Columbia River Gorge: The River That Cut Through Mountains
1986The Columbia River Gorge stretches 80 miles through the Cascade Range, the only sea-level passage through the mountain chain, carved by catastrophic Ice Age floods.
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Music in Hood River
Songs About Hood River
Roll on Columbia
Woody Guthrie
"Sandy, Willamette and Hood River, too"
Corinthians (Proctor’s)
Zach Bryan
"Last night, they were pulling pints of pesky Pendleton"
Game Shows Touch Our Lives
The Mountain Goats
"Dug up a fifth of Hood River gin"
Artists From Hood River
Rivers & Roads in Song near Hood River
Songs written about the waterways and highways that run near Hood River.
History of Hood River
Things to Do in Hood River
Everything Near Hood River
4 stories, landmarks & places within ~20 miles — the same local lore RoadyGoat plays as you drive through.
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Columbia River Gorge: The River That Cut Through Mountains
· 0.4 mi · Historical Marker
The Columbia River Gorge stretches 80 miles through the Cascade Range, the only sea-level passage through the mountain chain, carved by catastrophic Ice Age floods.
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Columbia River Gorge
· 0.4 mi · Things to Do
A canyon carved by ancient mega-floods. Waterfalls everywhere along the historic highway.
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Starvation Creek State Park
· 8.2 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wonder how Starvation Creek got its name? It's a story of a train, a snowstorm, and some very hungry passengers. Back in the day, a train got stuck right here due to massive snowdrifts. The passengers were…
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Fort Dalles
· 17.9 mi · Scraped Hmdb
Ever wonder why The Dalles was so strategically important? This spot, Fort Dalles, was the key. Established as Camp Drum, later Fort Drum, and finally Fort Dalles, this U.S. Army outpost became vital in the 1850s during…
