Mt. Hood, OR

High voltage long transmission lines are used to

carry electricity from the hydroelectric dams on

the Columbia River. It is almost impossible to take

a photograph without having wires in your picture.

The majestic Columbia River Gorge taken from Rt. 14
on the Washington state side.

The John Day Dam is one of 14 dams on the river
that provides electricity, improves navigation and
supplies irrigation water for the many orchards and vineyards.

The walls of the Columbia Gorge have been eroded
by the river and swept by wind and rain.

Our first view of Mt. Hood, Oregon at least 50 miles away.

Volcanic outcropping as revealed along the Columbia River.

City of The Dalles, Oregon.

We are now in Oregon watching a barge carrying wheat.

I had never seen lavender grown as a crop before.

Up close and personal with Mt. Hood.

I finally got to use my walking stick I got in Gardiner, MT!

Here is the summit of Mt. Hood.
It has seven permanent glaciers.

Bill was thinking about climbing Mt. Hood,
but he forgot his climbing gear. Only joking!
Mt Hood is the second most climbed mountain
in the world, second only to Mt. Fuji.

From high on Mt. Hood we could see Mt. St. Helens in
Washington, more than 70 miles away.

A mountain stream is supplied with water
from the melting snow and glaciers.