The Gorge Magazine - Spring 2022

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LIVING AND EXPLORING IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE

Mitchell Point

The rebirth of an iconic tunnel

Stonehenge Memorial A monument for all time

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CONTENTS | SPRING 2022

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FEATURE

TUNNEL OF MANY VISTAS

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The rebirth of the Mitchell Point Tunnel brings back an iconic section of the Historic Columbia River Highway

By Peter Murphy

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OUR GORGE

OUTSIDE 50 ART STUDIOS ON DISPLAY Local artists welcome visitors in the annual Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour

10 BEST OF THE GORGE

By Janet Cook

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WELLNESS

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he first time I saw the Stonehenge Memorial, perched above the Columbia River in the eastern Gorge, I was on my way to central Washington with friends for a concert. As we drove up Highway 97 past Maryhill State Park, we pointed and exclaimed at the strange sight to the east. This was before smart phones, so we had no way to instantly find out what it was and why it was there. Instead, we doubled back and drove to the monument to have a look.

It was, to be frank, surreal. With no context, and little signage, we had no way of knowing its significance beyond that it was meant to be a war memorial. And why a replica of the prehistoric site in England? We failed to see the connection. To add to its oddity, the memorial was showing its age, with rusted rebar protruding from the concrete columns, many of which were marred by graffiti. But it made an impression. We stopped there again on our way home the next day.

Not long after my initial visit, Stonehenge underwent a renovation of sorts, the columns repaired and graffiti removed. Awareness of the unique memorial grew as the Maryhill Museum — which the monument is part of — landed on the region’s collective radar. Now, the Stonehenge Memorial has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, cementing its preservation and significance as a historic site. We delve into the story of the memorial and how it came to be — including its connection to the original — starting on page 14.

The man behind Stonehenge, Samuel Hill, plays a role in another story in this issue. Among his passions was advocating for good roads, and he was largely responsible for the vision and eventual construction of the Columbia River Highway, beginning in 1915. Over the past 25 years, the historic roadway has been restored in sections — much of it drivable, some of it open only to foot and bicycle traffic. The last few miles remaining to connect the entire 73 miles from Troutdale to The Dalles traverses the site of the long-ago destroyed Mitchell Point Tunnel to the west of Hood River.

Now, work is underway on a new tunnel through Mitchell Point. When it’s completed next year, the tunnel will bring back one of the most iconic sections of the historic road — complete with five arched windows overlooking the river, just like the original. We take a look at the project, along with some history of the highway, starting on page 38.

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LIVING AND EXPLORING IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE

Mitchell Point

The rebirth of an iconic tunnel

Stonehenge Memorial A monument for all time

Art Happens Here Gorge artists welcome visitors during Open Studios Tour

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About the Cover Hood River photographer Brian Chambers took our cover photo on a late spring day near the Memaloose Hills trail.

The wildflower season was winding down, but he found this cluster still blooming. “They were out of the wind and sun and were still hanging in there,” he said. “It was sunset, looking west down the Gorge, and I was really drawn to how the sun was partially peeking out from behind the clouds, giving it that golden glow.” brianchambersphotography.net

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The Stonehenge Memorial, an eastern Gorge landmark, is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Wasco County Historical Museum celebrates its 25th anniversary May 21 at the Discovery Center in The Dalles. It opened in May 1997 as Oregon’s official interpretive center for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, 80 miles of the Gorge permanently protected by Congress in 1986. Admission is free all day for the event. Activities include music, games, stories and conversations commemorating the 25 years the museum has been carrying out its mission to inspire appreciation and stewardship of the Columbia River Gorge and Wasco County. Salmon King Fisheries of Warm Springs will be on site cooking traditional foods, including salmon and frybread. gorgediscovery.org

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The Maryhill Museum of Art opens for the season March 15 with an expansive exhibit of contemporary Indigenous art.

Most of the works in the exhibition Northwest/Southwest: Indigenous Art After 1980 are drawn from Maryhill’s own holdings, which include more than 60 works by regional artists. Along with additional works on loan from public and private collections, the show presents an overview of some of the diverse expressions produced by the Indigenous community during the last four decades.

A concurrent exhibition entitled Navajo and Pueblo Jewelry: Silver, Turquoise, Coral, and Shell features jewelry by Diné (Navajo) and Pueblo artists. maryhillmuseum.org

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A Monument for All Time The Stonehenge Memorial is now part of the National Register of Historic Places story by JANET COOK | photos provided

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he Stonehenge Memorial in the eastern Gorge is a curious sight to behold. It rises starkly from a plateau above the Columbia River in Washington, with nothing around it but dry grass and shrubs. From just the right angle, a weird juxtaposition of windmills appears in the background turning slowly in the incessant breeze.

It’s the stuff of double-takes from passers-by on Highway 97 seeing it for the first time. Or even the fifth.

But there’s a story behind it, and a fascinating one at that — enough so that the Stonehenge Memorial was recently added to the National Register of Historic Places, deeming it officially worthy of preservation for its historical significance.

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SAMUEL HILL

Samuel Hill would surely approve. The memorial was his brainchild; he had it built within view of his mansion a few miles to the west, now the Maryhill Museum of Art. “We are thrilled that Stonehenge Memorial has been added to the National Register,” said Maryhill Museum of Art’s executive director Colleen Schafroth. “The designation recognizes Sam Hill’s singular vision and the enduring significance of the memorial as it relates to local, regional and national history.

The museum itself was placed on the National Register in 1974. We are beyond excited to now have Stonehenge Memorial listed as well.”

The origin story of Stonehenge Memorial is rooted in Sam Hill’s Quakerism. A

Samuel Hill built the Stonehenge Memorial to honor young men from Klickitat County killed in World War I.

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businessman, railroad executive and philanthropist, he bought 5,300 acres of land on the Washington side of the Columbia River in Klickitat County in the early 1900s and named it Maryhill after his daughter. His vision was to create a Quaker farming community there, but it never panned out. After a fire burned down the few structures in the nascent town, Hill regrouped and turned his sights on building a mansion on one of the bluffs, with construction starting in 1914.

While work was underway on his Maryhill home, Hill traveled to England in 1915 where he visited the site of prehistoric Stonehenge as a guest of Lord Kitchener, the British Secretary of State for War. At that time, the understanding of the ancient site’s origins was different from today, when it is thought to have been built as a temple aligned with the sun’s movements. For hundreds of years before, dating to the earliest archeological studies of the site in the 1600s, the prevailing view was that Stonehenge was constructed by Druids as a place for human sacrifice.

