The Columbia River . he mostoften described, painted, and berhymed of any of thewintry brotherhood. As the Puget Sound region be-came settled, and great cities began to grow up there,Mt. Rainier (Takhoma) began to be a rival inpopular estimation. When measurements showed thatRainier was three thousand feet higher, and Adamsover one thousand feet higher than the idolised Hood,a wail of grief arose from the Oregonians, and for atime they could hardly be reconciled. But as theybecame adjusted to the situation, they planted them-selves upon the proposition that, though Hood wasnot the highest, it
The Columbia River . he mostoften described, painted, and berhymed of any of thewintry brotherhood. As the Puget Sound region be-came settled, and great cities began to grow up there,Mt. Rainier (Takhoma) began to be a rival inpopular estimation. When measurements showed thatRainier was three thousand feet higher, and Adamsover one thousand feet higher than the idolised Hood,a wail of grief arose from the Oregonians, and for atime they could hardly be reconciled. But as theybecame adjusted to the situation, they planted them-selves upon the proposition that, though Hood wasnot the highest, it was the most beautiful, and that itssurroundings were superior to those of any this proposition there is much to be said, though,in truth, we must accept the dictum of Dogberry that comparisons are odorous The usual approach to ]Mt. Hood by the HoodRiver route is indeed of striking attractiveness. Thispicturesque orchard valley is like an avenue of flowersleading to a marble temple. One of the finest points. c Oh >, o fo :3 o o o X} s a v-T a OJ > w 5 >. 1^ ^ ;3 O. o o o Side Trip to Some Great Snow-Peaks 365 in the vicinity of Hood River, seldom visited becauseit is off the road and buried in forests, is Lost the grandest view of Mt. Hood is from thislake. The bold pinnacle, rising out of the broadfields of snow, they in turn most wondrously en-circled in forests of rich hue, is mirrored in the clearwater with a perfectness that scarcely can be matchedamong the many lakes of its kind in all the land. Inthese days of swift transit, Hood River keeps up withthe procession, for there is a regular automobile linefrom the town to Cloud-Cap Inn at the snow-line ofthe great peak, twenty-four miles distant. The dis-tance, though it represents a rise of seven thousandfeet, is traversed all too quickly to fully enjoy thevalley, filled with its orchards, and rising in regulargradation from the heat of the lower end to the bra-cing cold of the upper air. In
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