Columbia Gorge Getaways: 12 Weekend Adventures, from Towns to Trails

Columbia Gorge Getaways: 12 Weekend Adventures, from Towns to Trails by Laura O. Foster. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780997108200.

The Columbia River Gorge: Its like a national park but with better restaurants. Columbia Gorge Getaways is the only complete visitors guidebook to the Columbia River Gorge, one of the nations first National Scenic Areas. With this book, youve got a years worth of weekend-long adventures in and around the gorges historic riverfront towns, on both the Washington and Oregon sides of the river. And its all within 115 miles of Portland. With the books 12 ready-to-go vacation itineraries, its like having a personal tour guide always ready in your glove-box. The itineraries--plus a one to five-day highlights tour--contain everything you need to know to have a blast in the gorge, from its beaches to its back roads, historic downtowns, hiking and biking trails, shopping, brewpubs and wineries, rural inns, historic sites and museums. Appendices cover festivals, along with gorge outfitters, guides, lessons, rentals and excursions.