It was that interpretation that was presented to Hill during his visit. Kitchener purportedly told Hill, “Here the ancients 4,000 years ago offered bloody sacrifices to their heathen gods of war.” At the time of Hill’s visit, World War I had been raging in Europe for months. For pacificist Hill, the visit to Stonehenge against the backdrop of a world war had a profound impact. “Four thousand years,” Hill reportedly responded to Kitchener, “we have come that far. And still we are sacrificing the blood of our youth to the gods of war.”

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OUR GORGE I CREATE Within two years the U.S. had entered the conflict, and by early 1918 six young men from Klickitat County had already been killed.

Hill wanted to publicly honor their sacrifice and came up with the idea of a memorial in the likeness of Stonehenge to emphasize the brutality and folly of war — drawing a parallel from his understanding of the ancient site as one of human sacrifice to the pointless and cruel loss of life caused by the war in Europe.

Hill sought expertise from archeologists, engineers and astronomers in order to design the memorial to near-exact specifications as the original. In a stroke of luck, a total eclipse of the sun in June 1918 brought noted astronomers to the Goldendale area as it was in the path of prime viewing. One of them, William Wallace Campbell, director of University of California’s Lick Observatory, agreed to visit Hill’s site and help determine the position of the altar stone and other elements of the memorial based on astronomical calculations.

Hill originally planned to construct the memorial out of local stone, but it proved too soft. He opted instead for cast-in-place, steel-reinforced concrete (the same material used to build his nearby mansion).

To replicate the uneven texture of hand-hewn stone, the wood forms for each of the elements at the memorial were lined with crumpled tin.

On July 4, 1918, the altar stone was dedicated in a ceremony attended by hundreds of residents of Klickitat County as well as dignitaries from Portland and Seattle. The Goldendale Sentinel reported on the event: “To Klickitat County, Wash., attaches the distinction of being the first community in the Northwest and so far as reported

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Washington State historian Edmund Meany speaks at the 1918 dedication of the Stonehenge Memorial altar stone, which was attended by hundreds of area residents.

the first in America, to consecrate a memorial to its sons who have met death while in the nation’s service in the existing war ... six names have already been inscribed upon the monument ... .” By Armistice Day in November of that year, the names of seven more young men had been added.

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OUR GORGE I CREATE The Stonehenge Memorial was a work-inprogress over the next decade. It was finally completed in 1929, with a re-dedication on Memorial Day that year. In the end, true to Hill’s goal, the memorial was a near-replica of how ancient Stonehenge probably looked in its prime. The memorial’s inner 40 pillars are nine feet high, the outer 30 stand at 16 feet.

In the center of the circle are five trilithons (two upright stones supporting a third stone that bridges them) of varying heights.

The memorial differs slightly in orientation, however, being aligned to the astronomical horizon rather than the actual midsummer sunrise, making for a three-degree difference.

Combined with a five-degree difference in latitude and the way the surrounding hills obscure the actual horizon, Stonehenge Memorial is not an accurate astronomical calendar like the prehistoric site. But for Hill, his memorial served the purpose it was intended for.

Hill died in 1931 and his remains were buried in a crypt below the Stonehenge Memorial. His nearby mansion opened to the public as the Maryhill Museum of Art in 1940. Over the years, the Stonehenge Memo-

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The memorial is a near-replica of the prehistoric Stonehenge in England, although it differs slightly in orientation.

rial suffered the effects of time. In 1955, Hill’s deteriorated burial crypt was replaced by a granite monument bearing his epitaph: “Samuel Hill: Amid nature’s great unrest, he sought rest.”

The memorial itself underwent extensive repairs in 1995. Loose concrete and rusting rebar were removed, and many of the columns patched. Graffiti was cleaned off and a permanent weather coating was applied. Through a partnership between the Maryhill Museum of Art and the Klickitat County Veterans Association, a new memorial was erected nearby to honor Klickitat County residents who have died serving their country since World War I. Sam Hill would undoubtedly be displeased to know that one hundred years on, we’re still sending our youth off to fight wars. But it’s a reality that keeps his memorial relevant in honoring the fallen. For anyone who visits Stonehenge Memorial can’t help but be awed by the thing, and reflective of why it’s there.

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recreation in the U.S., and particularly the Pacific Northwest and Columbia River Gorge, where both parking lots at trailheads and the trails themselves can fill to capacity (and then some) during the summer months. Sometimes, finding that slice of solitude can be a little challenging.

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of what we usually write about in The Gorge Magazine, it’s certainly deserving of its pages.

Located about a 50-minute drive southeast of The Dalles, Cottonwood Canyon straddles Sherman and Gilliam counties and is split down the middle by the John Day River as it meanders downstream through rugged, arid canyonlands to its confluence with the Columbia (fun fact: at roughly 280 miles long, the Wild and Scenic John Day is

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both one of the longest undammed rivers in the country and the longest free-flowing tributary of the Columbia, according to the Bureau of Land Management).

The stretch of the river that carves through the park is striking, framed by a basalt canyon both wide and deep, with sweeping vistas of rugged grasslands that will make you feel very, very small.

Speaking of size, at around 8,000 acres, the park is also one of the largest in Oregon, second only to the far more frequently visited Silver Falls. It is also one of the more remote: Oregon State Parks warns on the Cottonwood Canyon website that the park is “deliberately underdeveloped” and that “there is no cell phone coverage anywhere in the park.” Being far away from population centers (the closest town is Wasco, population 400-ish and about 15 miles away) means minimal light pollution and makes the park a great place to stargaze. On my visit on an unseasonably sunny and warm Friday afternoon in midMarch, I passed by maybe four or five parties of people in the three hours I was there.

While the park may be underdeveloped, there are still plenty of amenities and things to do at Cottonwood Canyon. On the Sherman County side of the river, off the park’s main access road from Highway 206, is a rustic, but gorgeous “experience center” available to host groups of up to 50 people. It was fabricated from a refurbished barn that hearkens back to the park’s previous life as a cattle ranch (the land that is now Cottonwood Canyon State Park was bought in 2008 by nonprofit Western Rivers Conservancy from the Murtha family, who had held it since the 1930s, according to a 2013 article in The Oregonian

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Stunning scenery is abundant at Cottonwood Canyon State Park, including this view looking east near the start of the Pinnacles Trail, which runs on the north side of the Wild and Scenic John Day River.

written about the park’s opening). There’s also an information station, restrooms and vault toilets, and a picnic shelter that can be reserved for up to 100 people.

