The drive along the Sandy and Zig Zag River 
roads on the Mount Hood loop route is certain to 
be enjoyed by every lover of the out-of-doors. 
The country traversed is ever-changing in char- 
acter and interest, from the low valley farms 
near Portland to the alpine meadow lands and 
forest parks of the Cascade summit. ‘There is 
fishing in the streams, and delightful forest camp 
grounds are found along the way. Several 
mountain resorts are reached over this road. 
Government Camp, near the summit of the Cas- 
cases, is the usual starting point for the south 
side climbs of Mount Hood. 
A pleasing side trip on the Mount Hood loop 
road is to follow the north bank of the Sandy 
River over the Devil’s Backbone, passing the 
Marmot post office and the Aschoff Mountain 
Home and crossing the Sandy River about 2 
miles below Brightwood, returning to the Mount 
Hood loop road along the south bank of the 
Sandy River. To make this side trip, turn to the 
left less than half a mile beyond the town of 
Sandy, going to Bull Run. 
The Mount Hood loop road is hard surfaced 
from Portland as far as Gresham. From Gresham 
to the Multnomah County line there is first-class 
macadam road; from the county line to Sandy 
the road surface is good hard gravel. South and 
east of Sandy the route is over plank and dirt 
roads. Automobiles can cross the Cascade Moun- 
tains during the summer months going to Wapin- 
itia. The trip, however, calls for careful and ex- 
pert driving. Government Camp is the usual 
limit of automobile travel on the west side of the 
Cascades. Autoists with camping outfits can go 
as far as Frog Lake and Clear Lake on the summit 
of the Cascade Range. 
From Hood River, on the Columbia River 
highway, south through the Hood River Valley 
toward Mount Hood, the tourist leaves the high- 
way and travels over county roads connecting 
Hood River, Tucker’s Bridge, Odell, Middle Val- 
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