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The first thing you should know about Hood River is that it's not a river. It's a city on the Columbia River. Go figure.

The next thing you might be interested in knowing is that Hood River is an awesome place to visit, with a full spectrum of outdoor recreation opportunities - from wine tasting to wind surfing.

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Sunflowers produce seeds for snacking, oil for cooking, leaves for feeding cattle, and fibers for creating paper.

The leaves and buds of young sunflowers exhibit heliotropism (sun turning) as their orientation changes from east to west during the course of a day. Once mature, however, flower heads face east and do not move.