Anxious Oregonians Head for the Woods, Creating a Traffic Jam in the Columbia River Gorge

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Anxious Oregonians Head for the Woods, Creating a Traffic Jam in the Columbia River Gorge

“Parking lots and roadside parking overflowed this week, with cars parking in ditches and blocking intersections.”
By Aaron Mesh
Published March 20 at 5:05 PMUpdated March 21 at 12:58 PM

Looking for respite from a pandemic by escaping to the woods? You're not alone.

Oregon transportation officials say car traffic in the Columbia River Gorge has jumped to midsummer levels as anxious, recently jobless Portlanders look for solitude at the region's most popular waterfalls...