Venture into...

The Columbia River Gorge

with a GUIDED TOUR or HIKE

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Watercolor images of the Columbia River Gorge courtesy of Marilyn Wood Bolles, Stevenson Washington.
© 2000, Cascadia Graphics & Publishing
    OUR "EXPLORING TOURS" will give you a glimpse of the extremes and diversity in the Gorge. Compare the green westside to the sunny eastside. Travel in the pathways of L&C. Stroll to waterfalls and wildflowers. Themes vary. Options abound. We prepare tours to fit you group's interest and timelines.
    Tour suggestions:

    EXPLORE THE GORGE TOUR travels through the Columbia River Gorge from the wetter westside to the drier eastside. Take a quick jaunt to see a spectacular waterfall. Cruise through the windsurfing city of Hood River. See Hood River’s backside with a peek at Mt. Hood and the Hood River Valley. Trip along the Historic Highway to an amazing view of the eastern Gorge. Return via the Washington side of the Gorge and wonder at windsurfer’s and kitesailers along the way. Seasonal Option: View returning salmon at a Gorge fish hatchery. Time: 3- 4 hours.

    WATERFALL CLASSICS TOUR winds it way along a picturesque Historic Highway. Dramatic panoramas treat the eye and boggle the mind. Discover a multitude of imposing waterfalls pouring over lava rock cliffs as high as 620’. Take a short jaunt to feel a spray. Gaze at waterfall - created rainbows. Or, in winter, peer in awe at the multicolored ice backdrop. Time: 3 hours.

    GORGE WILDFLOWERS TOUR drives through the Gorge to Catherine Creek, one of the foremost wildflower viewing areas in the Gorge. Walk a gentle mile loop trail among grass widows, lupine, balsam root, and an array of ever-changing wildflowers. Time: 3-4 hours. Available early spring to early summer.

    IN THE SHADOW OF SASQUATCH TOUR cruises through the southern Gifford Pinchot National Forest, heading towards Mt. Adams. Taste effervescent mineral water, take a short hike to a thunderous waterfall, peek into lava tube ice caves and peer at the majestic Cascade Mountain range. Pick huckleberries in August and September. En route, we’ll consider the possibilities of Sasquatch existing in the very terrain we’re traveling through. Interesting for confirmed cryptozoologists, the curious, and complete non-believers. Time: approximately 4 hours.

We prepare various tours to fit your group's interest and timelines.
GORGE FACT:

The Cascade Mountain Range was named after "The Cascades", a series of rocky stairstep waterfalls in the western part of the Gorge. Before the Bonneville Dam was constructed, the cascading falls ran down the Columbia for five miles from Stevenson to North Bonneville, WA.