A short walk from the experience center is the Lone Tree Campground, which has overnight accommodations via four rustic cabins that are reservable year-round if you don’t feel like making the drive back (although, like many others in Oregon, these are booked out months in advance). There are also 21 primitive sites reservable during the warmer months (and first-

come first-serve in the colder ones), as well as 14 walk-in tent sites and a group tent camp for up to 25 people.

Easily accessible from these campsites is the park’s network of trails that are conveniently divvied up by user group: the 4.3-mile (one-way) Pinnacles Trail heads east along the north side of the John Day River and is open to hikers and bikers; the Lost Corral Trail, also 4.3 miles, heads east on the south side of

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All three trails are six feet wide, mostly flat, and hug the river, providing incredibly scenic walks without a ton of effort (although if you are biking on the Lost Corral Trail, there are a couple of rockier portions you may need to walk your bike over, as I did).

If you’re looking for an even shorter hike, there are trails within the campground/main park area that range from 0.2-0.7 miles. Feeling more adventurous? The park also has a patchwork of old, unmaintained ranching roads you can hike on to explore more of the park and/or go backcountry camping. For sportspeople, hunting is available outside the developed area of the park (check the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife website for more info), and fishing/boating is also available on the John Day River, which can be accessed via the launch in the J.S. Burres day-use area on the south bank.

The park’s website also notes that it’s a prime spot for wildlife viewing, with raptors, Rocky Mountain elk, big horn sheep, and other animals visiting the park (also on that list: ticks, rattlesnakes and cougars, so keep an eye out). In April and in May, the canyon puts on “a show of wildflowers,” and if it ever received enough snow in winter, I imagine it would be an incredible spot for Nordic skiing.

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he wine world, while often ripe with adventure, romance and sophisticated, palate-pleasing imbibery, can also be a place of dizzying confusion, dripping with effete pretension and its own hyperbolic patois.

Creating its own independent niche somewhere pleasantly in between is Hood River’s Evoke Winery. Built on the ghosts and bones of the town’s former corner tasting room — Naked Winery, once known far and wide for its cheeky, double-entendre marketing provocation —

EVOKE WINERY OWNER PETER STEINFELD Evoke has settled into the modern brick-andwrought iron building at 708 Oak Street, former home of Salon Visio, and has not missed a beat in continuing to happily cater to wine drinkers who are looking to pour a little fun and frivolity into their stemware.

Evoke owners Peter and Kristi Steinfeld have built their sizable operation on the shoulders of Naked Winery’s original founders, David and Jody Barringer and Dave Michalec.

It’s a story that many may not know. Having moved from the once lively bricked corner of the historic Hotel Oregon building at Cascade and Second in downtown Hood River to the former home of Brian’s Pourhouse on

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Evoke Winery’s clever, conversation-starting wine labels and names are part of its aim to bring levity to the often-arcane world of wine.

Oak Street, the pair threw open the new flagship doors in early December. It’s a high-ceilinged, invitingly open space with a long bar and comfy, intimate seating indoors and out, with pleasant lighting to draw people into the often-arcane world of wine with their take on how it’s presented.

Evoke has tasting rooms in Hood River, Bend and Seaside, with a fourth to open this spring in Vancouver, Wash., plus a two-tastingroom partnership in South Dakota called Naughti Wines. Grapes are sourced via the Willamette Valley AVA for common varietals, the Columbia Gorge AVA and the Columbia Valley AVA. It offers its vast selection of some 40 wines under several distinct and often teasingly clever labels, including Evoke Winery (everyday wines), the adventurous Outdoor Vino (which features shatter-proof, lightweight bottles with easy-to-open twist caps) and the higher-end Oh! Orgasmic premium wines. All roll from the barrel with lighthearted names like Penetration, Ride or Die, Foreplay, Never Have I Ever and Frisky Business that emerge from Evoke’s 10,000-square-foot facility several blocks north of the Oak Street room on Wasco Street. The company wrangles the distribution of some 30,000 cases from its shipping warehouse just across Wasco from the production space.

The entire operation, with some 35 employees company-wide, is largely women-run, including co-owner Kristi, winemaker Alaina Waller, COO Corina Farrar, CFO Chelsea

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Dagger, and business development manager and minority owner Lindsey Nygren. The enterprise also includes regional manager Jesse Luersen, flagship manager Angela Goins, Bend manager Kennedy Selover, Seaside manager Sarah Klinger, and shipping and logistics pro Baron Lorange, among the many talented members of the extended Evoke family.

And it is truly a family. “Most of them came up through the tasting room,” says Peter Steinfeld, a German winemaker and distiller who found his way to Hood River and the ski slopes of Mount Hood. “We hire high quality people. It’s a company with a big heart. We care for the team, our customers, each other. We work hard, we fight hard, we play hard. We taste

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wines together. The loyalty in this company is tremendous.”

During the ravages of the Covid pandemic, Evoke avoided layoffs in favor of furloughs, paid health insurance premiums for its employees, shuffled duties when tasting rooms felt the crush of closures, and stayed as flexible as possible. “The team was able to pivot internally,” says Steinfeld.

“Full-time tasting room staff shifted to phone outreach,” adds Corina Farrar, who’s been with the company for eight years. “And we did fairly well with online sales with our loyal club base. We did drive-through warehouse pickup, often with long lines and even reservation spots, and offered virtual tasting events.”

Anything to keep and build momentum.

Steinfeld, who learned winemaking from his uncle in Germany, began working for Naked Winery’s founders in 2011, after getting to know David Barringer on chairlift rides.

“He offered me the job as head winemaker three times. The fourth time, I said yes,” says Steinfeld.

The Barringers and Michalec sold the business to the Steinfelds in 2017. By then, “I knew enough to be dangerous,” Steinfeld says.

“Our goal was to make better wines each year.”

With new impetus, Naked Winery found a strong niche and marketing angle among younger wine drinkers, couples, and others who maybe tended to avoid wine because of its implied complexities and seemingly over-refined tendencies. The Naked Winery tasting room was known for its convivial ambience, live music and party style, eschewing arcane tasting notes in favor of catchy, conversation-starting wine names and labels.

And then came a major disruptive change.

Steinfeld calls it “a long story” and the cause for general confusion. Hood River’s Naked Winery found itself butting heads with Nakedwines.com, a large worldwide wine company founded in the U.K. in 2008 that has successfully combined online sales, lower prices, crowdfunding and connecting winemakers directly to drinkers. As both continued to grow, branding mayhem understandably ensued.

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Evoke makes 40 different wines, with grapes sourced from the Columbia Gorge AVA and other Northwest wine regions. Annual production is 30,000 cases, which feed its four regional tasting rooms and a robust wine club.

