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| Mt. Hood is visible from many vantage points in the Columbia Gorge. We decided to take a closer look, heading for the famous Timberline Lodge. On the way, we fell in love with the Hood River Valley and toured farms and orchards along the Fruit Loop. This valley is lush with a diversity of fruits and vegetables, lined with fir forests, and bookended by Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams (in the northern distance). |
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| From our campsite in White Salmon, WA, we had to cross the narrow Hood River Bridge to the town of Hood River and Mt. Hood. (On our arrival, we took our fifth wheel across this bridge!) | |
| To see the panorama below, please use your horizontal scroll bar. | |
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| The Hood River Valley is the nation's largest pear growing region (scroll right) | |
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| Views of Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams from Fir Mountain Road | |
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| Rassmussen's Farms offers peaches, apples, berries, jams, and much more | |
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| You can also pick your own flowers at Rassmussen's | |
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| It's a dog's life on the farm | |
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| OK, now we're talking -- homemade cookies! | |
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| Cookies with berries, cherries, raisins, chocolate, peanut butter, lemon . . . and free samples | |
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| The view of Mt. Hood from Draper's is picture-perfect | |
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| A bounty of good food | |
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| Local signage features Mt. Hood | |
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| Gotta wash down those cookies with . . . fresh huckleberry milkshakes! | |
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| Stark Crimson pears and tiny apples | |
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