Welcome to the on-line magazine featuring the Villages of Mt. Hood. It comes to you from your hosts who welcome you into the villages of Alder Creek, Brightwood, Wemme, Welches, Zigzag and Rhododendron, all located on US Highway 26, starting about nine miles east of Sandy, Oregon.
MT HOOD OREGON LODGING
A Home Away
From Home
Doublegate Inn Bed & Breakfast
Lewis and Clark are alive and well and ready to welcome you to Welches. You’ll want to look down, since they are very short. Lewis and Clark are black and white Japanese spaniels, 9 inches tall, and they help Stephanie and Eric Kaster run the Doublegate Inn.
The Kasters bought the house in 2007 after spotting it on a visit to family in the area. They had been there three days when an elderly gentleman knocked on their door and stayed for four and a half hours. His name was “Sunny Jim” Anderson, and his...
MT HOod oregon Dining
Where the Friendly Is
How the Villages Became Known for Hospitality
Hospitality is the watch word here on The Mountain. Our communities, collectively, are called The Villages of Mt Hood, but the locals call it “The Mountain”. Hospitality has a long tradition here starting back in late 19th century when Oregon Trail pioneer Samuel Welch and his son William “Billy” Welch transitioned the Welch’s Ranch into a camping, hunting, fishing and hiking destination. Folks from Portland and the Willamette Valley had discovered the beauty of the area and were coming in increasing numbers so it only made sense...
MT HOOD OREGON SHOPPING
A Look at Local Artists
in the Villages of Mt Hood
Little did the bear digging into Dulcie Lindsoe-Johansen’s compost pile a while back know that he would reappear on stoneware mugs and bowls to delight people near and far. Dulcie chuckles as she recalls that example of how her home in The Villages of Mt Hood provides ideas for her art every day. She’s been drawing inspiration from the area ever since she arrived from Virginia in May 1980, “one week before Mt. St. Helens blew,” she notes. At her Welches pottery studio
Mt Hood Oregon Recreation
Mt Hood Morels…
Those most elusive mushrooms
hardly a soul shares the whereabouts thereof.
No wonder people in the ‘know’ are nervous when asked where they got those yummy Morels.
Every year the season for Morel mushrooms is different. Changing mainly with the moisture in the ground, big storm fronts with lightning, sudden freezes at the wrong time or landscape changes such as logging or wildfires. The best bet is to start looking at the end of May.
About the Villages
Come to the Villages of Mt. Hood for year-round recreation, dining and Oregon lodging ( including Mt. hood cabins and fun Mt hood festivals. The Villages are a short, scenic drive from Portland, Oregon in the Mt. Hood National Forest area near the Columbia River Gorge. In addition to Oregon trail history, Oregon wine and Oregon sight seeing, you’ll find some of the best Oregon scenic trails, cycling, mountain biking, Mt Hood skiing (Timberline, Ski Bowl and Mount Hood Meadows ), rock climbing, Oregon fly fishing, Oregon golf courses and plenty of fun family activities. For outdoor weddings, honeymoon lodging, Oregon family reunions, Mount Hood camping, lodging specials, Mt Hood cabins and holiday getaways, come to the Villages of Mt. Hood.
About our Writers
Andrče
Larson
Gary
Randall
Greg
Moreno
Lucas
Will
Publisher Information
www.mthoodmagazine.com is published by:
Villages of Mt. Hood Tourism Marketing Alliance (501(c)6)
Serving the Villages of Alder Creek, Brightwood, Wemme, Welches, Zigzag and Rhododendron
Post Office Box 819 Welches, OR 97067
503.622.3017, fax 502.622.3163
TheVillages@MtHoodMagazine.com / www.MtHood.info
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