Recreation officials will be watching the upcoming Fourth of July holiday weekend closely. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Manager Lynn Burditt says what’s actually open is fairly status quo, but the Independence Day weekend has always tend to bring people to the area. Burditt adds they are continuing to consider how to proceed with some opening of the Historic Columbia River Highway in the western part of the Gorge and Multnomah Falls Lodge, and there may be some news on that in the next week.