HINT #1 NUMERO UNO NUMERO UN NUMMER EINS
This region of the country is home to some of the world’s largest technology companies, including Microsoft, Intel, Expedia, and Amazon. Aerospace is also an important industry, with Boeing and Air Canada having a large presence in the region. During World War II, Boeing was involved in a secret B-17 bomber factory in this region. It needed to be hidden from any enemies, so a Hollywood set designer got to work and camouflaged the factory creating an entire fake neighborhood on top of the plant, including fake trees, sidewalks and houses. “Boeing Wonderland” was demolished in 2011. |
HINT #2
This state does the most, to say the least…
• 68% of all apples in the US come from this state.
• It is the most glaciated state in America, with 3,000 glaciers at present.
• AND despite being the backdrop for some fictional teen vampires, this area is immensely popular due to having one of the few rainforests in North America, The Hoh Rainforest!
HINT #3
Nestled between Mt. Hood and Mt. Saint Helen’s, this GORGE-ous area has 50 hiking trails, 75 waterfalls, and 21 national parks & recreation areas. There are 800 species of wildflowers, 13 of which are found only in the gorge. This place is home to 24 currently endangered species of wildlife.
BONUS FUN FACT:
Native American legend says the Great Spirit built a bridge of stone that was a gift of great magnitude to help the people cross what is now the Colombia River. The Great Spirit’s sons fell into war with each other and destroyed the natural bridge in their fighting.
An enormous landslide formed a natural dam in the river high enough for the natives to safely cross. The bridge was called “The Bridge of the Gods.” Around the 1690’s the Bridge of the Gods collapsed during the Great Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquakes.
In 1920, the U.S. War Department issued a construction permit for a bridge to connect Cascade Locks, Oregon and Stevenson, Washington. The Wauna Toll Bridge Company completed the bridge in 1926.
You will drive over this bridge just before reaching our resort, so get your camera and toll money ready.
HINT #4
In Native Chinook, this lodge’s name means “swift water.”
BONUS FUN FACT:
Although built in 1993, the lodge was designed to mimic the architectural charm of the great Cascadian lodges built at the turn of the twentieth century.
Did you figure it out?
Answers:
Hint #1: The Pacific Northwest
Hint #2: Washington State
Hint #3: Colombia River Gorge…
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