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Mt. Hood Highway Safety and Preservation Construction Starts This Summer

Tuesday, July 8, 2014
by Liz Warren

Anyone traveling along the Mt. Hood Corridor between Rhododendron and Government Camp to Bend and other East side destinations will need to be ready for delays due to the Mt. Hood Highway Safety Project slated for this summer and fall.

What are the projects?

*Blasting to widen the highway and building a retaining wall to prevent rocks from entering the highway

*Paving 8 miles of road

*A concrete barrier to the road will be installed from above Kiwanas Camp Road to the big curves at Mirror Lake.

What does this mean for locals and travelers coming in to the area?

*Potential one hour delays between 5:30 and 7:30 PM. on Monday through Thursdays while blasting occurs. There potentially will be temporary closures for the trails at Mirror Lake also during blasting. Delays may not take an entire hour. The exact times have not been determined. No work on Sundays and holidays. Work will end in November.

*Intermittent traffic delays of 20 minutes during the entire period of construction reducing the travel lanes to one lane in each direction.

*Lots of truck traffic will be on the roads hauling away the blasted rock.

For updates and additional information on the project visit the Mt. Hood Highway Safety Project site.

An online open house explaining the project in detail can be found on the ODOT site.

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Timberline Rim Home Sales are Up in 2014

Monday, June 30, 2014
by Liz Warren

One of the more popular areas in the Mt. Hood area is Timberline Rim a subdivision that wraps around the Sandy River in Rhododendron and Brightwood. After going through many foreclosures after the last couple of years, the area has stabilized and equities increased allowing the foreclosures to diminish to a trickle and owners who have been waiting to sell have seized their opportunities. The low HOA of $200 per year make Timberline Rim an attractive alternative to other options in the area. Amenities include a swimming pool open during summer months, tennis court, hoops for basketball, a lodge for meetings and movies, foosball table and pool table too. Common areas bring access to all residents for easy access to the Sandy River. 

The proximity to hiking in the Mt. Hood National Forest, mountain biking at the Sandy Basin Park located just down the road are excellent easy access recreational opportunities. Near by is a 27 hole golf course at the Resort at the Mountain and don't forget year round skiing about a half hour away at Timberline Lodge!

Twelve sales since the beginning of the year in Timberline Rim are the most we have seen in years. Buyers are purchasing full time homes and recreational homes. Here are the most recent sales:


Timberline Rim real estate sales in 2014


Timberline Rim real estate sales for 2014

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Mt. Hood March Sales Are Huge!

Monday, April 14, 2014
by Liz Warren

March sales numbers are in and 15 properties closed this past month! The hot market for March was definitely  Government Camp with four Condo sales  plus two homes!.Two foreclosure properties were sold and there's only three foreclosures on the entire mountain. Two Mt. Hood National Forest leased land cabins closed and two Timberline Rim homes were purchased. 

Here are the fifteen sales:

Mt. Hood Area SAles for March 2014

Mt. Hood Real Estate Sales for March 2014

Mt. Hood Area Real Estate sales for March 2014

This looks like we will be seeing a very active summer of activity.

 

 

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Market Trends Newsleter

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
by Liz Warren

Catch up on the local market trends in the Mt. Hood area from Welches and Brightwood to Government Camp. See the 15 real sales in February and get details on the mountain's favorite event, the Bite, coming this month!

Market Trends Newsletter

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Government Camp Recent Small Earthquakes

Thursday, March 27, 2014
by Liz Warren

This past weekend a series of small earthquakes have been hitting the Government Camp area with up to 30 quakes from a magnitude of .3 to the largest at 2.3 on the Richter scale. Residents have not been able to feel the quakes but scientists are paying attention because this is a new fault that they were not aware of. This fault is now on the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network list of faults to watch. This map is direct from the PNSN website showing the location of the mini-quakes. 

           Government Camp Earthquakes March 2014

 

 

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Mt. Hood one of the Seven Wonders of Oregon

Monday, March 10, 2014
by Liz Warren

The Seven Wonders of Oregon features our local Mt. Hood in one of the new Travel Oregon ad campaigns. Our spot has Timberline Lodge, Trillium Lake, skiing and boarding, and of course the mountain itself.

Visit Travel Oregon  to find out all the things to do and see on and around Mt. Hood.

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Flood Insuarnce Update

Sunday, March 9, 2014
by Liz Warren

The house just voted on a bill 306-91 to approve the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act with amendments.

The bill would repeal FEMA's ability to raise rates and use new flood maps. It will also cap rates at a max 18% per year. Refunds would be given to flood insurers who were unaware of the new increases without warning. The Senate must pass the amendment before the bill would become law. 

Read the Homeowner's Flood Insurance Affordability Act Fact Sheet from NAR This will get you up to speed on what this act means to anyone in a flood area. 

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Seven Wonders of Oregon

Saturday, March 8, 2014
by Liz Warren

Travel Oregon has kicked off a massive campaign about the seven wonders of Oregon. It's a great  clip!

 

 

Of course with Mt. Hood being one of the seven wonders we are ready for the barrage of tourists coming to enjoy our area.

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Mt. Hood Express Bus

Wednesday, February 19, 2014
by Liz Warren

 

Mt. Hood Express

If you haven’t noticed there’s a new bus in town. It’s called the Mt. Hood Express and it’s a new and exciting addition to the mountain. Great things are happening in Clackamas County and a recent Federal Lands Access Program grant of $476,000 has expanded the old Mountain Express, which expired in 2013,  to an even  bigger and better option for residents, workers and tourists to get to Government Camp and Timberline Lodge at a very affordable rate. The collaboration between Sandy, the Mt. Hood National Forest and required private grant match funding with the Resort at the Mountain, Ski Bowl and Timberline make the $2.00 ticket very affordable. 

Transportation to the mountain has evolved over the years but it's always been a challenge with a challenging road to Timberline and today's clogged roads and limited parking. Old School transportation was the Skiway. See the video below of the tram. The Skiway tram was built in the 1950's and loaded passengers on a tram bus that cabled up to Timberline Lodge starting at today's Thunderhead Lodge. 

 

                              

 

                                                                       New School 

                                                  Mt. Hood Express Bus

Mt. Hood Express Bus Schedule download here

Mt. Hood Express Route Map

www. MtHoodExpress.com 

 

How did the bus system evolve and where did the grant come from?

 

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Cold Snap Coming to Mt. Hood Area-Winterization Tips

Sunday, December 1, 2013
by Liz Warren

We made it through Thanksgiving with minimal snow on the slopes and the weather folks have the warning signs on for a cold snap that is heading our way next week. It begins on Monday and will be with us through the week, even into next weekend. Home and cabin owners in the area should take preemptive measures now to contain the possible freezing pipe caused water damage that we have see in years past when the temperatures are way under freezing for extended periods of time.  

    Cold weather coming to Mt. Hood in December

 

Mt. Hood Winterization Tips

 

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