Detour

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Sunday July11th
Daily Information

High temp: 88 degrees
Low temp: 55degrees

Campground Elevation: 65 above sea level
Highest Elevation: 5898 above sea level
Lowest Elevation: 65 above sea level

Traveled 176 miles

Departed 8:45PDT Weather cool, fog gone, sunny

Highlights

Went over Coastal Range Mountains and Through Portland

Entered the Columbia River Gorge 11.:20PDT

CHANGE OF PLANS

Stopped at Multmomah Falls and met up with friends from Florida John and Marcia Chess

Falls were Spectacular and the Columbia River Huge

Drove down the Gorge Awesome

Saw Mt. Hood at 12:40PDT

Lunch at Timberline Lodge with John and Marcia

Saw the Lodges mascot "Bruno" the St. Bernard

Too late to go to Toppenish so we made an Awesome choice

Stayed in the Mt. Hood National Forest - Still Creek - "No Cell, NO Internet, NO Electric, NO water
"Dry Camping"

I liked it better than any campground so far ("Big Fire - I made")

Off to Coeur D'Alene, ID tomorrow

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Photos

West Trip 2010
Mt. Hood

West Trip 2010
Multnomah Falls

West Trip 2010
Multnomah Falls

West Trip 2010
Multnomah Falls

West Trip 2010
Multnomah Falls

West Trip 2010
Multnomah Falls

West Trip 2010
Mt. Hood at Timberline Lodge

West Trip 2010
Mt. Hood at Timberline Lodge

West Trip 2010
Mt. Hood

West Trip 2010
Marge and Marcia

West Trip 2010
Mt. Hood NF campground

West Trip 2010
Mt. Hood NF campground

West Trip 2010
Mt. Hood NF campground

West Trip 2010
Mt. Hood NF campground

West Trip 2010
Mt. Hood NF campground

Comments

[Bill]

Cool
Wow, you actually got to do some "old school" camping! That must have been fun!!

[Tara]

Good for you, Justin! Uncle David is proud of your "fire-making" abilities! That IS what camping is all about, isn't it?? Glad you're still enjoying your trip! Aunt Tara

[Aunt Jan]

Looks like you climbed up Multnoma Falls. So did Jeff and I last summer! cool, huh?

[Aunt Jan]

nice!
Gorgeous shot of MT. Hood! When we lived there I was little. My dad took me and Steve skiing on Mt. Hood. I had these baby skies. Steve and Trink can see it from their house. If you have time, check out Jeff's photo album on facebook. He took some great shots last summer when we were there. Are you headed back east now?