Take a tour to one of the most breathtaking places in America--A trip to the top of Mt. Hood to Timberline Lodge.
The Mt. Hood Loop tour is your escape to Mt. Hood--adventures, farm to table flavors, educational scenic touring & specially crafted by My Chauffeur to showcase Mt. Hood's unparalleled beauty.
Adventure Package starts at $100*
See & Learn About:

• One of the world's most scenic highway loops
• The gorge & waterfall route (Columbia R. Gorge tour) formed by tectonic uplift and volcanism and cut by massive historic floods along Interstate I-84 and the historic Columbia River Gorge Highway, the "King of Roads"
• The fault-and volcano-bounded Hood River Valley and up the flanks of Mount Hood to the 'top' (pictured right).
• If time allows, between Hood River and Timberline Lodge, we;ll stop at Panorama Point in Hood River and Horkelia Meadow (pictured right) in the early Summer for Conifer Forests and wildflowers. Blue Stickseed, Tawny Horkelia, Larkspur, Lupine, Scarlet Gilia, Sticky currant and Vanilla Leaf are just a few that are view-able. We'll also see Western Larch (Oregon’s only deciduous conifer), Englemann spruce, Ponderosa pine, Lodgepole pine, White pine and raptors in this 'Fire Forest'.

Once inside Timberline Lodge (pictures right), we'll see:

• NATIVE MATERIALS AND OLD WORLD QUALITY create a unique and truly regional style known as Cascadian. Three decorative themes including wildlife, Native American, and pioneer appear throughout.
• The Exhibition Center - The once-damp, black hole of the Lodge's lower level is now the airy Exhibition Center.
  • Blue Gentian guest room - Here a visitor can stop the clock as one of the Center's highlights is the life-size replica of the popular Blue Gentian guest room. The viewer looks into this room through an outside window and sees an occupied hotel room in 1937 with period music and the chair of FDR and his voice coming from the 1930s radio on the bedside table.
  • The Builders of Timberline Video - The Center in the Barlow Room describes (via a 30 minute continuous loop video) the creation of Timberline Lodge depicting the 1930s WPA worker's erecting the lodge by hand and, using modern audio and visual technology, re-creates the Great Depression and the architecture, engineering and art created in the Northwest during the 1930s.  Topics that will be discussed include: WPA history, Lodge History, Ski History and a general overview of the building of Timberline Lodge. Learn the History
  • ​Heidi and Bruno - Visit with Heidi and Bruno, Timberline's resident St. Bernards.
• ​Take the Magic Mile Chairlift Ride all the way to 'The Top'! (pictured right)
• USFS Nature or Interpretive Tour - Learn about the flora, fauna, and geology of Mt. Hood on a nature hike with a USFS guide or alternatively, learn about the building of the Timberline Lodge on an interpretive tour inside the lodge.  $0-$4 per person

Plus:

• Gourmet Lunches
• Dining at one of the country's best small places for food lovers; Hood River's Oak Street or Timberline Lodge's 3 dining options including a hearty breakfast or lunch buffet in the Cascade Dining Room or casual food and drinks with stunning views of Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson at the Ram's Head Bar. In the Blue Ox  Bar (picture right) next door to the Exhibition Center, the visitor drops back 70 years in time viewing the glass murals of legendary Paul Bunyan and Babe the blue ox while enjoying hand-tossed pizza or deli sandwich and a pint from Mt. Hood Brewing Company.
• Book an overnight stay @ Timberline Lodge**

 ​*Pricing starting at $100-$160 per person is for the standard full-day (6-10 hours) tour with 4+ people in your group. The cost is higher with less than 4 persons or for extended tour lengths and less for large groups of 6+ ppl. Call to confirm pricing. Pricing may change without notice. 
**Book an overnight stay @ Timberline Lodge - Pricing stays the same except for the addition of your guides private room & meals. (about $200)

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