“They’re big and well-financed,” says Steinfeld. “When they came to the U.S., we had an agreement with them to help figure out turf. We needed to protect the American market. It got more and more confusing. We’d sometimes get 80 calls a day with people wanting vouchers for their wines. It got confusing even within the industry, and became too much.”

It became clear to Naked Winery that if they wanted to do their thing, they’d need to come up with a solution. “The solution,” Steinfeld says, “is we sold our name and IP to Nakedwines.

com. We kept our label names but gave up a prominent name. But with the confusion, we said, let’s find a new name. After a lot of research, we came up with Evoke.”

And they haven’t missed a step. A large and loyal wine club that stretches from coast to coast sustains the company’s efforts even through the hard times. Steinfeld, head winemaker Alaina Waller, a young well-schooled and creative winemaker and ski patroller, and assistant winemaker and cellar-dweller Adam Carr continue in their quest to make a range of accessible wines. Wordsmith Liz Kravitz and graphic designer Diana Owenswood tease out clever, provocative marketing verbiage, labels and wine names. And, combining labor and lifestyle, the entire Evoke team continues to pull together to craft and improve the wine niche it has successfully forged.

And the Gorge idyll we call home has a new place to sit, sip and loosen a few thirsty tongues.

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THE TUNNEL OF MANY VISTAS IS COMING BACK TO LIFE. That’s what the Mitchell Point Tunnel was once known as because it offered some of the most breathtaking viewpoints on the Columbia River Highway, the road built more than a century ago to traverse the forested southern shore of the Gorge. It’s been three-quarters of a century since motorists could drive through the tunnel, and more than 50 years since the whole thing was destroyed, leaving barely a trace.

Now, a new tunnel construction project is bringing this icon back to life as part of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail.

The King of Roads, as the highway was nicknamed, was the nation’s first planned scenic roadway. It was a joint effort by railroad magnate Sam Hill and engineer and landscape architect Samuel Lancaster to design a road that wouldn’t just take people from point A to point B — that is, from Portland to The Dalles — but would instead take them into, onto, around and even through the scenic wonders of the Columbia River Gorge. The emphasis was the landscape itself.

Between them, Hill and Lancaster cast their vision of the King of Roads into engineering terms. Here is what Lancaster said about building the first paved highway in the Pacific Northwest: “If the road is completed according to plans, it will rival if not surpass anything to be found in the civilized world.” And with the Columbia River Gorge as a backdrop, who could argue with him?

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litical willpower) and in no small measure, lumberman Simon Benson, who bought many scenic waypoints along the route and donated them to the project.

Work began in 1915. Along the way, the roadbuilders met with many obstacles. One of the biggest and most challenging was Mitchell Point, about 55 miles east of Portland. Here, towering basalt columns laid down by prehistoric lava flows and chiseled by ice age Missoula Floods jutted out into the river, leaving no room for the road to go around. The great projecting rock of Mitchell Point and its companion, Mitchell Spur, were known in Native American lore as Great Storm King and Little Storm King.

Mitchell Point presented an impediment to the highway, but not an insurmountable one as far as the roadbuilders were concerned. In fact, it was made more attractive as part of the scenic roadway by its dramatic prominence above the Columbia River.

The Mitchell Point Tunnel was completed in 1915. It became one of the most recognizable parts of the old highway, along with segments like the Rowena Loops, above.

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The original tunnel was an engineering marvel, including its five arched windows overlooking the river. The new tunnel will include similar portals.

With the help of Oregon Highway Engineer John Elliott, the team decided that pushing a tunnel through the point — specifically through Mitchell Spur — was necessary. Elliott is given credit for deciding that adding five “windows” would provide grand views of the Columbia River and the Gorge. And that they did. In its 390-foot length were carved five large arched windows overlooking the river. The tunnel was one of the engineering marvels of the highway project and became an iconic symbol of the road, and the Columbia River Gorge itself.

The roadway attracted motorists from near and far during its first decades. But by the 1950s the old highway was crumbling. Its narrow lanes built for Model Ts often proved perilous for drivers of the

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much-bigger post-war automobiles. The Mitchell Point Tunnel was closed and filled in by the Oregon Department of Transportation in 1953, then completely destroyed in 1966 to make way for the new freeway, Interstate 84, being built along the river’s shore at the base of the point.

Now, the Mitchell Point Tunnel is undergoing a rebirth. ODOT is in the midst of an $18 million reconstruction project as part of a multifaceted effort to rebuild the tunnel and two other segments of the old road that will help to reconnect the entire 73 miles of the old highway.

The new tunnel, according to ODOT, will be 655 feet long, and feature five windows reminiscent of the old bore. Work began on the project last spring. Motorists saw rolling slowdowns on I-84 beginning last fall and continuing through the winter to ensure safety below as crews drilled and blasted the tunnel site. The new Mitchell Point Tunnel is due for completion next year.

Funds for the tunnel project and the design of the two remaining segments of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail (one that will connect Viento State Park to Mitchell Point, and the other connecting Mitchell Point to Ruthton Point, just west of Hood River) come from the Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP). The FLAP funds are strictly dedicated to projects that provide public access to federal lands, with an emphasis on high-use recreation sites and economic generators.

“Mitchell Point is 30 years in the making,” said Terra Lingley, the Columbia Gorge coordinator for ODOT. “Since ODOT was directed

Mitchell Point and Mitchell Spur jutting below have long been known to Native Americans as Great Storm King and Little Storm King. Work on the new tunnel began last year.

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to reconnect the Historic Columbia River Highway as a bicycle- and pedestrian- trail by the National Scenic Area Act, we’ve been working to figure out the best way to get trail users from one side of Mitchell Point to the other. We are excited to reconnect and recreate the iconic tunnel with five arched ‘adits’ or windows looking out over the Gorge, providing scenic vistas that no one has seen for 70 years.”

Jeanette Kloos, president of Friends of the Historic Columbia River Highway (and formerly the Scenic Area Coordinator at ODOT) concurs. “This project goes back to the Scenic Area Act and its mandate to ‘restore and reconnect’ the historic highway and trail,” she said.

A rendering of the east entrance to the new Mitchell Point Tunnel, which is expected to open next year to bicycle and foot traffic.

Crews have been measuring, drilling and blasting through the rock to create the new tunnel. At 655 feet in length, it will be nearly twice as long as the original.

“What drives us to make this happen? The iconic nature of the tunnel, its views and its history. Lancaster would say that getting the views back is important.”

