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The Last Best Days of Summer in Hood River
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Windsurfing on the Columbia River
Photo by Jack Bradley, courtesy of Hood River Chamber of Commerce
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Before Summer Ends         

3 Great Ways to Tour the Columbia Gorge/Hood River Valley
 
Photo courtesy of
Columbia Gorge Wine Growers

Sigh. How can we be back-to-school shopping already? Kids are counting the last best days of summer and if you feel as though the season has gone too fast, I have an idea: Go Gorge. If you're anywhere near Portland, Oregon, or planning a shopping trip to the big city, consider a happy divergence one hour east of Portland to the Hood River Valley.

The Columbia Gorge and surrounding Valley offer some great road trips for wine, waterfalls, fruit and fluffy animals. My favorites include:

* Waterfall Tour

* Hood River Fruit Loop 

* World of Wine in 40 Miles 

 
 

     

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 Roy Webster Cross-Channel Swim
Hood River, Oregon
September 2, 2013
At dawn on Labor Day each year, a large group of hearty souls jumps in the mighty Columbia River and swims the 1.1-mile stretch across to Hood River. This is the annual Hood River County Chamber of Commerce's Cross Channel Swim.

 

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