October 2015
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Fall is the perfect time for a visit to the Columbia River Gorge
Caribbean culture) and features a
small kitchen, even smaller bathroom,
and outdoor hot tubs.
The upside is the river location and
By KC Cowan
price.
The downside is they only had
The Southwest Portland Post
double beds and the cabins are right
by the railroad crossing and the train
If you’re looking for a quick
horns are extremely loud. Earplugs
getaway this fall, consider a trip up
are provided.
the Columbia River Gorge. With
There are many good hiking trails
lots of good restaurants, lodging
around
Stevenson, but if you want a
and activities, it’s the perfect place
less
strenuous
walk, tour downtown
to head for two to three days of fun
Stevenson
and
enjoy the historic
exploration.
placards
on
many
buildings.
My husband and I just spent three
Then,
head
west
and stroll around
days in the Gorge, making Stevenson,
the
cove.
You
might
see geese or a blue
Wash. our base. Skamania Lodge and
heron,
and
the
trail
takes you to the
golf course is a great resort with fine
Columbia
Gorge
Interpretive
Center
dining and beautiful rooms, but we
Museum
–
well
worth
a
visit.
opted to stay at the Riverside Lodge
Taking a leisurely drive up Highway
right in downtown Stevenson.
14
is a fun way to explore Skamania
At $89 a night, we saved enough to
County.
One day, we “followed our
pay for most of our other activities and
noses”
to
the old Carson Hot Springs
one lovely meal at Skamania Lodge.
hotel
and
spa.
The Riverside Lodge offers cozy
They’re
building a brand new spa
knotty-pine log cabins at the edge of
pool,
so
we’ll
make a note to return
the Columbia River.
next
year
to
try
it out. From there,
Each cabin has a theme (ours was
we headed to
White Salmon
for lunch.
No trip to
the Gorge
is complete
without a stop
at the Maryhill
Museum, one
of my personal
favorites.
It has a world-
class collection
of Native
American
artifacts and
baskets, Rodin
sculpture, and
KC Cowan, artist Sally Reichmuth, and Glenn Micallef at Columbia items donated
Center for the Arts in Hood River. (Photo courtesy of Laurel Bushman) by Queen Marie
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of Romania to her
friend, Sam Hill.
The views of the
Gorge are stunning and
we happily spent three
hours enjoying all they
have to offer.
Crossing over to the
O re g o n s i d e o f t h e
Columbia River, the
town of Hood River is
another good day trip
from Stevenson, and it
offers lots of shopping
and culture.
We always stop in
at the community art
gallery at the Columbia
Center for the Arts and
our visit coincided with
a brand new show with
the theme: Farm to Fork
– Art of the Harvest.
Riverside Lodge in Stevenson is affordable and charming.
We fell in love with (Post photo by KC Cowan)
a painting of figs and
you how to identify wild salmon from
pears by Sally Reichmuth and so we
hatchery born, and there’s an excellent
bought it. We were even able to pose
display of the history of salmon in the
with the artist, who was volunteering
Gorge.
at the gallery that day!
If you have time, take a tour of the
Our trip to Hood River included
Bonneville Dam. I was amazed that we
a well-earned stop at the Full Sail
were allowed to actually walk on one
brewery and pub. It was warm enough
of the turbines!
to sit outside to enjoy our ales, and
After all that touring, you might need
their hamburgers are simply the best!
a break. We did, so we scheduled two
September and October are great
massages and a swim at the Bonneville
months to view salmon swimming up
Hot Springs. It was a wonderful way
the Columbia River to their spawning
to wind up our getaway trip. The
grounds.
Gorge offers so much and is such an
You can watch Native Americans
easy drive from Portland. We’ll be
fishing in the river, but the Visitor
back!
Center at the Bonneville Dam lets you
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The fish viewing room has enormous
should be 5 x 7 @ 300 dpi. Deadline is
windows in which you will see salmon,
generally the 20th of the month prior to
shad, lampreys and steelhead swim by.
publication.
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