Mount Hood

Portland to Redding - endless forest on the road to nowhere

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August 11th 2014
We say goodbye to cool Portland and head roughly south east into central Oregon towards Bend. Miles of highway through endless forest over undulating terrain. We pass by Mount Hood, another active/inactive volcano looming large to the north of us. We take a comfort stop at what purports to be a ski station with a few sad two person chairs hanging inert in the now chilly air, and seemingly half of ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more