The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1916-06-15
LITTLE JOURNEYS in
THE MID-COLUMBIA

The motorist can make the round trip
from Hood River to Glenwood and
Trout Lake. WASH, in Q days time,
but it is q journey that one. If possible.
should take at least three days to. A
fair percentage of local automobilists
know the pleasures Of touring north
from White Salmon or Underwood and
the excellent scenery that the roads of
the Washington districts make accessi-
BILE. From Hood River one may take
either Of the two ferry systems operat.
ing from here to White Salmon and
Underwood. respectively. II the lat
ter, make sure that you do not miss the
road leading to the right up the White
| Salmon river gorge by way of the
Northwestern Electric Company's danl
The road makes a sharp turn to the
right near the top of the grade leading
up from the town of Underwood. At
ter crossing the river you will have no
trouble in following the main travelled,
well defined road, that passes Gilmer
and takes you to the Camas Prairie
country, where a number of Hood River
men own property. J. G. Vogt. E. L.
McClain and B. E. Duncan own prop
erty there. Ira E. Williams, who owns
local orchard place, lives in the Cam
as district.
Just before you reach Gilmer as you
are passing down long grade through
the virgin fir forests you will note
sign, 1900 yards to big tree" The
sign is in error. 1t is only 200 feet up
through the undergrowth until you ar
rive at gigantic Douglas fir, the
largest in the mid-Columbia district.
This giant of the forests is we'll worth
looking at.
At the south edge of Camas Prairie
you will find that you may take either
a road to the right or one to the left.
Either will carry you to Glenwood. II
you plan on returning by way of Trout
Lake, il is advised that you take the
road to the right, and thus get bird s.
eye view of the fine tracts of level,
fertile soil.
From the Glenwood hotel you may
proceed northeast to the very edge Of
the wonderful gorge Of the Klickitat
river.
The best way of return is that lead
ing by Trout Lake. The road from
Glenwood to Trout Lake passes through
the Columbia national forest. and in all
probability you will see enormous bands
of sheep grazing on the area. You
will never forget the panorama that
extends before you when you reach the
top of the grade just before the dip
down into the Trout Lake valley large
fields of luxuriantly green alfalfa,
herds of grazing cows, pure bloods,
Jerseys and Helseins, and off on all
sides rim of foothills or mountains.
Good roads cross the valley floor and
you will spin in comfort to the north
east end Of the valley to the lake, noted
for its fishing and the euler hotel
which stands near it. You will stand
and look for Is minutes straight at
"The Sleeping Beauty" the reclining
figure of a woman, sculptured by Ma.
ture out of the contour of skyline
many miles long. 1t will not be neces-
sary here to tell you of the roads to
the ice and lava caves. You will hap
pen across DR.. Belsheim. Chris euler
or one of the Thode Bros. Any Of them
will give you instructions. just pick
Mr.. euler up in your car. He is retired
from active business and one of his
hobbies is showing people the beauties
of the Trout Lake region.
The euler hotel, formerly owned by
Chris euler, Is now the property of j.
Z. Reynolds. 1t is winning fame as a
summer resort. The property formerly
belonged to K. l.. Smith of this city.
Geo. /. Slocom tells interesting stories
of the fishing on Trout Lake and more
interesting ones of the haying season in
the region of meadows. MIR. Slocom
used to take his summer constitutionals
in days of youth in the Trout Lake hay
fields.
If you would wish more recent infor-
nation on the Glenwood and Trout
Lake trip enquire of G. E. Coffin, j.
NJ. Culbertson or Lous A. Henderson.
These men made the round trip, total
of about go miles, one day last week In
Mr.. Collins Ford. They took the road
by Gilmer on the way up and came
down the west side of the White Salm.
on river. The local men made the trip
to investigate the agricultural lands OF
the district for loan companies which
they represent.
. "The roadbuilders of the Washington
sections can certainly show our county
something about roadbuildiDg, says
MIR. Henderson. every time the rain
falls over there man is out dragging
the kinks out of the grade. As re.
suit they have excellent highways
through all of that district.
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