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Fifth Annual West Columbia Gorge Humane Society Hike on the Dike

Join us on Saturday, June 1st for the Fifth Annual West Columbia Gorge Humane Society Hike on the Dike! This year we will be starting our walk at Pendleton Woolen Mills at 11:00 a.m. $25 minimum pledge per walker (kids under 16 are free with registered adult), each walker receives a WCGHS lanyard … [Read More...]

Kinetic sculpture by Andrew Carson

Wind Powered Art in Stevenson

River Talk News visited the local river community of Stevenson recently and stopped off at the waterfront park to check out this wind powered sculpture. One word to describe this amazing work of art... Beautiful.   … [Read More...]

St Cloud Day area in the Gorge

Winner of TheGorge.com $100 Submission Announced!

Drum role please...The winner of this months $100 prize for best photo or article submission is...wait for it...Carla Christian!! She is a local photographer and won with this incredible image of The Gorge near St. Cloud Park, roughly a half a mile west of Beacon Rock on the Washington side! Great … [Read More...]

National Ride or Walk to Work Day!

National Bike to Work Day

Got an email from Becky Brun at Gorge Owned this morning. Did you know that 28% of all commutes in the U.S. are just 1 mile or less, and 12% are 2 miles are less? And for every mile ridden, one pound of CO2 is saved from the atmosphere? I didn't know these cool bits of commuter trivia, but glad to … [Read More...]

Hood River Water Pipe Trail

Hood River Pipe Line Trail

I hadn't been whitewater kayaking for awhile, so I wanted to get out and check out a new section of river here in The Gorge. But this story is not about kayaking but rather what I found along the way.  Despite exploring many of the rivers in the area over the last 19 years, this was not a section I … [Read More...]

Checking out bugs Cascade Mountain School

Cascade Mountain School Receives Scholarship Funds

I spoke with Brandan Norman, Director of the Mt. Adams Institute. He told me they have received funds from the Orange County Community Foundation, which helps strengthen local nonprofits through grants and supportive resources,  by incubating new ideas and bringing leaders together to address … [Read More...]

Garden Plots Available in The Dalles

Community Garden plots available in The Dalles

Community Garden plots are available for the 2013 season at Cascade Acupuncture Center, in The Dalles. You can Lease a 4’x6’ plot for the season for $20 to grow your own produce! All plots have raised beds with compost from www.DirtHugger.com, a local Gorge Composting Company and are on a timed … [Read More...]

Sierra Club to Sue BNSF

Coal dust lawsuit

On April 2, The Sierra Club and allies announced their plan to sue the coal industry and the railroads for allowing coal dust to blow off their cars and leak out the bottom. They identified several places in the Gorge including Horse Thief Lake and Dallesport where the coal dust was several inches … [Read More...]

Road Delays on SR 14

Downed Power Pole on SR14 Causing Delays Near Milepost 21

A collision near milepost 21 resulting in a downed power pole was reported by the WSDOT around 8:45 am today. The accident and downed power pole are located near the west end of the Skamania County line. Drivers can expect delays in this area until about 4 p.m. today.       … [Read More...]

Camas-Washougal Animal Shelter Noise Dispute with Neighbor

Camas-Washougal Humane Society Contends with Noise Dispute

A feud between the West Columbia Gorge Humane Society and a company next door is escalating, according to humane society volunteers. It appears both sides have taken to videotaping each other. It is also reported that volunteers at the humane society don't feel safe. The West Columbia Gorge Humane … [Read More...]

Coal Trains In The Gorge

Rail walk about coal dust

Citizens concerned about COAL exports will meet at 10 am Saturday April 6 in Washougal on Main Street between Love and Pendleton. From there we will walk along the tracks for about a mile and then return to Amnesia Brewing for an optional beer. This event is organized by the coal exports … [Read More...]

Mt. Hood

Two Man Show at The Dalles Art Center during April Features Local Artists

By Trish Neal Watercolor Artist and teacher, Gayle Weisfield ,will be part of a two-man show at The Dalles Art Center during the month of April. The art center’s show “Wild West” will feature the work of Weisfield and sculptor Rip Caswell, of Troutdale, Oregon. “Wild West” is the theme … [Read More...]

TheGorge.com Writing and Photography Contest

Columbia Gorge Writing and Photography Contest

TheGorge.com is serving up a $100 bucks cash to the best submitted Columbia Gorge related article or instant photo post. Deadline for submission is May 1st and we will select a winner on May 7th. The number of Likes the post receives will be one of the determining factors, so the sooner you submit … [Read More...]

