NPS Paint - Out 2009

 

If you are interested in attending please send an email to Barbara Szkutnik with 'NPS 2009 Paint-Out' in the Subject line and she can place you on her mailing list for further information.  barbaraszkutnik@mac.com

Hood River Oregon is the windsurfing capital of the world and is also famous for its orchards (apple, pear, peaches, cherries, etc.) It has a small airport and Western Antique Aeroplane and Auto museum. The Columbia River Gorge is the only sea-level route through the Cascades and is 80 miles long and up to 4,000 feet deep. The south canyon walls are in Oregon and the north walls are in Washington. You can hike, mountain bike, camp, (most sites have electric hook-ups) fish, (fishing guide service available), kayak, go rafting, rock climb or watch birds and wildflowers.

There are views of Mt. Hood (11,245 feet high) which is 42 highway miles away. The town of Hood River is home to the Columbia Arts Center which includes a gallery. Maryhill Museum of Art is nearby (45 miles east on the Washington side) and houses, among other things, 87 works of sculpture and drawings by Auguste Rodin.  The Gorge is a National Scenic Area. Multnomah Falls, the second highest year-round waterfall in the U.S. is in the Gorge as are many other wonderful but lesser falls.

There are wineries, pubs, fine dining and a good choice of accommodations available, including B&B's, rental homes, and resort properties. For a non-painting spouse, there is a rental home on a golf course.

  
www.columbiariverhighway.com/columbia_river_highway_camping.htm 
www.columbiaarts.org/  
www.legendsofamerica.com/WA-Stonehenge.html
www.hoodriverfruitloop.com/index.html
www.byways.org/explore/byways/61400/itinerary/61560