Mt. Hood Scenic Drive

I haven’t posted in awhile because Barbara, Ellie, and I have been traveling across country, to Indiana to get some repairs made to our trailer. Living in and RV and traveling is a great way to enjoy our retirement years, but the maintenance on the RV is exhausting and time consuming.

A few weeks ago, we were in northern Oregon staying at Mt. Hood Village with our good friends Keith and Janice. Keith and Janice hadn’t done the Mt. Hood Scenic Drive before, so the four of us, and Ellie loaded up the truck and took a drive.

The first stop on our adventure was nearby Trillium Lake. I always enjoy it here. It’s a great view of Mt. Hood and on a calm day Mt. Hood makes a great reflection off of the lake.

After a short stop at Trillium Lake, we headed northeast to Panoramic Point, near the town of Hood River, Oregon. Here we got an amazing view of Mt. Hood with the vineyards and orchards of northern Oregon in the foreground.

After a brief stop at Panoramic Point, we traveled I-84 through the Columbia River Gorge to Bonneville Dam, fish hatchery, and visitors center. The fish hatchery is the nicest fish hatchery I have ever seen, and I have visited many.

From there we headed further west to Horsetail Falls. We wanted to visit the famous Multnomah Falls, however, on this day we were unable to find parking. There were spaces available, but the parking attendant would not allow us in so we passed it by and headed back to camp.

This is a wonderful scenic drive and I recommend it to anyone who is in the area and has a day to take a leisurely drive.