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Article: If you go to Hood River

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June 29, 2003
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Getting there: Hood River is easily reached by driving east from Portland, Ore., on I-84, following the Columbia River. Hood River is about an hour's drive from Portland.

Things to do: Just about anything, if you're a devotee of outdoor recreation. There's windsurfing on the Columbia, mountain biking, road cycling, fishing, golfing, skiing on nearby Mount Hood, kayaking and rafting. For those who are less sports-minded, there are attractions such as the Mount Hood Railroad, which takes travelers from Hood River east into fruit-growing country, and the International Museum of Carousel.

Even more things to do: The Columbia River Gorge, extending from the Portland suburb of Troutdale to the ...

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