Travel - Hood River Fruit Loop

Today my Mom and I drove up the Columbia River Gorge and "did" the Hood River Valley Fruit Loop.  It was a beautiful fall day for it, too! 

The Hood River Valley is the fruit basket of Oregon, and the Loop is a mapped drive designed to showcase its bounty.  The Valley is chock-full of farms, orchards and wineries, and the air is tinged with the scent of ripening fruit.  As you drive south out of the city of Hood River, Mt Hood looms over the valley.  Driving north on the return trip, Mt Adams pokes its head up behind the hills across the Columbia River.  Fall colors are starting to show, especially on a bright sunny day like today.

We visited four farms and one country store.  Along the way we purchased squash, indian corn, pears, grapes and apples.  I have finally found MacIntosh apples that taste like the ones I grew up eating in Upstate New York!

The Loop completed, we had a great lunch at Horsefeathers BrewPub.  We earned it, too, climbing all the stairs to get there!  We had a window table with a great view over the river.  Sadly, no wind-surfers out today. 

If you live anywhere near Hood River, visit the Hood River Fruit Loop this fall.  We're going again in a couple of weeks!

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Hood River Fruit Loop