From Hood River to Mosier (or Mosier to Hood River) is a beautiful piece of the old Columbia River Gorge Highway. The draw is the Mosier Twin Tunnels. There's already some caches along this stretch. While out walking one day, I noticed there are some of the concrete mile markers that are cache locations closer to Portland. So, what the heck, I thought these too should hide caches.
A little history:
On his way home from a goose hunting trip, a snowstorm forced Charlie Sadilek to take refuge at the Mosier twin tunnels in the Columbia Gorge.
The Nebraska native and another stranded motorist spent nine days admiring the sheets of snow from their perch high above the river, cooking geese and baking apples on camping stoves.
The only evidence that remains of their stay decades ago is a carving on an inner wall of the tunnel that reads, "Snowbound, Nov 19 to 27 - 1921, Chas J. Sadilek, E.B. Marvin."
Parking on either end takes a $5 day pass which you can purchase at the parking area. Have fun and enjoy the views. Be sure and walk on the right side because of the bicycle use is heavy. Mile Marker 68 is a park and grab (no permit needed), Mile Marker 69 to Mile Marker 71, you have to park and walk. It's a fairly easy walk on paved road. Log only, you'll need a pen.
