Viento "Forgotten" Loop (1a)

Route 2

Loop 1a SouthGoogle Earth
Into the Small, Overlooked HCRH Loop (2013)HCRH. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. April 30, 2013. Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights Reserved

I am calling this next segment the "forgotten" loop since it did not start appearing in ODOT plans until 2010 and was left off of the CLI, which I am using to title the segments in this area.

While the 2010 plan does identify this section as an abandoned CRH fragment, it is still not entirely accurate... The pavement has not been removed here, but it is deeply buried under the grass.

2010 ODOT Trail Plan - Viento - MP 58 - Pg. 28Quatrefoil, Inc., ODOT. The Historic Columbia River Highway: State Trail Plan - Wyeth to Hood River. Winter 2010. (28)
Loop 1a SouthGoogle Street View
Almost Forgotten HCRH Fragment (2013)HCRH. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. April 30, 2013. Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights Reserved

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Grass Growing On Pavement (2013)HCRH. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. April 30, 2013. Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights Reserved
Pavement Under There (2013)HCRH. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. April 30, 2013. Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights Reserved
Like Carpet, Over Pavement (2013)HCRH. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. April 30, 2013. Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights Reserved
Forgotten Fragment , Westbound (2013)HCRH. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. April 30, 2013. Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights Reserved
Viento Bluff and Old Highway Loop (2013)HCRH. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Oregon. April 30, 2013. Copyright © 2014 A. F. Litt , All Rights Reserved

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