Mount Hood, Oregon

Mount Hood is Oregon's tallest mountain at 3426 metres (11,239 feet). Unfortunately, I picked a cloudy, snowy day near the end of April to visit the area; I couldn't actually see the mountain, but I still came away with a few good pictures.

The Hood River, flowing amid a lush forest:

[Hood River photo] [Hood River photo]

The snowfall picked up considerably as I drove up the mountain. It was tough taking this picture of a roadside waterfall amid the heavy snow:

[Roadside falls photo]

I barely managed to get my rented Pontiac Sunfire 6000 feet up snowy Mount Hood, but eventually I reached Timberline Lodge, a mountain resort referred to as "the greatest of all Oregon accommodations". Timberline has the longest ski season in North America at 351 days each year.

On a clear day, directly behind the lodge is a beautiful view of Mount Hood. On a cloudy, snowy day, you see this instead:

[Timberline Lodge photo] [Timberline Lodge photo]

Please send comments or enquiries to liam@htmlhelp.com.

Over to photos of Oregon's Coast, the Columbia River Gorge, Sunriver, Corvallis, people

Up to Oregon Photos, Liam Quinn's Home Page

Creative Commons License
All content on this page (including text and photographs) is licensed under a Creative Commons License.