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1. Thumb Needle Basaltic Column

Thumb Needle Basaltic Column

2. Pillars of Hercules in Columbia Gorge

Pillars of Hercules in Columbia Gorge

Description: The Pillars of Hercules stand close to the railroad and always incite the admiration and wonder of those who pass by. On the top of one of these basaltic needles grows an ancient fir tree about 40 feet high and which is said to be over one hundred years old.

3. Interior of Mitchell Point Tunnel

Interior of Mitchell Point Tunnel

Description: This interior view of Mitchell Point Tunnel gives an idea of some of the physical difficulties met and overcome by the engineers who were responsible for the building of the great, scenic Columbia Highway. The tunnel has five open windows from which the traveler gains a splendid view of the river and the Columbia River Gorge for many miles in either direction. It is the only tunnel in the United States with as many openings and one of the few of the kind in the world.

4. Oneonta Gorge

Description: A little farther on a deep, narrow gorge between two cliffs has been cut deep in the rocks by a tiny stream. Several hundred feet up the gorge is Oneonta Falls almost concealed by the irregular moss covered walls of the gorge.

5. Oneonta Bluff

Description: This cliff of massive magnitude is called Oneonta Bluffs. The Union Pacific railroad clings closely to the base of this almost perpendicular precipice.

6. Latourell Falls

Latourell Falls

Description: An Oregon Water Fall noted for its scenic beauty and typical of the great waterpower used to drive the wheels of many Oregon industries. The United States Geological Survey tells us that Oregon has already developed over eighty projects with a total horse power of 244,422. These developed projects have a combined total fall of 14,484 feet.