Today we left Utah, drove through a rather bleak Idaho, and entered glorious Oregon.

I-84 led us along the Columbia River for about an hour which made for a nice drive. We saw a few massive hydroelectric dams (or so I’m assuming).

At Hood River we headed south towards the infamous Mt. Hood. Here’s the best view we had of the mountain itself. The closer we got the more the weather moved in. We planned on camping, but had to change our plans due to the thunder.

Scenic highway 35 was a great drive at this time of day. One day we’ll be back to the Portland area to do some skiing. One day.