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Qualihurst Vineyard Estate,
Qualihurst Vineyard Estate
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Falls, Flowers and Big Promises         

My "Fave Five" in Mt. Hood Territory
by Kyla Merwin Cheney
 
Salmon River Trail
Salmon River Trail, courtesy of Mt. Hood Territory

Mt. Hood Territory in Oregon covers a vast and diverse landscape, through the forested wilds of Mt. Hood National Forest, to the thriving city of Portland, into the rich farmlands of the Willamette Valley, and on to Oregon City - the "Promised Land" of brave pioneers hoping to change their lives, their luck, and their legacy in the 1800s.

 

For today's hearty adventurers, Mt. Hood Territory offers recreational pursuits as vast and diverse as the land it covers. Five of my favorite places to go, things to see, and fun to be had, spring from the various corners of this land of hope, enterprise, and promise. 

 

My Mt. Hood Territory "Fave Five":

Silcox Hut, the Barlow Road, Oregon City, the Salmon River Trail, and Portland's Japanese Garden.  Get the details here!  

 

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Government Camp to Oregon City  

August 25-26
The Barlow Road Ride is a two-day out-and-back century (100 mile) road bike tour from the end of the Oregon Trail in Oregon City to Government Camp, with an optional trip up the West Leg Trail to Timberline Lodge. As you embark on this extraordinarily scenic and historic course, you will be riding the paved route of the famous Barlow Road - once followed by many pioneers around Mt. Hood to reach Oregon City.
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The Barlow Road

Barlow Trail

Nearly within reach of their destination, pioneers on the Oregon Trail had to travel the treacherous Columbia River in order to reach their promised land of new beginnings.
When the Barlow Road was built as an alternative in 1846, travelers then had a choice: face the tempestuous river or go overland through the final and most arduous 100 miles of their 2,000-mile journey.

One in every 10 men, women and children would die along the Oregon Trail before they reached their destination: a shining land of hope and promise called Oregon City.
 
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