Left the motel headed north towards Mt Hood. After a few stops found ourselves on the south eastern corner of the national park. We decided not to risk going up and headed around the south side of the mountain towards Portland. Stopped in some little town for lunch and gave Louie Martinez a call. He met us on the east side of Portland and we headed east on the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Byway.
The Columbia is truly one of Americas great rivers and the gorge it cut across Oregon is incredible. Stopped down the road at Multnomah Falls, the highest water fall in Oregon, put some pics on the web.
After a hike up to the bridge by the falls and a visit with Louie it was time to continue east. Stopped for the night in The Dalles a city named after the Indian name for the rapids on the Columbia in the area and a base camp for Lewis and Clark.
We have been following the Lewis and Clark trail all afternoon, we followed it out of St Louis last year.
One thing I forgot yesterday that really struck me happened at Subway where we had lunch. We had backed in taking up most of the front of the restaurant with our bikes. Everyone had gone out and was getting ready to leave except for me when I noticed an older gentleman standing next to his table watching the process with rapt attention. The Subway guy who had been talking to us walked up to the old man and said "Do you know where there going?" and before the man could answer he said "anywhere they want".
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Keep enjoying "anywhere they want"!!
Love you!!
Ditto on Genna's comment. Time for me to go to bed right now. I like sleeping on your side, it's softer... love, me
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