods beneath Dog Mountain, and I—I took the one marked less difficult. Even that was no cakewalk. But to...
The Dalles, ORThe DallesJourney to eastern Oregon to savor the pioneer spirit of the West.By David SharpFrom a bluff overlooking The Dalles, Ore., the landscape resembles the set of a John Wayne shoot-’em-up. With the sun setting behind a high ridge, buzzards...
Beacon RockBeacon Rock State Park The 848-foot monolith on the Washington side of the Columbia River, 35 miles upstream from Portland, has served as a landmark to voyagers for centuries. Beacon Rock—once the core of a volcano—looks daunting, but a 1.8-mile round-trip...
