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	Mt. Hood National Forest - Welcome!
		On the Mt. Hood NF, expect foliage to continue to color up and probably peak sometime in mid-October.
		The Mt. Hood National Forest will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement to document and disclose the potential environmental effects of establishing and designating a system of roads, trails and areas for off-highway vehicles (OHV).
		It is therefore no surprise that so many citizens and organizations are dedicated to learning about, protecting, and conserving our collective heritage and legacy of public lands and their associated natural resources.
	www.fs.fed.us /r6/mthood (721 words)

	Mount Hood : Introduction \| Frommers.com
		At 11,235 feet, Mount Hood, a dormant volcano, is the tallest mountain in Oregon.
		One of the first settlers to visit Mount Hood was Samuel Barlow, who, in 1845, had traveled the Oregon Trail and was searching for an alternative to taking his wagon train down the treacherous waters of the Columbia River.
		The lodge's views of Mount Hood's peak and of the Oregon Cascades to the south are superb and should not be missed.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/mounthood/2765010001.html (481 words)

	Mount Hood, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mount Hood (45.4N, 121.7W) is the tallest mountain in Oregon (11,237 feet, 3,426 m) and popular with skiers, hikers, and climbers.
		Mount Hood is a stratovolcano made of lava flows, domes, and volcaniclastic deposits.
		The Danger of Collapsing Lava Domes: Lessons for Mount Hood, Oregon by Steven Brantley and William Scott, Earthquakes & Volcanoes, 1993, v.
	volcano.und.nodak.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/north_america/mt_hood.html (287 words)

	Mount Hood, Oregon (Mountains)
		Hood Loop Trail, a part of the Oregon Cascades Birding Trail.
		The summit area is incorporated in the Mount Hood Wilderness.
		In 1792, WR Broughton of the Lewis & Clark Expedition discovered and named Mt. Hood and the river in honor of Lord Hood of British Admiralty.
	www.ohwy.com /or/m/mthood.htm (310 words)

	Mount Hood Railroad in Columbia River Gorge Oregon, Train Tours
		Mount Hood Railroad in Columbia River Gorge Oregon, Train Tours
		Hood and Mt. Adams supply the dramatic backdrop.
		In the springtime, fruit blossoms bathe the valley in soft colors.
	www.mthoodrr.com (92 words)

	SkiCentral - Ski Mount Hood Oregon
		Article on winter powder skiing on Mount Hood, Oregon.
		A summer snowboard camp held on Mt Hood at Timberline Ski area or Mount Hood Meadows.
		Lodge and jumping hill on Mount Hood, Government Camp, Oregon.
	www.skicentral.com /mounthood.html (213 words)

	Body discovered in snow cave on Mount Hood
		A Chinook helicopter extracts the rescue team from the summit of Mount Hood after they found one of the missing climbers dead inside a snow cave on Sunday.
		The discovery comes as rescue crews on Sunday earlier found a sleeping bag, ice axes and rope inside another snow cave near the peak of Mount Hood.
		Rescuers believed that cave was once used by the men and that the climbers could have moved to another snow cave, said Sgt. Gerry Tiffany, spokesman for the Hood River County Sheriff's Office in Oregon.
	www.cbc.ca /world/story/2006/12/17/mount-hood.html (1447 words)

	CVO Website - Mount Hood Volcano, Oregon
		Mount Hood is also one of the major volcanoes of the Cascade Range, having erupted repeatedly for hundreds of thousands of years, most recently during two episodes in the past 1,500 years.
		Mount Hood is a composite volcano of chiefly andesite and dacite lava flows and pyroclastic debris.
		Mount Hood volcano is situated at the crest of the Cascade Range 75 kilometers east-southeast of Portland, Oregon, and 35 kilometers south of the Columbia River.
	vulcan.wr.usgs.gov /Volcanoes/Hood/description_hood.html (7627 words)

	Mount Hood travel guide - Wikitravel
		Mount Hood (height 11,239 feet) is the highest mountain in the state of Oregon and a major outdoor recreation site in the Pacific Northwest.
		The main route into the Mount Hood area is U.S. The quickest way to get to U.S. 26 from Portland is to follow Interstate 84 east, take any of the Gresham exits, then follow the road south to U.S. 26 (Powell Street).
		Mount Hood has the only ski area in North America that is open 12 months of the year and Ski Bowl has the largest night skiing area in America.
	wikitravel.org /en/Mount_Hood (1077 words)

