Photo shows the headwaters of the Sandy River on the western slope of Mt. Hood. Timber growth is slowly covering the scars of a forest fire which probably raged around 1890. Mt. Hood, 11,245 feet high, was named in 1792 in honor of Viscount Hood of the English peerage.
Truck with boat in bed driving through a forest on the Chetco River Road in Southern Oregon. Three men are sitting on the boat to keep it on the truck.
Rotary snow plow cleaning early snow on Mt. Hood Loop Highway below Government Camp, Oregon. This road is kept open all winter for the pleasure of hundreds of skiers from Portland, Oregon, besides the trucks who use the road on their run to Eastern Oregon.
Vista House, Crown Point, and the Columbia River Gorge. Made Between Showers, October 12, 1940. Ralph Gifford was known to wait for days for just the right shot of a particular subject, including this image. He made many of his famous images into photo postcards such as this one, which were sold at souvenir shops around the state. Photo was taken from the Columbia River Highway.; TR