WE WILL HEAD SOUTH ON # 3 TO HELLS CANYON, THEN WEST  AND A FEW ZIG ZAGS AND END UP IN JOHN DAY OREGON!

THIS IS QUITE A NICE SURPISE! WOW!!  RIGHT FROM THE EDGE OF CLARKSTON WE GET A GOOD ROAD THAT WIGGLES UP OUT OF THE GORGE AT ASOTIN!.

THEN JUST DOWN THE ROAD WE HIT THE (RATTLESNAKE ?? )  GRADE AT THE OREGON BORDER! WOWEEE! THIS IS GREAT FUN! KINDA DECIEVING COUNTRY AS ITS JUST ABOUT THE OPPOSITE OF THE BIG MOUNTAIN PASS'S LIKE THE BEARTOOTH AND SUCH! OUT HERE YOU RIDE UP ON THE FLAT, THEN GO DOWN  INTO THE BIG GORGES! SAME KINDA RIDING, JUST  DOWN INSTEAD OF UP!  :)
THIS WAS FUN! GREAT PRACTICE !

GOOD STUFF!

NOW THAT WAS FUN!!

 WELL THANK YOU!!

ONLY DOWNER BOUT OREGON IS THE PIA HAVING THE GAS JOCKIES WANT TO  DO THE GAS THING ALL THE TIME! SEEMS IT THE LAW? I HATE IT!

SMALLHORN MOUNTAIN SHEEP! WOW!

SOMETHING STRANGE THOUGH..I SWEAR I SEE RAYBOB OFF HIS BIKE AND OUT IN THE FIELD FOR A FEW MINUTES..BUT HE'S SOON BACK WITH US!
 
 
 

THIS I CAN'T REALLY UNDERSTAND AT ALL! A CONVERTIBLE GOLDWING TRIKE  ? ONLY DOWN HERE......
THIS HAS MORE PLASTIC WIND DEFLECTORS ON IT THAN I HAVE EVER SEEN..LOOK CLOSE!
NONE OF THAT DAMN EVIL AIR IS GONNA TOUCH THEM!!

QUITE A PROJECT!

BREAKFAST IN ENTERPRISE AT A COOL BAR, THEN WE GO LOOKING FOR THE ROAD TO HELLS CANYON.ALMOST MISS IT, NOT MUCH OF A TRAIL AT FIRST, BUT TURNS OUT TO BE A  GOOD HOUR OF  ENDLESS HAIRPINS! VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC, IN FACT THEY ALL MOVED OVER AND LET US BY..MUST BE LOCALS.  A REAL LAUGH WAS  WATCHING A FEW GUYS ON CRUISERS WITH HIGH BARS AND WITH VERY HEAVY CARGO :) , WOBBLING AROUND THE HAIRPINS!AND I MEAN WOBBLING..NEARLY FELL OVER  RIGHT IN FRONT OF US MORE THAN ONCE! HILLARIOUS! JUST GOING TOO SLOW TO KEEP STEADY! SURE FUNNY FROM BEHIND THO!!  BUT EASY TO GET PAST AND IT WAS A GREAT RIDE I WILL DO AGAIN SOMETIME!

THE START OF HELLS CANYON ROAD..YAHOOO

THIS IS THE OPEN EASY STUFF..ONCE IT GOT NARROW AND TIGHT I WAS HAVING TOO MUCH FUN RUNNIN HARD TO TAKE ANY PICS...

RAYBOB HAS A BRILLIANT IDEA! HE SAYS WE SHOULD JUMP THE SNAKE RIVER DOWN THERE WITH HIS ST1300 AND  GET RICH!  I SAY HE SHOULD AS I WILL TAKE THE PICS!!
WHERE DOES HE GET THESE IDEAS FROM??  WHO WOULD EVER HAVE THOUGHT OF JUMPING THE SNAKE RIVER?? I THINK HE NEEDS TO STICK A ROCKET IN HIS BUTT AND GO FOR IT!
 

THIS HAS MILES OF GOOD HARD HANG ON HAIRPINS! WHAT A BLAST! AND WORKOUT!

WE MAKE IT TO HELL!!!
AGAIN I AM THERE!!

WELL,ACTUALLY I REALLY HAVE BEEN THERE, AND ESCAPED..ITS WHAT IS ALSO KNOW AS NORTHERN MANITOBA.
THIS IS WAYY BETTERER!

PITSTOP AT THE HELLS CANYON OVERLOOK! CALE PULLS OUT OUR TRAVEL MUG!

MR TOURIST  CRUISING AROUND ON THE WALKING TRAILS!  LONG WAY DOWN! IT SAYS ITS DEEPER THAN THE GRAND CANYON!!

SASQUATCH!!
I CATCH ONE TRYING TO STEAL CALES TRAVEL MUG! MEAN EVIL LOOKING DEMENTED THING! I LEAVE IT ALONE AND WAIT FOR IT TO RETREAT BACK TO ITS LAIR!

IT DOES AFTER IT STEALS CALES PANTS AND TRIES TO PUT THEM ON! SHORTLY AFTER THIS IT SAW ME ANDRAN OFF INTO THE BUSH NAKED!!

AND YES! IT IS A LONG WAY DOWN THERE!!

THEN ITS BACK TO THESE  BORING ROADS AGAIN FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR TWO!

HEADING OUT OF HELL AND BACK TO THE OPEN AGAIN! WEST TO BAKER!

WE DO A DETOUR UP NORTH AND ACROSS WHAT THEY CALL THE "LITTLE ALPS" AND DOWN THRU SUMPTER OREGON ON OUR WAY TO JOHN DAY. GUESS WHAT..MORE GRAVEL, BUT JUST CONSTRUCTIUON FOR A FEW MILES, THEN WE ARE OFF ON ANOTHER TOALLY DESERTED ROAD! KINDA DULL THOUGH, WOULDNT RECOMMEND THIS ONE.

HEADING SOUTH TOWARDS SUMPTER.

SAME....
 

SUMPTER IS OVER!

ALMOST DONE, HEADING INTO JOHN DAY OR.
 

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