It can be all too easy to heap accolades upon Oregon’s most beautiful places, but this time we really, seriously mean it.
The Mitchell Point Tunnel, which opened to pedestrians and cyclists in March, has instantly become one of the best attractions in the state.
Found on the eastern end of the Columbia River Gorge just a few miles west of Hood River, the $31 million tunnel is part of the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, an ambitious project that aims to build a 73-mile bikeway through the gorge…