The Mitchell Point Tunnel segment of the old road is part of about 22 miles of it now known as the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, open to foot and bike traffic but not cars, and managed by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The remaining 51 miles can be driven. It’s possible to travel nearly the entirety of the original 73 miles from Portland to The Dalles by motor vehicle, pedal power and foot power.

But the missing link is the last five miles through Mitchell Point.

Building the new tunnel is a critical piece of making the trail whole.

The FLAP funds have added a vital boost toward finishing the project.

“If the Mitchell Point Tunnel project isn’t the place to spend this kind of money, I don’t know what is,” said Hood River resident Arthur Babitz, chair of the Historic Columbia River Highway advisory committee. “Lancaster designed a highway to lay lightly on the land. Creating this tunnel with its most dramatic vistas will be magical. When it’s completed, this will be a world class trail.”

We must wait until next year to travel through the new Mitchell Point Tunnel. But when it’s done, it will offer not only breathtaking views but also an important historic and social connection to our collective past.

To learn more, go to oregon.gov/odot

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Peter Murphy worked as a television news reporter and anchor prior to a 15-year stint as public information officer for the Oregon Department of Transportation. Based in Bend, he writes about Oregon for several regional publications.

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The past two years have changed so much in our lives, including how we use our homes and outdoor living spaces. No matter what happens now, some of these changes are permanent. Many of us work from home at least some of the time. And our outdoor spaces have become our personal havens, cherished more than ever before. If you’re looking to spruce up, or change up, your home haven, there are many professionals in the Gorge ready to help you fine-tune and carry out your vision. We’ve put together a resource guide we think you’ll find useful for whatever your home improvement journey entails. With spring’s milder weather and longer days, it’s the perfect time to get started on your project. Good luck and have fun!

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Local artists welcome visitors in the annual Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour story by JANET COOK | photos provided

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hen the pandemic hit two years ago and shut everything down, artist Jan Byrkit holed up in her Mosier home to ride it out. A textile artist who creates hand-painted designs on clothing, she took advantage of the downtime to explore techniques related to her work.

“I was researching different things with fabrics and dyes,” she says. Somewhere along the line, she found herself watching a YouTube video about upcycling furniture. “I went down the rabbit hole. At 2 o’clock in the morning, I was still watching videos.”

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That rabbit hole led Byrkit, who has been a textile artist for more than 30 years, to embrace a whole new medium. “I haven’t felt so inspired and so creative in Beyond the Block Art Quilters • Kathleen Roulet a long time,” she says. Early in her art career, she dabbled occasionally in minor furniture refinishing. “If anything sat long enough, I would just paint it,” she says. “But this is a whole new thing. And it inspires me artwise in my clothes.”

Now, Byrkit considers her artistic mediums to be textiles and furniture. She’ll be showing both during the annual Gorge Artists Open Studios Tour in April.

The tour has been on a roller-coaster of a ride these past two years. In 2020, the tour was set to be one of the biggest in the event’s history, with 44 artists participating from around the Gorge. But with its scheduled date in late April, it was not to be. With the collective naivete that was Spring 2020, organizers initially postponed the event for a few months until fall. Of course, that too had to be rescheduled. The tour finally took place last September.

But it was disorienting timing for an event that, since its inception 16 years ago, has been held in the spring. “People were confused,” Byrkit says. Uncooperative weather didn’t help.

Now, the tour is back on track. Set for April 22-24, this year’s tour features 33 artists from around the Gorge who will open their studios to visitors for an intimate look at where and how they create their work. Tour artists work in a wide variety of mediums, including glass, metalwork, painting, ceramics, jewelry, textiles, woodworking, art quilting, photography and

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furniture. Artists’ studios are located from Hood River to The Dalles, and White Salmon to the upper Hood River Valley.

The tour is free to the public. Tour maps are available from local retailers and businesses that sponsor the event — readily visible by window clings designating them as such. The window clings are new this year, says Byrkit, and she hopes it will help drive traffic to those businesses. “They really support us and enable us to do all our advertising and produce our guidebook,” she says. Even after the challenges of the past two years, she adds, businesses have been eager to step up and support the event.

For the artists, it feels refreshing and “normal” to once again welcome visitors into their studios during the spring. The event has long been associated with the season, and many tour-goers from outside the Gorge take advantage of the timing to make a weekend out of it “The epic wildflower vista alone is worth the trip,” says Byrkit, whos Mosier studio has an expansive view of wildflowers that explode with color each spring.

Artist Nancy Houfek Brown was set to be a first-time participant in 2020 and had to wait until last fall for her inaugural tour. Despite the challenges, it did not disappoint. “It was a fabulous three days of sharing my home gallery and studio space with art lovers,” she says.

“I’m doing it again this spring because I don’t want to miss out on all the in-person connections, the great conversations about art, and the happiness I got to see when someone left with a painting they loved.”

Byrkit, who will have her usual creative clothing for visitors to see, is also madly working to finish more upcycled furniture pieces before the tour. Despite the upheaval of the past two years, she feels grateful that it reignited her inspiration and led to a new creative outlet.

“I didn’t count on finding that at all,” she says. “It was kind of a gift.”

On the following pages we highlight a few of the artists on this year’s tour. For more information on the tour, and all the participating artists, visit gorgeartists.org.

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Beyond the Block Art Quilters • Elizabeth Garber

BEYOND THE BLOCK ART QUILTERS Medium: TEXTILES “We are a group of fiber artists from all areas of the Columbia River Gorge. We explore creative techniques that offer nontraditional ways of working with fabric and thread, creating beautiful works of art.

Each member of our group has a unique artistic style.”

Beyond the Block quilters are: Marbe Cook, Daera Dobbs, Elizabeth Garber, Smitty Price, Linda Reichenbach, Katheleen Roulet, Kay Skov, Vickie VanKoten and Suzanne Warren.

Studio:

533 Nina Lane • Hood River, OR btbartquilters.com Beyond the Block Art Quilters • Daera Leslie Dobbs

IMMA ROYAL Medium: PAINTING “My work is living. The experience of painting for me is a process of reaching from within the abyss. This transforms me in the creation of each piece. You as the viewer can experience a state of being, which creates a relationship with the painting. As you change, so does your experience of the painting. My art has been my discovery process. I am a spiritual seeker and teacher. I am forever humbled by the path and maintaining the beginner’s mind.”

Studio:

Nana I Ke Kuma Studio & Gallery 413 E. 2nd Street • The Dalles, OR artbyimma.com

JAN BYRKIT Medium: TEXTILES AND FURNITURE “I use natural fibers for my clothing and dye my own unique colors. I have created tons of designs and made my paints from pure pigment to match the dyes that I have developed. I hand dye, paint, print, and bead. I also upcycle furniture to bring new life to it and create one-ofa-kind pieces of functional art.”

