A Photo Tour of the Barlow Road Bus Tour at the Vancouver Convention
Photography by Jerry Dwyer
From the Convention Booklet: "The Barlow Road opened in 1846 and offered an alternative to continuing down the Columbia River by boat. The Barlow Road Bus tour will travel up the Columbia River Gorge to Hood River, turn south, cross over the east shoulder of Mount Hood, and intersect the Barlow Road at Barlow Pass. From Barlow Pass the tour will follow the western half of the Barlow Road to Oregon City. Stops along the route include Multnomah Falls, Barlow Pass, catered lunch at Timberline Lodge, Eagle Creek, and End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center."
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Our first stop was at the lovely Multnomah Falls. |
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Our first sight of the Barlow Road. |
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Tour Leader Jim Tompkins had many stories to tell. |
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Signs on trees pointed the way. |
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Another sign |
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Pioneer Woman memorial plaque |
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Pioneer Woman Memorial |
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view of Mt. Jefferson from the front entrance to Timberline Lodge |
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wildlife just outside our dining room at Timberline Lodge |
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View of Mt Hood from outside our dining room - with binoculars we could see hundreds of skiers and snowboarders. |
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Entrance to the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center - our last stop of the day. |
