Mt Hood National Forest - April: 4 days

4/13/2019

A long weekend near Portland, in April. Does it rain in Portland? Always. Does it snow? On Mt. Hood, heck yes.

TRIP COST FOR 2
Flight: $556/pp (GRR <> PDX)
Rental Car for 2 days: $113
Lodging for 2 days: $255
Food/Drinks: $150/pp
Total: $1780
Per Person Total: $890

**tacked onto a friends work-related trip so I did a few things on my own + had free company lodging

DAY 1: COLOMBIA RIVER GORGE

Latourall Falls
Bridal Veil Falls (seen across the river from viewpoint)
Multnomah Falls
Oneonta Gorge (closed for us, but would of loved to see)
Bridge of the Gods (small toll) lead us into Washington state
Fremont Brewing Company
- Great beer
- Grilled cheese & tomato soup!

LODGING
Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/31585439

DAY 2: MT HOOD

Tamanawas Falls Trail (3.8 miles)
- Amazing hike
- Icy - bring yaktraxs!
Timberline Lodge
- Drove up - so flabbergasted by the height of the snow.
- Taller than 7ft!
- Had lunch ther
Old Salmon River Trail
- It was snowy & gloomy so we decided to drive 20 minutes here
- It was a complete 180 flip in weather
- Sunny & humid vs. snowy & gloomy
- Highlight of the trip - the moss on all the gigantic trees was awe-inspiring!
Trillium Lake Loop Trail
- We had to walk to what was a typically driveable to the lake
- Took 4 miles, and we got to the lake, didn't see views of Mt. Hood because it was snowing so hard
Mt. Hood Brewing Company