Many of the glaciers and snowfields on Mount Hood are named after explorers and mountaineers, including Newton Clark, Elijah “Lige” Coalman, Henry Coe, Thomas Eliot, Rodney Glisan and Joel Palmer.
On clear days, you can see snowy Mount Hood, the highest mountain in Oregon (at 11,239 feet), from Portland. Mount Hood is the region's prime skiing area, with numerous powdery downhill and cross ...