Highway 14 Road Construction between Camas and Washougal

Road work begins Again on SR14 near Camas and Washougal

Starting Monday March 25th, Tapani Underground Inc. begins alternating night time closures of Union and Second streets for bridge work. longer days mean crews in Camas and Washougal are firing up their engines for another season of road work on SR14. This time they’re in the homestretch to finish … [Read More...]

The Risk of Combustible Coal

Coal Fires: A Major Possibility Along the Gorge

By BARBARA G. ELLIS, Ph.D The possibility of fires at coal terminals should be a major factor, seemingly ignored, in the current federal/state investigation involving Ambre Energy, Kinder Morgan, or any coal company seeking site permits at Boardman, Longview, and Columbia County—or at Coos Bay. … [Read More...]

Stevenson Washington and the Three City Cooperative Project.

What is the Three City Cooperative Project?

While reading the recent agenda for the COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA, held March 12, 2013, at Hood River County Administration Building 601 State Street, Hood River, Oregon, I was intrigued to learn more about the Three City Cooperative Project between Cascade Locks, … [Read More...]

TableMountain Area

Missing Person Near Table Mountain in The Gorge?

According to the Associated Press Skamania County sheriff's office  is suspending a search. It is reported that a hiker had heard a man yelling for help Saturday night near the top of  Table Mountain. Searchers looked Sunday and Monday but found nothing. There are no reports of overdue hikers and … [Read More...]

Snow Covered road along Falls Creek Hike.

Snowshoeing to Falls Creek Trailhead

Falls Creek, outside of Carson is hands down one of my favorite spots to go mountain biking in the summer, but come winter, it is not a place I think much about, well that all changed last weekend. On our drive up the Wind River Rd, we had intentions of driving all the way to the top of  Oldman … [Read More...]

Panorama of of the park

A day trip to Lewis and Clark

Historic US Route 30 boasts many beautiful destinations; on the western side is one of my all-time favorite parks, Lewis and Clark State Park. It is also located on the Sandy River near where it empties out into the Columbia River and is therefore a popular summer destination for swimming and other … [Read More...]

Cross Roads

Interview with “Accidental” Best-Selling Author Paul Young

“No one expected this; least of all, me” the accidental best-selling author and international speaker, Paul Young (Author of The Shack and Cross Roads) told me in our phone interview on Wednesday, February 13, 2013. I had been to hear Paul speak about his book The Shack when it first went big in … [Read More...]

Log truck Spills Logs near Little White Salmon River.

Log truck Spills Logs near Little White Salmon River

It was reported today by WSDOT at 4:30 p.m that logs had filled SR14 roadway near Milepost 57, Little White Salmon River area/Drano Lake.  By 6:16pm tonight they have reported all logs were cleared to the shoulder. It is unknown of  injuries or accidents as a result of logs in the roadway. … [Read More...]

Waterfalls of The Gorge

Popular Waterfalls in The Gorge

For visitors to the Columbia Gorge area and for locals who have yet to explore the many waterfalls near their home, here is a good account of some of the more popular waterfalls, including 192 ft. Horsetail Falls, 620 ft. Multnomah Falls, Fairy Falls, Wahkeena Falls, and the 100 ft. Oneonta falls. … [Read More...]

High School Snowboarding

Hood River Snowboarding Team

The Hood River Snowboarding team Led by Autumn Inouye for the girls and Connor Goodwillie for the boys finished first in last weekends competition against others schools such as Sandy and Southridge. Event was held at Mt Hood Meadows. You can read the complete article here Two wins for HRV … [Read More...]

Water Rate Increase in Washougal gets lowered.

City of Washougal Lowers Water Rates on Community Pressure

In the last several months, there has been a lot of talk about significant water rate increases to occur in Washougal to start near the beginning of the year. The previous base rate of around $175 was supposed to move up to near $211, billed every two months. The City of Washougal, however, has … [Read More...]

Cape Horn Kelsey Ivey

Hiking Cape Horn

  Last Saturday was a beautiful sunny day, and  I got a chance to go hiking with local blogger Kelsey Ivey from EvergreenHiker.com. Here in an except of her post. "High cliff views of the Columbia River Gorge from the Washington side, the Cape Horn Loop Trail is a 6.8 mile loop that … [Read More...]