for Submission as a National Scenic
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-- Highway 35 into Hood River.
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Departing from Troutdale, the byway route is as follows:

-- through Wood Village and Gresham to Dodge Park Boulevard,
-- Highway 26 through Sandy and the Villages of Mt. Hood and the
Cascade Range, outdoor recreation (biking, hiking, fishing , windsurfing and
year-round skiing/snowboarding), parks, rivers, restaurants, lodging
properties , including historic Timberline Lodge, and Oregon Trail and Barlow
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Hood's south side an
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(1) Travel Industry Association of America, May 2004
(2) National Sporting Goods Association, March 2005

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Oregon Transportation Commission Approves Mt. Hood Scenic Byway Proposal

The proposal for
national status will be submitted in April 2005 and approvals will be
announced in Washington, D.

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C. Now, thanks to the dedicated work of partners in
Clackamas, Hood River and Multnomah counties who filed the official
application, the Oregon Transportation Commission has given final consent to
designate the route as an official Oregon State Scenic Byway, making it the
sixth in the state .

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The Mt. Camping, second only to walking, remains the
most popular outdoor activity in the country, attracting more than 55 million
Americans in 2004 (2).

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The proposal was reviewed and approved by the Oregon
Transportation Commission during its meeting in Salem on Wednesday, March 16,
2005, after the State Byways Committee and Oregon Tourism Commission had given
their approval earlier in the year. Treasures along the route include views of Mt.

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