The convention hotel set aside a “car corral” in the parking lot for all the convention participants.
The morning of Day 11 was spent on a car tour to Mt. Hood. One stop on the way was Vista House at Crown Point where we got good views of the Columbia River Gorge. Vista House was built between 1916-1918 as a memorial to Oregon pioneers, as a comfort station for those traveling on the Historic Columbia River Highway and as an observatory. The octagonal stone structure towers 733 feet above the Columbia River and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
On the climb to Mt. Hood, the parade of Alfas turned many heads.
Timberline Lodge was built by the W.P.A. in 1937 at the tree line of Mt. Hood. The glacier above the lodge is the only year-round skiing site in the lower 48 states.
The concorso and field meet was held in the morning of day 12. Cars were displayed and some judged for prizes.
This 1938 8C 2900 B Alfa Romeo coupe is one of the rarest road cars in the world. It sold at the Barrett-Jackson auto auction several years ago for over $4M. Last year, it won Best of Show at the world’s premier car show, the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
Before we left Portland, we spent some time with our nephew, Tim. Absent mindedly we forgot to take a picture…(next time Tim!) It was great to see him though. We ended the day with a visit to Westfir, OR, at the home of Tim’s mother, Helaine. Tim’s sister, Jasmine, who lives in Eugene, was there too.
Our wish of seeing a bald eagle on this trip was fulfilled on the drive to Westfir. We had just put the top down minutes earlier when we spied the eagle soaring overhead as we paralleled the Willamette River. There was nowhere to pull over, but for those brief moments, it was an exhilarating sight to see!