From Paradise Loop to a Slice of Heaven: Timberline Lodge, Mt. Hood, Oregon

I can be all about roughing it, but I do like to mix in a bit of luxury too (especially as a grand finale). After the hiking the Paradise Loop trail, I found a slice of  heaven at the historic Timberline Lodge.  Constructed of native timber and stone, the exquisitely crafted lodge was built during the depression era as part of the Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration (WPA) program between 1936 and 1938. Read more