Columbia Gorge National Scenic Area
As spring heads toward summer solstice, you’ll have several good reasons for the 5.5-hour drive from Spokane to the Portland area.
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A dizzying series of switchbacks lead hikers up Beacon Rock on the Columbia Gorge.
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A dizzying series of switchbacks lead hikers up Beacon Rock on the Columbia Gorge.
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A sign commemorates the construction of the Beacon Rock trail.
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The view from Cape Horn looks east up the Columbia Gorge.
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A sign leads hikers onto the rugged Cape Horn trail.
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The view west from the Dalles Mountain Ranch area of Columbia Hills Historical State Park takes in the dramatic landscape of the Columbia Gorge.
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Tsagaglalal, (She Who Watches) is the best known of the pictographs and petroglyphs available for viewing on ranger-led tours at Columbia Hills Historical State Park. (Photo by Wikimedia Commons) Link here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tsagaglalal.jpg
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Hikers enjoy the gravel Art Trail at Steigerwald Lake National WIldlife Refuge near Washougal.
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The Stonehenge Memorial near Maryhill honors the dead from World War I and overlooks the Columbia Gorge.
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