….climbing
rapidly on wet roads soon entered the clouds themselves the dense foliage and
road covered in wisps of fog when suddenly the light rain turned to snow.
Before long the snow was turning to ice obscuring the bikes windshields with
the geometric shapes of ice crystals.
What a great
ride!
The original route was going to take us on a
much steeper road over a higher pass but it’s still closed from the winter
storms. The Cascades are still some of the most heavily forested beautiful
mountains I have ridden.
Coming down
the eastern slope is a completely different experience with the trees giving
way to wide open vistas and thankfully today drier roads. Eventually made it to
The Dalles a great little city on the Columbia River. There is a bridge over
the river with a great view of the dam and the large locks to move ships around
the dam.
Ended the
day in Yakima WA, Canada tomorrow?
Route 126 east to Redmond, 97 north to 197, 197 to The Dalles, 14 east to 97 north.
1 comment:
Brrrrrrrr, not so pleasant sounding to me, but great scenery.
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