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Mount Hood from Elk meadows 
to Rim Rock and Long Prairie. From I,ong 
Prairie descend westerly over trails to Mount 
Hood post office, and spend the second night 
there. Take the early morning Mount Hood 
Railway train to Hood River, and return to Port- 
land from Hood River on the morning Oregon- 
Washington Railroad & Navigation train, arriving 
Union Station, Portland, near noon of the third 
day. The return trip to Portland from Hood 
River may be taken over the Columbia River 
highway. The Hood River Valley stages con- 
nect with the Columbia River highway stages. 
Stage fare over the Columbia River highway is 
only slightly more than railroad fare. 
The time given for the trips scheduled over 
the Elk Meadows and Lookout Mountain trail 
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three-day schedule does not take the traveler 
does not permit many stops along the way. 
either to Elk Meadows or Lookout Mountain, 
but only over the most scenic portion of the 
ridge-line trail. At least one week—if possible, 
two weeks—should be allowed to take the Elk 
Meadows and Iookout Mountain trail trip, as 
there are many places along the way where 
the traveler may wish to make a detour from the 
trail for a short time in order to climb to a pin- 
nacle of rock for the view or to explore the shores 
of a mountain lake or an inviting section of 
forest. The Elk Meadows and Lookout Mountain 
trip is recommended to all those who wish to 
spend from one to two weeks journeying in the 
woods. 