	VIA Online: Mount Hood
		Mount Hood's superlative snow conditions and five resorts make it a winter sport enthusiast's dream: 30 lifts, 191 runs, and miles and miles of groomed trails for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.
		Mount Hood is at its finest (and least crowded) when the snows are still falling.
		Mount Hood's ferocious downhills were well known more than 150 years ago, thanks to explorer and shrewd businessman Sam Barlow.
	www.viamagazine.com /weekenders/mount_hood01.asp (1114 words)

	Mt. Hood, Oregon
		Mount Hood is a mountain that gets little respect despite being spectacular and deadly.
		Mount Hood's timberline wilderness is a pastoral garden for backpackers.
		A hiking trail encircles the volcano, much of which is protected within the Mount Hood Wilderness, part of the Mount Hood National Forest.
	americasroof.com /or.shtml (410 words)

	Mount Hood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mount Hood is Oregon’s tallest mountain standing at 11,239’.
		With that being said, Mount Hood is still a serious mountain as evidenced by the May 31, 2002 disaster that killed three climbers and injured several others after they fell into a crevasse.
		Dan and I on the summit with Mount Jefferson in the background to the south.
	www.justhiking.com /hikes/2003/06-15hood/hood.htm (2193 words)

	Mount Hood, Oregon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mount Hood (45.4N, 121.7W) is the tallest mountain in Oregon (11,237 feet, 3,426 m) and popular with skiers, hikers, and climbers.
		Mount Hood is a stratovolcano made of lava flows, domes, and volcaniclastic deposits.
		The Danger of Collapsing Lava Domes: Lessons for Mount Hood, Oregon by Steven Brantley and William Scott, Earthquakes & Volcanoes, 1993, v.
	volcano.und.edu /vwdocs/volc_images/north_america/mt_hood.html (287 words)

	Mount Hood \| Oregon Climbs
		Mount Hood is considered a dormant volcano, having not erupted since 1907, though it has active fumaroles in its crater.
		Given its accessibility, Mount Hood's south side is an excellent geological field study, having numerous exposed volcanic and glacial features, including moraines, plug domes, flows and deposits of varying composition, and thermal vents.
		Mount Hood reportedly has been ascended by a woman wearing high heels, and a bicycle has been ridden along the summit crest.
	www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=XFA054-008 (450 words)

	What Is Mount Hood Worth? \| New West Network
		Mount Hood Meadows ski resort opened yesterday to the delight and joy of thousands of snow riders.
		Transforming the north slope of the Mount Hood into a destination resort, bringing money, jobs, and a general “value increase” to the area could, theoretically, offset the cost to state taxpayers.
		The benefits that were assessed include the values or the water supply to Hood River County, the economic contribution of recreation in the Cooper Spur area and money saved by concentrating public infrastructure on the already developed south side of the mountain.
	www.newwest.net /index.php/main/article/what_is_mount_hood_worth (1510 words)

	Weighing the risks of climbing on Mount Hood - CNN.com
		Mount Hood has made national headlines twice in the past two months, as climbers attempting to reach the summit have become the focus of intense search-and-rescue efforts.
		In the more dangerous parts of Mount Hood, the typical rescue mission is two to three days, Kovacs said.
		Mount Hood is Oregon's tallest mountain at 11,239 feet.
	www.cnn.com /2007/US/02/19/hood.rescue/index.html?eref=rss_latest (905 words)

	March 28, 2004 \| Editorial: Wild About Mount Hood
		Mount Hood is a different kind of working forest than it was two decades ago.
		Mount Hood is now one the nation's premier recreation forests, a year-around destination for hundreds of thousands of people.
		It's clear now that Mount Hood and the Columbia Gorge must be protected from increasing development pressures.
	www.mounthoodnationalpark.org /MHNPNews/032804.html (516 words)

	USS Mount Hood (AE 29)
		USS MOUNT HOOD was the fourth ship in the KILAUEA class of ammunition ships and the second ship of the fleet to bear the name of the extinct volcano in the Cascade Mountain Range of Oregon.
		The "Good Hood" as it was called by the ships it served, was deployed to the Western Pacific for the first time on 27 April 1972, and has completed three war-time and thirteen peace-time cruises since that time.
		MOUNT HOOD was homeported in Concord, CA, and as of December 1999, she is held in reserve at Bremerton, Washington, and is designated a Naval Fleet Auxiliary.
	navysite.de /ae/ae29.htm (201 words)

