Longhurst 1939 July 9 Itinerary Hood River, Hood River Co., Oregon Yesterday we broke camp at Brooks Mdw. about 3:00 P.M. Instead of ging back by way of the E. fork of the Hood R. we took the road along the ridge to the north. This road generally follows the backbone of the ridge and finally drops down to the Hood R. Valley in the vicinity of Parkdale. Because the Dodge truck had developed a bad grinding in its rear universal joint, we stopped at the Dodge agency in Hood River, where a mechanic discovered that a part of the universal joint had become crystallized and broken. As no repair parts were available in Hood River, it was necessary to order them from Portland. The parts were due on the stage this morning; so we slept along the Columbia R. near Hobert Hohberg's Beach about 2 mi E of Hood River. Bats were seen flying about in the evening and several species of birds were noted: Cliff swallow, swift (apparently Vaux), great blue heron, gulls sp.