Portland – Day 3 פורטלנד - היום השלישי

On my third day in Portland, I drove the Mt. Hood Scenic highway   After getting some gas, I left Portland and headed east. I stopped at the Forest Service information center in Sandy and then continued on Government Camp (That's the name of the town).   In Government Camp I visited the local museum and information center. I drove up to Timberline Lodge at about 6000' or over 1800 meters.   From there I drove to Timothy Lake. It's very nice, but I was getting hungry so I started back.   I drove to Hood River (the name of the town) where I are something and then took I-84 along the Columbia River back towards Portland.   My first stop was Cascade Locks. These locks were used in the past, but when the Bonneville Dam was built they were flooded and had to stop being used.   Next, I stopped at Bonneville Dam. Bonneville Dam was built in the late 30's to provide electricity for the Northwest. Since then it has been expanded several times.   At exit 35 I got off the interstate and started driving along the Historic Columbia River Highway. It runs parallel to the interstate, but only has one lane each way.   Along the road there are many waterfalls. I stopped at Horsetail Falls and at Multnomah Falls. I then stopped at Vista House at Crown Point where there are beautiful views of the Columbia River.   I climber up to Larch Mountain, which is 1000 meters above the Columbia. When I got to the end of the road, I discovered that you have to pay, but I didn't have exact change, and there was no one to make change, so I had to leave without seeing the views.   By this time I was getting tired, so I went back home. I drove about 250 miles or 400 km today.   Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/gadi.ben.avi/PortlandMtHood