	Driving Tour: Mount Hood Loop @ nationalgeographic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		But when the route heads to the wilds around Mount Hood, hiking boots, wool shirts, and ski outfits—even in summer—are de rigueur.
		Life in Hood River revolved around the orchards for decades (pick up a "Fruit Loop" map at the Visitor Center), but since the early 1980s another growth industry has heavily influenced the town: windsurfing, a.k.a.
		Drive west on I-84 and you'll soon be gazing up at the towering basalt cliffs on your side of the Columbia, and across the river to the forested mountains and verdant plateaus on the Washington side.
	www.nationalgeographic.com /destinations/Portland/Mount_Hood_Loop.html (1695 words)

	The Denver Post - Climbers may have been swept over cliff
		Hood River, Ore. - Two climbers still missing on Mount Hood may have been swept to their deaths over a treacherous cliff by howling winds of more than 100 mph after they left their injured companion behind in a snow cave to get help.
		Watch family members describe the tragic discovery of one climber's body on Mount Hood, and the hope still nurtured that two other men can be found safe.
		But Whittaker said he did not think it was reckless for the three men to climb Mount Hood during the winter.
	test.denverpost.com /extremes/ci_4860346 (962 words)

	Climbers Stranded on Mount Hood
		According to the Hood River County Sheriff's office, the location of the snow cave has been roughly triangulated using information from James' call.
		Most parties choose to avoid this danger by summiting and continuing down the south side, Mount Hood's standard route, which sees an average of 10,000 ascents each year.
		The high numbers of ascents and technically easy nature of Mount Hood's standard route have given the mountain a reputation for being tame, despite numerous accidents and fatalities on its upper slopes.
	climbing.com /news/hotflashes/mounthoodrescue1206 (2332 words)

	Mount Hood (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mount Hood is one of the big chain of US Volcanos, and the highest mountain in Oregon.
		From the summit, the nearest glaciated peak is Mount Saint Helens to the north.
		Although not a wilderness experience by Canadian standards, Mount Hood is a pleasant spring diversion.
	bivouac.com /MtnPg.asp?MtnId=4379 (238 words)

	Mount Hood, Ore., in Summer
		For the rest of us, summer skiing is about options, a chance to explore Mount Hood well into the long, warm days of summer.
		Within the Mount Hood National Forest's 1 million acres of wilderness, visitors can hike hundreds of miles of trails, including the adventurous route to Hood's 11,240-foot summit.
		Hood Skibowl is the other winter resort open in the summer—rent mountain bikes, go bungee jumping, zip down an alpine slide, and let the kids drive miniature Jeeps or scurry up the climbing wall.
	www.viamagazine.com /top_stories/articles/Mount_Hood04.asp (591 words)

	SummitPost - Mount Hood -- Climbing, Hiking & Mountaineering
		Mount Hood, located about 50 miles east of Portland, Oregon, is one of the most climbed glaciated peaks in North America (#2 in the world behind Japan's Fuji-san, according to some).
		Two things are required for a MLU to work: (1) the lost climber must have it and activate it; (2) the county sheriff must be notified of the lost climber (call 911) to activate their receiving equipment.
		Climbing and skiing on Mount Hood is most popular most from May to Mid-July, which is after avalanche season but before crevasses and rockfall become serious.
	www.summitpost.org /mountain/rock/150189/mount-hood.html (1041 words)

	GORP - Mount Hood National Forest - Oregon
		Mount Hood, the mountain for which this forest was named, is a volcanic peak that has been dormant since the early 1900s.
		Just an hour from metropolitan Portland, the city's skyline is dominated by Mount Hood's lofty presence.
		Whether you come to the forest for an afternoon hike or a weeklong backpacking trip, Mount Hood National Forest is a great place to be.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_forest/or_mount.htm (158 words)

	GORP - Mount Hood Wilderness - Portland Wilderness
		Mount Hood, Oregon's highest summit at 11,240 feet, is a dormant volcano covered with 11 active glaciers.
		With crevassed glaciers to cross, rotten rock to negotiate, and inclement weather the norm, Mount Hood also boasts one of the highest accident rates of all the earth's peaks.
		Overuse has led to a ban on camping in many portions of the wilderness, but at 5,900 feet you can still find the highest campground on Mount Hood.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/publishers/foghorn/or_w_mh.htm (360 words)

	Skiing the Cascade Volcanoes: Mount Hood
		Mount Hood is the highest peak in Oregon and one of the most frequently climbed glaciated mountains in the world.
		Hood is skiable directly from the true summit by several routes, although all of them are quite steep and somewhat exposed.
		The upper portion of the ski descent from the summit used to be considered quite extreme, but recent ablation of the glacier has reduced the risk somewhat, although the large bergschrund (crevasse) is still hazardous in spring.
	www.skimountaineer.com /CascadeSki/CascadeSki.php?name=Hood (373 words)

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