Studio:

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RODNEY STUART Medium: SCULPTURE “My studio is a large garage with collections of masks, heads, toys, and boxes full of recycled wood. Subjects range from toys, folk-style heads, figures, mobiles and still life.”

Studio:

2860 Hazel Avenue • Hood River, OR rodneycstuart.com

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SEDDON WYLDE Medium: PAINTING “My art and my Chinese garden in Hood River have always been closely connected. While pruning five trees, the former horticulturist of the Lan Su Garden told me that the Chinese have five blessings.

Come see Five Trunks Filled with Blessings, a booklet, as well as small and large watercolors.”

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Giving starts in the Gorge

The Gorge Community Foundation helps donors create charitable endowment funds to support the causes you care about and projects that inspire you.

Since 2003, the Foundation has made over $2 million in grants.

You can start an endowment fund now with a tax-deductible contribution or include the Gorge Community Foundation in your estate plans.

Learn more at gorgecf.org or call 509-250-3525

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Stephanie Johnston

STEPHANIE JOHNSTON Medium: GLASS “I started working in stained glass many years ago and moved to fused glass after meeting another glass enthusiast about 10 years ago. I fell in love with it. Now I make glass jewelry, home decor, and yard and garden decor.”

Studio:

220 E. Fourth Street • The Dalles, OR

REBECCA BASHARA

LINDA STEIDER

Medium: JEWELRY “I have been living and working in the Klickitat Canyon for over 25 years. My work is inspired by the natural surroundings and my love of found objects. I collect stones along the rivers and ocean shores wherever I travel. My studio is a surreal exhibit of the beauty I find in the world.”

Studio:

202 Main Street • Klickitat, WA rbashara.com

Wildlife & Nature Photography in the Columbia River Gorge steiderstudios.com FINE ART PRINTS available at Made in the Gorge 108 Oak St, Hood River

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JAN BYRKIT Wearable Art byrkitwear.com

BRIAN CHAMBERS Landscape Photography brianchambersphotography.net

BLAINE FRANGER Fine Art Photography BlaineBethanyGallery.com

NANCY HOUFEK BROWN Oil Painting nhb-artwork.com and FB

STEVE KOWATS Reclaimed & Repurposed Metals kovachmetalsmith.com

MARCELLA KRIEBEL Watercolors Art & Illustration marcellakriebel.com

JUDY LARSEN Bent Wireworks 541-490-1918

TED OLSON Oil on Panel tedolsonpaintings.com

IMMA ROYAL Oil Painting artbyimma.com

KAREN SCHOENFELD Usually work in oils @karen.schoenfeld.art on Instagram

MELANIE THOMPSON Fine Ceramic Artware melaniethompsonartware.com

KATHRYN WATNE Silver, Copper & Gemstones kathrynwatnejewelry.com

Visit gorgeartists.org or facebook.com/gaos.tour. Find tour books for this free event online and area Chambers of Commerce, Columbia Center for the Arts in Hood River and The Dalles Art Center.

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Lindstrom’s ride-along is part of a co-responder program stemming from a partnership between Skyline Medical Clinic and the Bingen-White Salmon Police Department. The program pairs law-enforcement officials with a social worker who is trained to provide a variety of services, including short-term counseling, assessments, de-escalation, and referrals for people who are experiencing trauma or showing signs of an impending mental health crisis.

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Kristoffer Lindstrom of Skyline Health Medical Clinic and Mike Hepner, chief of the Bingen-White Salmon Police Department, work together to help people suffering with mental health issues.

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to increase care services — and collaboration between them — in order to better serve residents of western Klickitat and eastern Skamania counties.

“We make multiple contacts with people before they go into crisis,” Hepner said. “My idea was, why can’t we put someone [like Lindstrom] in the car with us?” The goal, he said, is to head off a potential crisis before it happens.

The coalition sought and received grant funding for the co-responder program, and it launched last May. Along providing “on-scene” support during the times he’s with Hepner, Lindstrom is also able to offer people information about how to access services and help connect — or reconnect — them with appropriate help.

“In some cases, a person might already have had contact with mental health services,” Lindstrom said. “Then the goal would be to help them re-engage with it.” He can even set them up with appointments to see him at the clinic.

“Sometimes it’s about connecting the dots, providing that linkage for people,” Lindstrom said. “That, I think, is extremely valuable.”

Lindstrom’s work in the medical clinic and with the co-responder program is part of Skyline Health’s ongoing efforts to provide integrated health care within the community — offering general care for patients’ physical healthcare needs and behavioral healthcare for their mental wellbeing, all in one place.

“They’ve been really focused on having a comprehensive menu of services that are offered here,” he said.

“It’s part of an increase in awareness of the connection between physical health and mental health, that it’s important to be able to treat both,” Lindstrom added. “Medical conditions can potentially exacerbate pre-existing mental health conditions, or trigger the onset of psychological issues, and vice-versa.” Integrating behavioral healthcare into the medical clinic also helps destigmatize mental health, and to normalize counseling as part of overall healthcare.

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The co-responder program is part of Skyline Health’s integrated health care model, providing comprehensive services for both physical and mental health needs. Incorporating behavioral healthcare into the medical clinic setting also helps to destigmatize it.

Along with seeing patients in his office for one-on-one counseling, Lindstrom works with the medical providers at the clinic to offer his expertise where needed. “Each morning when I come in, I check the schedule for the medical providers,” he said. “I’ll be looking for any behavioral health concerns that might need attention.” The providers discuss potential behavioral health needs with their patients, and inform them about Lindstrom’s services — even introducing them to him if desired. From there, Lindstrom can either do a brief intervention on the spot or schedule them for a follow-up appointment.

Lindstrom’s work with Hepner has provided benefits beyond what happens on the ridealongs. “We’re able to bounce ideas off each other,” he said. Hepner gains knowledge about mental health issues and how to respond, and Lindstrom sees first-hand the work law enforcement does every day. “I learn a lot from the officers,” Lindstrom said. “I’m always really impressed with them. They’re very knowledgeable, and there’s nothing they won’t do to help people.”

It’s community-based policing, Hepner said. Law enforcement is called on to respond to a larger range of needs in a small, rural area than in a big city, which is one reason the coresponder program fits well. It also helps address the rise in mental health issues over the past few years — exacerbated by the pandemic.

“For years, mental health professionals and law enforcement have worked together,” Lindstrom said. “But it’s become more of a necessity.”

Hepner agreed. “If we can help just one person,” he said, “that’s a win.”

