Lost Lake and Lavender Valley Tour
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We're coming up to a couple of really fun attractions. One along the fruit loop and one a quick side trip away and if while I'm talking, you start to notice some of those spectacular views of Mount Hood in the distance, just know that almost any stop along the fruit loop will provide outstanding photo opportunities ahead. You can visit one of Oregon's newest parks by accessing Punch Bowl Road near the town of D. Locals have been trying to protect Punch Bowl falls for more than 100 years when it was officially made a county park in 2016. Today, a short family friendly hike leads to the scenic waterfall, which flows into a bowl shaped amphitheater of basalt. If you'd like to see the waterfall for yourself, I'd suggest looking up directions online before hitting the trail as a network of user created trails can easily create confusion. Just downstream from the waterfall, you'll see a wooden ladder to send to the shore. Indigenous anglers with the confederated tribes of warm springs have historically used the ladder to fish for migrating chinook and coho salmon each spring and fall, so that's one stop. Another detour leads into the Mount Hood foothills where you'll exit the fruit loop in the community of D And follow signs for about 30 minutes to the not so hidden. Lost Lake centuries ago, members of local native american tribes harvested huckleberries encamped at lost lake, which they called the heart of the mountains While traveling to nearby bull Run lake. In 1873 joe and john diver became the first european americans to document the lake, then unheard of outside native american communities. Seven years later, another explorer, Ezra L. Smith led a party that tried and largely failed to retrace the divers footsteps smith eventually found the lake but claimed it was the lake, not he, that was lost. The name, Lost Lake was born today. The lake is anything but lost. A popular resort open May through october borders, the lake's quiet shore's and offers enough recreation to fill several weekends, visitors can paddle and fish and lost Lake like a few trails nearby enjoy breathtaking views of Mount Hood on a clear day, grab a bite at the general store and grill, enjoy a picnic or barbecue or even stay the night. Lost Lake Resort offers cabins, yurts, tent sites and large rooms for overnight guests, many of which fill up months in advance. Note that visitors must pay a day use fee if not staying the night at Lost Lake Resort. Both of these previously mentioned sites are accessed by taking a turn at the town of D. However, my narrated tour continues further down Highway 281 following signs to Parkdale For the 3rd Fund attraction. Coming up, turn onto alexander drive for the captivating sight of lavender valley, a garden that grows all together now all lavender. Yes, very good Each summer, roughly between memorial Day. In mid july. The garden turns into a vibrant shade of purple, while the unmistakable scent of the popular plant wafts in the air. When in bloom, the garden is worth a stop on its own admission is free, after all. But what really makes it worth a detour is the Photo op Mount Hood rises to the south, towering over the field and creating one of the most instagram photos in the Hood River Valley. Just don't disturb the busy bees, who loved the lavender almost as much as I love the seasonal pizza creations at the nearby grateful vineyard.