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

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

    Published on Oct 31, 2008 in Getaways: Byways on a Budget and Goodyear’s Top 50 Scenic, Comfortable Drives

    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.

  • Mt. Hood Scenic Byway Overview

    Mt. Hood Scenic Byway Overview

    Published on Jun 14, 2005

    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 by local Native Americans. Pioneers on the Oregon Trail followed the path up Barlow Road, and now you can pioneer your own adventures at Mt. Hood.

  • Pacific Crest Trail

    Pacific Crest Trail

    Published on May 20, 2005

    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, distance, and even neglected hygiene while making the 2,650-mile journey through twenty-four national parks, thirty-three wildernesses, and six out of the seven climate zones in North America. The word "epic" gets thrown around a lot these days, but the Pacific Crest Trail earns the distinction.

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  • Mt. Hood Splendor and Birds of Wonder

    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...

Places

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