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Skyline Health Medical Clinic Counselor KRISTOFFER LINDSTROM, LINDSTROM, MSW, LICSW Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Washington & Oregon At Skyline Health, we understand taking care of the mind and body is essential to achieving better health and stronger individuals. You can trust our friendly, compassionate staff to be your partner in health – working diligently to provide the highest quality of care at every stage of life. Caring for you and caring about you.

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by Lady Allen of Hurtwood, a prominent promoter of child welfare.

As a social worker, I continually do research and am currently being inspired by the work of Wendy Mogel, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist who wrote the book, “The Blessing of a Skinned Knee: Raising Self-Reliant Children.” She speaks to the importance of meeting our kids where they are, not where we want them to be. I find this to be good wisdom and sound advice in helping us to provide the kind of guidance children need, as well as inspiring us to support one another.

Meeting someone where they are – whether a child or adult – means putting aside our wants for them and endeavoring to understand where they are in their journey. It begins by listening without judgment, asking questions openly and honestly, and above all recognizing they are human. As a therapist, I aspire to meet my patients where they are – giving them what they need when they need it.

If you or someone you may know would benefit from speaking to a professional, call Skyline Health Medical Clinic at 509-637-2810 or visit myskylinehealth.org. We are here to help.

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ALLERGIES IN THE GORGE: NOT JUST A SEASONAL PROBLEM

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he allergy season in the Columbia River Gorge can be a real challenge for many people. The Gorge is unique in that we are in a wind-dominated corridor; we get allergens/pollens from the east and west, depending on the prevailing wind, as well as our local allergens. Some plant pollens do have predominant seasons, but it is common for patients to be allergic to different things in multiple seasons. Wintertime allergens are frequently mold and dust mites. Tree pollen allergies dominate spring. In summer, grass pollens prevail and can be particularly problematic and long-lasting. This is also the time of year when stinging insect allergies cause problems that can be life-threatening for the sensitive allergic patient. Fall takes us into the weed season. Patients with animal allergies (including household pets) suffer all year round.

Common allergy symptoms include fatigue due to poor sleep, stuffy or runny nose, drainage in the back of your throat, cough, difficulty controlling asthma and/or eczema, itchy eyes, and sometimes rash/hives or anaphylaxis.

There are several measures you can take in your home if you are allergic. If you have wintertime symptoms, you should invest in dust mite covers for your mattress and pillows. You will want to minimize “clutter” in your sleeping area. If you were thinking about getting rid of carpet in your bedroom, you can add one more reason to your list. You can also add an air filter to your sleeping space. If you have animal allergies, you don’t need to get rid of your pets but if you can keep them out of your sleeping space and the area you spend the most time each day, you can minimize exposure. If you have forced air heat, you will want

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to make sure you change the filters at least annually. Allergen vacuum bags are also a good idea and are inexpensive and easy to find (Ace hardware, Home Depot etc.).

When allergies become problematic enough that they prevent you from pursuing normal activities such as exercise, outdoor recreation, enjoying public gatherings or eating out, it is time to seek medical counseling. Allergy testing and specific treatment based on the results of these tests can drastically improve quality of life and sleep for most allergic patients, and be life saving for those who suffer from anaphylactic-level reactions.

Dr. MENDY MACCABEE, Board Certified ENT and Allergy Care FACS, FAAOA What is sublingual immunotherapy?

Immunotherapy (drops and shots) treat the cause of allergies by giving small doses of what a person is allergic to. Over time, this decreases allergic symptoms. Historically, immunotherapy has been given as weekly shots in the office. Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is given daily at home.

How does immunotherapy work?

Once allergies are confirmed by testing, a custom vial is made. During the first three months, dosage is increased (escalation phase). After escalation, the patient takes the same dose of drops daily (maintenance phase).

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It is very safe, for adults and children. Patients take drops conveniently

in their own homes rather than traveling to the doctor’s office weekly for shots. The World Health Organization has endorsed sublingual immunotherapy as an alternative to allergy shots. Unlike shots, there have been no fatal or near fatal reactions (anaphylaxis) with sublingual immunotherapy.

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Key Lime Pie Recipe and photos by KACIE MCMACKIN

I first had a version of this Key Lime Pie at a restaurant called Calypso in Seattle as a teenager, and then many, many times after. Luckily, our family knew the owners well, so after craving this pie for years after the restaurant closed, I begged them for the recipe.

Since obtaining it, I’ve adapted it quite a bit, but the pie remains pretty much the same: tart, fresh, bright and silky.

This pie takes several hours to set up in the fridge but can also be made and left to chill overnight.

Ingredients

Directions

Crust

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Measure the lime juice and vanilla in a measuring cup and set aside.

• 18 Graham Crackers

Pulse the graham crackers in a food processor fitted with the standard blade until fine. Add the sugar and salt, pulse to combine. Pour in the melted butter while running, pulsing to combine and scraping the sides and bottom as needed.

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted • 1 1/2 Tbsp. sugar • 1/2 tsp. salt

Pour into a large pie dish and pack against the edges and bottom. Bake for 12 minutes, until deeply golden and fragrant. Remove and cool.

Pie filling

Meanwhile, wipe out the food processor and (again with the standard blade) blend the cream cheese and condensed milk until completely smooth (scrape down the sides as needed). Pour in the lime juice and vanilla mixture and allow to just combine.

• 1 1/2 packs Philadelphia cream cheese, room temperature • 1 14 oz. can Eagle brand sweetened condensed milk • 1 Tbsp. pure vanilla extract

Quickly pour the filling into the cooled crust, smooth the top, cover loosely, and put in the fridge for at least six hours to completely set.

• 1 1/4 cups Nellie and Joe’s Key Lime Juice*

When ready to serve, top it with fresh whipped cream (I don’t sweeten or flavor mine), and sprinkle with lime zest.

• 1 lime

*You can find Nellie and Joe’s Key Lime Juice in the juice aisle at the grocery store.

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PARTAKE I EAT & DRINK

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Backwoods Brewing is family owned and located in Carson, WA. Established in 2012, we offer delicious beers, hand-made pizzas, outdoor seating, and welcome all ages.

Stunning views next to the Bridge of the Gods – Bridgeside (formerly Charburger) serves tasty char-broiled burgers plus an extensive menu of breakfast items, chowders, fish & chips, salads, sandwiches, and desserts. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner with friendly service.

Offering Nordic inspired breakfast and lunch to the gorge. Something new and exciting for the whole family to enjoy. Come try traditional recipes such as aebleskiver (danish pancakes), swedish meatballs, norwegian lefse (potato crepes) and lots more!

