June 1, Monday, Back on the Road

Photo: Multnomah falls on the Columbia R. Gorge

Once again, but with less fanfare, Gary, and the Intruder motor home got Tom and I back on the road and onto a bike trail in Portland. Admittedly, we cut our trip short by a few miles, thanks to Paul's leg cramps, but not by much, so who cares? In a few miles, we entered the Columbia River Scenic Highway where we enjoyed Chanticleer Point with its outstanding view of the Columbia Gorge. We had a great view of the Vista House, and then a few miles later, we had a great view of the Gorge from the Vista House. We continued on, and took pictures of Bridal Veil Falls, and the extremely beautiful Montnomah Falls. Spring rains this year added to the drama of all the falls and streams in the area. We ate Charburger at Cascade locks, at the restaurant of the same name.

A little bit later, to our surprise, our Adventure Cycling route took us onto Interstate I-84, which was a little scary. Later on though we decided that expressways, with their large berms are often safer than some of the less traveled, but narrow, bermless, and winding roads we would encounter later.

We finished today’s ride at 60.3 miles in Hood River, OR, overnighting at the Vagabond Inn where we spent more money than we wanted to spend. Lesson learned: Check several places, or you'll pay top dollar for similar quality. Today’s ride time was 4 hours and 49 minutes.