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When I saw there was a Pedalpalooza ride from Portland to Multnomah Falls, I was immediately thrilled, and then shocked at myself. Up until very recently, I wouldn’t have thought this was even something a person could do. I’ve had pretty low faith in my athletic abilities for my entire life – physical activity was … Read more
Can you imagine riding this?! (Photos: AJ Zelada)
(Left: East end of the Oneonta Tunnel in 2017 after the Eagle Creek Fire. Right: All cleaned up and ready to ride today! Photos: ODOT)
Conceptual renderings of possible replacement of Eagle Creek stairs by David Evans & Associates.
(ODOT renderings of Mitchell Point tunnel portals.)
Along with an announcement today from the U.S. Forest Service (see below) that Multnomah Falls has begun a phased re-opening comes news that the last section of the Historic Columbia River Highway closed due to Covid-19 precautions is now open. The Oregon Department of Transportation has officially re-opened the Historic Highway between Bridal Veil and … Read more
July 9th, 2020 – The pandemic kept cars away and gave us a taste of the Gorge’s true potential.
“That was the wrong decision and we are in the process of removing two stretches of that guardrail now.”— Rian Windsheimer, ODOT Region 1 director
