Beginning in Hood River along the Old Columbia River Hwy, this route follows low traffic roads through the hills of east of the city to Panorama Point County Park. Panorama Point provides the best views of the Hood River Valley with views that also include Mt. Hood to the Columbia River Gorge. Park facilities and interpretive signs provide geological history of the Hood River Valley. In spring, the fruit trees in bloom throughout the orchards surrounding the park are a gorgeous sight.