Mt. Hood Scenic Byway
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Short and Exciting Day Hikes on the Mt. Hood Scenic Byway

At 11,000 feet above sea level, Mt. Hood, the highest mountain in Oregon, towers over the surrounding trees and lakes of the Mt. Hood National Forest. Take a day-hike along the Mt. Hood Scenic Byway and view this snow-covered, dormant volcano in all its frozen majesty.
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Mt. Hood Scenic Byway

The Mt. Hood Scenic Byway follows a exhilarating route around Mt. Hood, offering outlooks of striking geologic diversity. Landscapes unfold from valleys and rainforest into semi-arid uplands. History is embedded and alive: this is the same route traveled for thousands of years...
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Pacific Crest Trail

It's a unique vacation that begins in a Mexican desert at its hottest and ends smack-dab in the middle of a Canadian winter, but those who travel the Pacific Crest Trail take pride in their uniqueness. A thru-hiker on the Pacific Crest Trail learns a new reckoning for time,...
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1-Day Trip: Mt. Hood Splendor and Birds of Wonder
(Oregon)

The byway rises from the Columbia River through pastoral lands and primeval forests, through the lush National Forest up to Mt. Hood, and down the "dry side" to the fertile agricultural landscape of the Hood River Valley. It combines some of the best of the region's birding... [more]