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Oregon - Day 2 (7/12/2007)
Today was a very busy day. We arose early, had buffet breakfast at our hotel in Cascade Lakes and then set out to do two hikes
that were suggested by my Oregonian friend Nancy. From the book
100 Hikes in Northwest Oregon & Southwest Washington (3rd edition), we did hike #44 (Oneonta Falls & Horsetail Falls) and then hike #42 (Angels Rest).
Lunch was comprised of snacks along the trail. After a quick shower at the hotel, we headed further east along I-84 to Hood River, a wonderful little town with
excellent restaurants, coffee bars and shops. We had mission-style vegan burritos for dinner at Taco Del Mar,
and then cappuccino and gelato at a local coffee bar in town. We
then drove to a trail along the Columbia Gorge that runs 4.5
miles between Hood River and Mosier. We didn't hike it, but walked along the gorge a bit before returning to our hotel in Cascade Lakes.
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 Horsetail Falls |
 The falls were the trailhead of first hike |
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 Columbia River |
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 Laura walking behind Ponytail Falls |
 Aka Upper Horsetail Falls |
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 Nearby stone marks place where boy recently fell to his death |
 The gorgeous Columbia Gorge |
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 Metal footbridge over ... |
 ... Oneonta Falls |
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 Dragonfly |
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 Closed tunnel of the original Columbia River Highway |
 On our second hike |
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 Columbia River from our climb to Angels Rest |
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 Views get better with increasing altitude |
 Crossing a boulder field |
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 Near the top |
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 Two more hikers at the top |
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 Admiring the view |
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 A soaring osprey |
 Start of the descent |
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 Mt. Hood from Panorama Point in Hood River |
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 "Boardheads" in the Columbia River |
 Hood River Bridge |
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 A windblown Laura |
 Hood River Hotel |
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 Oak Avenue, Hood River |
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 Looks like the Step Pyramid at Sakkara! |
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 Purvotanasana |
 Vrksasana |
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 Crop circles?! |
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 Sunset in Hood River |
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