Drove up to the Hood River area to take some area photographs as the weather was beautiful, it was warm, and I really needed to get out of the house and start taking photos again. Hood River Valley, which spans the north slope of Mt. Hood to the South shore of the Columbia River Gorge, is the largest pear-growing region in Oregon, producing 50% of the nations’ winter pear crop—with an abundance of cherry and apples as well. At this time of the year, it’s the Annual Blossom Festival and this year marks their 50th Anniversary. Unfortunately, most of the orchards haven’t blossomed yet but they’re getting pretty close. Most of the orchards I saw hadn’t bloomed yet but the opportunity of taking a picture in a pear orchard with Mt. Hood in the background was worth it.
Mt. Hood, Oregon
Part of my travels yesterday was to find remnants of the old Oregon Route 30 that was built in the early 1900’s and went from Astoria all the way to Nebraska and probably beyond. A friend of mine who is a surgeon also dabbles in photography and is putting together a photo essay about the old highway. It’s off and on again pavement is reminiscent of the famous Route 66.
But before I went off into exploring that area, I came across a unique site alongside the Hood River that looked like it came from Chernobyl, USSR. Very spooky to wander around this dilapidated and abandoned facility. Take a look . . . .
Can you find the Russian logo?
Well, what do you think? Could it have been a mill used in fruit milling? A lumber manufacturing plant because it’s next to the Hood River? Or is this Chernobyl?
THE ANSWER MAY LIE RIGHT HERE,
TO BE CONTINUED . . . .
DAVE'S PLACE 
Even the grunge of the ruins couldn’t top that view of Mount Hood Grand! Blossoms would have blocked the view LoL (Question without notice) Does the cemetry have a view of Mount Hood? if so I’d go back and spend a day or two there, imagine that view for Eternity!
Hope you can see the attached photo. This is a sister mountain to Mt. Hood. I was standing in an old cemetery 6 miles south of the Moro Cemetery. Lot’s of old cemetery’s around these parts! No cemetery to my knowledge with Mt. Hood in the background.
That’s what I was on about. I can just imagine myself as a Plains Brave enjoying this view for Eternity. I Had a period in Our Kimberly area and thought what a great place to see forever.
These mountains are part of what the call “The Ring of Fire” that goes from down in California all the way up to Alaska and across to Japan. They were all volcano’s and most are not active, very much(?). Mt. St. Helen’s in Washington State blew up in 1980. She was the last one. And what a blow she was!!!!
The orchard with the mountain in the distance is magnificent.
Loved the tour of the ruins.