The Columbia River Gorge is a spectacular river canyon cutting the only sea-level route through the Cascade Mountain Range. It's 80 miles long and up to 4,000 feet deep with the north canyon walls in Washington State and the south canyon walls in Oregon
The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, an 80-mile stretch east of Portland, offers unparalleled scenery and outdoor recreation options, such as Multnomah Falls, the tallest double-tiered waterfall in Oregon, dropping a dramatic 620 feet.
Michael Smith is the vice president of convention sales for Travel Portland, the convention and visitors bureau of Portland. For more information on planning a sustainable meeting, visit the Green Meetings Toolkit.
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