The Allure of the Gorge; Tourism Is a Growing Part of the Scenic Area's Economy, but at What Cost?
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Twenty years ago, the Columbia River Gorge was still Portland- Vancouver's own backyard treasure.
The river-carved chasm that divides Washington and Oregon drew hikers and sightseers, fishermen and amateur botanists from the metro area and across the Northwest.See the full content of this document
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The Allure of the Gorge; Tourism Is a Growing Part of the Scenic Area's Economy, but at What Cost?
The first generation of windsurfers already had arrived from California to stake out the best beaches for launching their boards into the legendary gorge winds.
A few historic hotels and inns served overnight visitors. But then as now, most visitors were day-trippers from the metro area.There was no Dolce Skamania Lodge, no Bonneville Hot Springs, no Gorge Discovery Center. Stevenson was a mill town with a river view. Oregon's Hood River County was famed for its apple orchards, not its brewpubs, wineries and country inns.That began to change in 1986, when ...See the full content of this document
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