Mount Hood
Trip Start
Jul 20, 2008
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Trip End
Aug 08, 2008
Government Camp, Oregon
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Mt.HoodI love going back to those places I visited as a Child. I have such memories of driving down the Columbia River Gorge and seeing Mt. Adams. Mt. Adams was such a different view from our favorite Oregon Mountain, Hood. When I was a young adult, probably right after college, I loved to drive the Hood River loop, starting up and over Mt. Hood, down through the orchards of Hood River and home back again through the majestic Columbia River Gorge.
This is a great day trip for kids, a full day yes, but one filled with fast luge rides, snow ball fights, historic buildings and fresh picked fruit.
We took the full day and drove to "Multipor" Skibowl and took a fun filled luge ride down the hill. By the way, it is not known as Multipor anymore, they are simply known as Ski Bowl, but I am showing my age here....In order to ride the Alpine Slide the children must meet minimum height restrictions. I think the level was about 45 inches, but I could not find an actual measurement. My son was tall enough, but we still chose to double up. To get to the top, you ride a chair lift to the midlevel where you get off and zoom back to the bottom. (You can also ride to the top (a common mountain bike area) and bike the trails around the top of the mountain. The Alpine slide opens between 10 and 11 each morning.
Next Stop, Historic Timberline Lodge for lunch and snow. (more coming)
Mt. Adams 
