WE HEAD WEST ALONG THE GORGE, TAKE A COOL RIDE WEST ALONG THE OLD COLUMBIA HIGHWAY, THEN ACROSS THE BRIDGE AT HOOD RIVER AND BACK DOWN THE WASHINGTON SIDE OF THE GORGE !

THE OLD HIGHWAY...UP SHE GOES!

ALONG THE COLUMBIA R

( I HAVE LOTS OF PHOTOS OF THE SAME AREA IN A PREVIOUS SITE, SO WILL SKIP THEM)

NICE RIDE! COULD EASILY SPEND A DAY AROUND HERE!
 
 

CROSSING BACK TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE GORGE
TOLL BRIDGE..COST 50 CENTS!!

THE GORGE....

NEARING STONHENGE!!!! SERIOUSLY..THERE IS  A CLONE OF IT UP AHEAD.

MT HOOD!

THEN......

WE HEAD OFF  DOWN A COOL ROAD TO HEPPNER OR, PLANNING ON  HITTING FIRE ROAD  052 THROUGH SUMPTER, SUPPOSED TO BE A GREAT ROUTE....BUT ITS CLOSED DUE TO FIRES!
 

$%^&*^% MOTHER NATURE! SHOOT THE ^&*&*!!

SO WE JUMP OVER TO THE FREEWAY AT LA GRANDE AND END UP IN ONTARIO FOR THE NITE.
NICE PAINT ON THE HOG!!!
 
 

DAY 5

YUK!
WE HAVE NO CHOICE! THERE IS NO QUICK ROUTE TO MOAB OTHER THAN THE INTERSTATE..YIPPEE..SO WE  JUST FIGURE A WASTED  DAY AHEAD AND LETS ZOOM ZOOM AND GET IT OVER WITH!

WE ARE RIGHT! IT SUCKS TILL WE ARE WITHIN 20 MILES OF MOAB! TOMMOROW WILLBE  GOOD THO!
 

THIS IT IS THE SAME AS THE PRAIRIES, MAYBE  OK AT FIRST, BUT AFTER A HOUR  IT ALL LOOKS THE SAME!

YES, NEITHER OF US WANTS TO GO BACK THERE..

 
 
 

HAHAAAAA..+42C, BARREN DESERT, .I DUNNO BOUT THIS PLACE, SOMETHING OUTA WACK HERE!!!
 
 

HEY..COOL RAYBOB WAKES UP AND IS SUPRISED TO SEE A LUMP OF RED STUFF AHEAD!
HE THINKS THAT MUST BE UTAH UP ON TOP!
 

YOW!!  42 DEGREES  OUT! SOMETHING LIKE 103F...BUT I'M COOL AS WEARING NOTHING BUT THE MESH JACKET AND  LOTSA WATER!

I LOVE THIS  AT 42C!!!! GOOD JOKE!!!

COMING INTO MOAB!
 

GETTING CLOSER TO THE POOL!!!
 

CL

I AM COOKED!!
ITS OBVIOUSLY TIME FOR A BEER!!
 

OK..WE HIT THE POOL THEN GO TO THE BREW HOUSE FOR SUPPER!

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