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CASA EL MIRADOR FAMILY MEXICAN RESTAURANT 541-298-7388 • casaelmirador.com 1424 West 2nd Street • The Dalles

Quality Mexican food prepared with the freshest and finest ingredients. Warm, friendly service and a lively atmosphere. Indulge in generous portions of flavorful sizzling fajitas, fish tacos, savory enchilada dishes and daily specials.

Drink specials & Happy Hour menu from 3-6pm, Mon-Fri. Full service bar, take-out menu, gift certificates and catering services. Open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week.

EL PUERTO DE ANGELES III 541-308-0005 1306 12th Street • Hood River, on the Heights

CELILO RESTAURANT & BAR

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Celebrating over 16 years, Celilo began with a desire to honor the bounty of the Northwest. Our ever-changing menu reflects the seasonal highlights of the region’s growers and foragers. We offer the most innovative in fresh, local cuisine as well as an award-winning wine list, full bar, small plate menu, and happy hour.

Relax on our beautiful patio in the heart of Hood River.

Enjoy a hand crafted, in-house roasted espresso drink.

Serving breakfast and lunch all day: panini sandwiches, fresh salads, smoothies and fresh baked pastries and goodies. Gluten free options available. Free Wi-Fi and our patio is dog friendly. Our tables are spaced apart and disinfected after each guest.

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EVERYBODY’S BREWING 509.637.2774 • everybodysbrewing.com 177 E. Jewett Boulevard • White Salmon

GRACE SU’S CHINA GORGE RESTAURANT & TIGER LOUNGE 541-386-5331 • chinagorge.com 2680 Old Columbia River Drive • Hood River

We are open and happy to serve you. Authentic Jalisco Cuisine. We provide a safe dining experience. Enjoy good food and good times. Offering daily lunch and dinner specials, served all day. Happy Hour Mon-Fri. Outdoor dining available (weather permitting).

Everybody’s sits nestled on the cliffs of White Salmon, overlooking the Columbia River Gorge. With awardwinning beers, globally-inspired food, welcoming atmosphere, and picturesque views of Mt. Hood, you’ll quickly discover why Everybody’s is a Gorge favorite.

A Gorge favorite known for authentic flavor and friendly service. Proudly serving Hunan and Szechuan cuisine since 1978. From our family to yours, we’re honored to have you at our table!

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GROUND ESPRESSO BAR & CAFE

THE LITTLE SEVEN SEVEN RANCH HIGHLAND BEEF

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Get your daily fuel for your Gorge sports and activities here!

A long time locals favorite coffee house and eatery, Ground features fresh in-house roasted coffee, house made pastries and cookies with lots of gluten free options. We make our soups from scratch every day and source mostly local and organic ingredients.

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Grass-Fed Highland Beef from our ranch to your home.

The L77 Ranch Shop is tucked away in the woods in Lyle.

Highland Cattle can be viewed from the roads as you travel through the ranch. See all we have to offer in an open airy space. We stock a full selection of premium steaks, roasts, ground beef and more. Email for our Local Price List.

pFriem artisanal beers are symphonies of flavor and balance, influenced by the great brewers of Europe, but unmistakably true to our homegrown roots in the Pacific Northwest. Although they are served humbly, each glass is overflowing with pride and a relentless aspiration to brew the best beer in the world. We’ll let you decide.

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Family-owned & loved by locals for 15 years! One-of-akind specialty pizzas & seasonal small plates. Sublimecocktails, craft beer, wine & ciders. Indoor & outdoor dining with views! Abundant vegan & gluten-free options.

Dine-In, Takeout and Curbside Options. Kids Corner.

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Welcome to Riverside, where you’ll find the best food, drinks and views in the Gorge. Dine indoors or outdoors on the waterfront with fresh menus changing seasonally.

Plus an award-winning wine list and 14 taps with all your favorite local breweries. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner with the freshest ingredients grown and harvested by thoughtful, intentional local growers.

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We are the local’s favorite spot for fresh fish, Pan-Asian cuisine, and a huge sake selection, all available to-go only.

We offer curbside pickup, 7 nights a week. With creative rolls, rotating specials, and fresh sashimi and nigiri, we also offer staples like Teriyaki, Tempura, and stir-fry dishes to satisfy all tastes. Phone orders only, starting at 4, pickup 5-8pm. Check IG & FB for specials and current menu.

A brewery and taproom located in the heart of the Columbia River Gorge. The river and mountain views pair beautifully with craft beer and delicious food. Well-behaved dogs are welcome on the patio. All guests are welcome, and are expected to follow Oregon state COVID guidelines. Cheers!

541-386-4442 • groundhoodriver.com 12 Oak Street • Downtown Hood River

541-716-4020 • remedycafehoodriver.com 112 Third Street • Downtown Hood River

541-386-7423 • sushiokalani@gorge.net 109 First Street • Downtown Hood River

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971-231-4599 • thunderislandbrewing.com 601 NW Wa Na Pa Street • Cascade Locks

Reservations are recommended. To book, visit thunderislandbrewing.com.

541-436-0800 • solsticewoodfirecafe.com 501 Portway Avenue • Hood River Waterfront

Order takeout from the cafe or our mobile pizza truck on our website! Cheers!

Contact Jody Thompson for more information: 425-308-9582 • jthompson@thegorgemagazine.com 541-399-6333 • thegorgemagazine.com The Gorge is a mecca for great food and drink: restaurants, cafés, wineries, breweries, food carts & more.

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Photographer Peter Marbach took this image of Mitchell Point from across the Columbia River in Washington while working on a project related to the Historic Columbia River Highway. “People don’t often think of it from that perspective, but some of the best views of the old highway are from the Washington side of the river,” Marbach said. An inveterate photographer, he always has his camera ready when traveling through the Gorge. “As I drove along Highway 14, the afternoon light looked interesting. I’d never looked at the old tunnel site from just that angle before.” The place where the old Mitchell Point Tunnel was blasted and destroyed in the 1960s can be seen near the bottom of the photo, just left of center.

The Photographer PETER MARBACH has been a professional photographer for more than 25 years, since shortly after moving to the Gorge in 1993. He’s known for his beautiful landscape images and has seven coffee table books to his name — including one about the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act. A longtime resident of Hood River, he currently lives in Portland where he’s working on a project for the Oregon Historical Society to commemorate the centennial of the Oregon State Parks system. He’s traveled the state for the past two years documenting many of its more than 250 state parks. His work will be featured in a six-month solo exhibit opening in May at the Oregon Historical Society museum in downtown Portland. petermarbach.com

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