Excursions
3 excursions are available during your visit
PORTLAND CITY $38.00/pp
Saturday, August 5th
Portland
is an intimate city with short blocks, elegant parks, bridges,
artwork, numerous fountains and intriguing architecture. We begin
our tour in Portland with a drive along Tom McCall Waterfront Park,
on the Willamette River; through the Skidmore/Old Town Historic
District; Chinatown; City Center; Pearl and Nob Hill Districts.
View the Forecourt Fountain where 13,000 gallons
of water per minute cascade through a series of terraces and platforms
suggesting the Northwest’s abundant waterfalls; Pioneer
Courthouse Square, a public square often referred to as
the city’s “living room;” and Portland’s
Cultural District which houses the Oregon Historical Society,
Portland Art Museum, and Portland Center for the Performing Arts.
From downtown we’ll continue our tour traveling above the
city into Washington Park for a spectacular view of the city and
distant mountain peaks (on a clear day) from the 4 1/2 acre International
Rose Test Garden. Established in 1917, the Garden
is recognized as the oldest public rose test garden in the United
States. Stop and smell the roses and feast your eyes on a
sea of color from the over 10,000 roses and 400 varieties. Want
to learn more about Portland? Sign
up for excursions
WHITEWATER RAFTING THE CLACKAMAS RIVER $88.00/pp Saturday, August 5th
Today’s Whitewater adventure on one of Oregon’s wild
and scenic rivers is located an hour’s drive from the Resort
at the Mountain. The Clackamas River offers fun and playful
Class III & III+ rapids during the summer months. Experience
the “roadless solitude, lush foliage, transparent sea green
water and tortured geologic features (such as the Narrows, a short
stretch where lava rocks squeeze the river down to less than 20
feet wide)” that makes the Clackamas one of the most scenic
rivers in Oregon. Your trip includes:
Professional, experienced rafting guides, A Safety
Orientation, Rafting gear including: self-bailing rafts, Coast
Guard approved life jacket, helmet, paddle, and when needed
wetsuits and paddle jacket and celebration snack and beverage
at end of trip, Transportation between rendezvous point and river,
And, of course, 2-2 1/2 hours rafting on the River
What to bring: shorts, t-shirts, and sport sandals
or tennis shoes, a sweater or windbreaker, strap for your sunglasses,
water bottles with water, and sunscreen. Please leave valuables
at The Resort. Sign
up for excursions
COLUMBIA GORGE TOUR $38.00/pp
Saturday, August 5th
Experience
the grandeur of the Columbia River Gorge, and discover the ecology
and history of one of the world's most magnificent landscapes as
we travel by motorcoach along the Old Columbia River Gorge Highway.
This popular roadway will engage you with it's commanding views
of the Gorge from Women's Forum, compelling vistas,
hanging valleys, terraced cliffs, fantastic rock pinnacles, and
enchanting waterfalls. Visit the most impressive of these, Multnomah
Falls, which plummets 620 feet, making it the second highest
year-round waterfall in the United States. At Multnomah Falls
enjoy the splendor of the falls, explore displays at the outdoor
interpretive center, take a short 1/4-mile walk along the trail
to the historic Benson arch bridge for a closer look at the falls,
and view an example of "Cascadian Architecture," the
historic Multnomah Falls Lodge, which was built in 1925 by famed
architect A.E. Doyle. Then continue on to Bonneville
Dam, one of the first of eight federal locks and dams
on the Columbia and Snake Rivers, producing "over one million
kilowatts, enough to supply power needs of nearly 500,000 homes
a year." View fish migrating through underwater fishways,
and learn about the Dam's operations, navigational history and
fish migration through the numerous educational exhibits. Travel
back to the Resort at the Mountain along the mighty Columbia River
and through the Mt. Hood National Forest. Sign
up for excursions
