Catching up
We have had very limited WIFI, so I haven't written the blog in a couple of months. The email notifications come across differently now since Blogger changed its format. I will do a short post now to see how it goes now.
We left Valley of the Rogue State Park and headed north to the Columbia River Gorge. But first made a stop at the Wooden Shoe Tulip festival while staying at Champoeg State Park.
Driving the Fruit Loop north of Hood River we could see Mt Hood and Mt Adams above the fruit orchards and vineyards.
The balsamroot and lupine were in bloom as we hiked the Memaloose Hills Trail that starts at the Memaloose Overlook.
Mosier Tunnel State Park bike ride along the Columbia River is a favorite for us. bike through tunnels (with windows) built for the original Columbia River Highway, now part of a car-free section of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail. Views on the trail, which runs 4.5 miles between Mosier
and Hood River, are spectacular in any season. The route gains 430 feet in elevation when you start at the Mosier trailhead, and 300 feet when you start at the Hood River trailhead.
Once we finished our visit to the gorge, we had planned to stay in the Bend area for a while and kept getting emails from Tumalo State Park saying they had an urgent need for a host for the month of May. After the fourth request, we called and said we were available.
Here's hoping the new email format works
Tumalo State Park is 'almost' in Bend, is there a bike path?
ReplyDeleteAwesome tulip displays.
Hope you enjoy your camp host duties there.
There is a hiking trail to Bend but we just rode on the roads.
DeleteGood to hear from you and your pics are very pretty.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteThe email system works. Just had to reconfirm I wanted to be on the list. Beautiful photos of both the flowers and mountain scenery!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear. I have to say the adds are a bit creepy.
DeleteGlad to hear from you guys! What a gorgeous spring you had. We love biking the Mosier Tunnel too...and the entire Hood River area is one of our favorites. Champoeg is also such a sweet park. I didn't know about the tulip festival near there. Your photos are great!
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