July Midweek Casual Drive in the Mt. Hood Forest, from the “Sweep’s” Perspective BY ERIC LEWIS AND BELLA SUTTON | PHOTOS BY ERIC LEWIS
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hat a beautiful day for a drive in a Porsche. Twenty-eight Porsches showed up at the End of the Oregon Trail facility. There were Caymans, Boxsters, 911s and one fast Macan. A lot of the cabriolets already had their tops down and were ready for the coolness of the 55+ mph breeze. David Lee took charge and got us through the drivers meeting. A big thank-you goes out to Steve Blesdoe for bringing his loud whistle. My ears are still ringing… On the road, it felt great to escape the heat of the Portland metro
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area and enjoy the luscious green Mt. Hood National Forest nestled in the Cascade Mountain Range. The route followed the winding Clackamas River upstream. There were beautiful areas of white water rapids all along the way. My substitute navigator, my neice, Bella, told me that she had participated in a rafting trip a couple of summers ago over white water rapids that looked very similar to the ones we were seeing. (I thought she was just making conversation.) She was finally waking up and sounding excited. Around a corner we drove