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Cjolumbia Gorge Historic Highway

bob_m

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Columbia Gorge Historic Highway

This road is only 1/2 hour from down town Portland. It was built between 1913 and 1922 by Sam Hill through the Columbia River Gorge. The intent of the road was to provide motorists with a passtime as well as to create a transportation corridor. This section is very special, on the west end of the gorge this 2.6 miles drops from the plateau down to the river level.
 

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Crown Pt

This is the Vista House that is perched on the looping point on the map
 

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Narrow and curvey

This is no place for sight seeing
 

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Barn Fire

When you get out you see stuff happening
 

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Big country

North of the Columbia River and at the East edge of the Gorge, the Klikitat river cuts a beautiful canyon down the flank of Mt Adams. See the road 3 miles down the canyon? (my favorite day ride)
 

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Man O Man I'd love to live up there! Maybe I will someday, but those cool pix aren't making TexSux look any prettier!
 
Columbia River Gorge

If you go a little farther up the Columbia River, just past Hood River you can again cut off on a great road. This is a portition of the old highway which follows the clifts to The Dalles, thru town and onto Biggs, where it is consumed by the freeway.
 

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Another view, the last one went some place else so I'll try again.
 
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