Some years ago, I was at a conference in Portland and contacted brother Tom who lived in Seattle, to meet me at the conference hotel. Tom drove down in his old VW with a Grateful Dead logo on the side window. We had planned to drive in his old VW along the Columbia River, then to Mt Hood. To drive the historic highway in his car, which didn’t have a clutch, therefore, requiring Tom to shift by jamming into each gear was more than I could take. So, I rented a car for our day excursion.
Because of my past experience with my brother, when planning the drive from Portland to Seattle included enough time for Joy and I to drive the Historic Columbia River Highway.
The Highway is a beautiful, twisting highway that Joy insists on driving since she says I drive too fast.
Joy driving gave me plenty of opportunities to take photos and videos.
This clip has a couple of sharp 90-degree turns.
Looking west along the Columbia River from The Vista House.
Looking east from the Vista House.
A Vista House Video Clip.
A video clip from inside the Vista House.
A Gallery of Some of the Falls Along Scenic the Historic Columbia River Highway.
Before leaving the scenic Columbia area, I got a couple images of the beautiful snow-covered Mt. Hood.
