Columbia Gorge Hike, Wine, & Discover

The 85-mile (137-km) long Columbia Gorge NSA would be a national park if it weren't a critical transportation corridor. It features waterfalls, mountains, monoliths, terraces, resort towns, vineyards, orchards, and The River, harboring a plethora of fish and birds, and a community of plants and invertebrates that changes dramatically going from the west end to the east end. Overlapping this is the Columbia Gorge AVA, the lovechild of the Columbia Valley and Willamette Valley AVAs. You will get intimate with The Gorge through hiking, wine tasting, and a visit to the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum. Your expert guide, with formal background in ecology, natural resources, and wine, will teach you about the natural history, cultural history, and wine background of the area. The guide will feel out the group’s physical abilities and tastes in choosing 1 to 3 hikes and 2 wineries. We cover lunch, you cover tasting fees.

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon

There are a variety of hikes we can do in the Gorge; through rainforest to cathedral waterfalls, across dry grasslands growing on dramatic basalt terraces, up the cliffs of the fifth-largest free-standing monolith in the world, through fire-scarred slopes, and many more. It all depends on what you fancy, our own whim that day, and the time of year.

Duration: 8 hours

Stop At: Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, 5000 Discovery Dr, The Dalles, OR 97058-9755

Peruse this museum of Columbia Gorge natural and cultural history.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Multnomah Falls, 53000 E Historic Columbia River Hwy, Bridal Veil, OR 97010

See the tallest, and most famous, waterfall in Oregon along with it's historic lodge and bridges.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Columbia River Highway, State Highway 30 from Troutdale to The Dalles, Troutdale, OR 97060

This stunning 74-mile (119 -km) highway that was inspired by the Axenstrasse in the Swiss Alps.

Stop At: Sunshine Mill Winery, 901 E 2nd St, The Dalles, OR 97058-2905

This 130-year-old mill was once used to mill wheat for the Cheez-It! The only designated skyscraper in the Columbia Gorge, it was the first building in The Dalles to have electricity, and still contains the original Thomas Edison Motor by which it was powered. It is now a winery & restaurant.

Duration: 1 hour