Mt Bachelor ski resort. Lifts were running but my boss fears heights.
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A walk in the woods at Deschutes. Wife didn't follow after reading the notice that said to beware of bears. She didn't tell me.
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Checked into a hotel by the river at Bend for tonight.
Edit: took a short walk over the bridge.
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Into town. The Old Mill district is geared up for tourism with shops, restaurants and a cinema.
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Winery outlet too.
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Walked back to shower before dinner.
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Dozens of people floating past down the river.
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Headed into the mountains. Stopped at a town called Sisters.
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Walked down main Street. Wife spotted a sewing shop and cloth was bought.
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On into the mountains. Miles of charred trees from Forrest fires.
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Reached the observatory and walked to the top.
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Several mountaintops can be seen. More lava rock everywhere around here.
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From there the road got steep, narrow and twisty. Found a lake where we had a picnic.
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Had enough of travelling so looked up accomodation in Google Maps when the signal came back. A place called Detroit came up by the lake.
A bit rustic to what we usually choose.
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But the bar over the road helps data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
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Breakfast in the diner.
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Followed the river.
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Through the Forrest. So many trees that we couldn't see the mountains.
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Very dry, fire risk is high.
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Stopped by the lake. Angler will eat well tonight.
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The industrial hemp farms gave way to Xmas trees.
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Next stop the End if the Oregon Trail visitors centre. We stepped on the trail on previous holidays in Missouri and Wyoming.
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Excellent film documenting the pioneer's journey.
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Then a look at the exhibits.
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Before walking the grounds.
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Followed Historic Route 30 along the Columbia River. Stopped at a roadside stall.
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Further along to Multnomah Falls.
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Took the path and walked over the bridge.
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Horsetail Falls was a few miles allong the US 30.
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Watched a really long train go by.
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Before checking into a hotel at Hood River. View of the river from our patio.
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Fantastic pics - thanks for sharing.
A long drive today. After breakfast we crossed the toll bridge back into Washington State.
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Followed the twisty Forrest road to a viewpoint. South side of Mt Saint Helens in the distance.
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Decided to get nearer but that involved a trek to the other side.
Stopped to buy sandwiches. Walked in the nearby cemetery.
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Stopped at the Mt Saint Helens visitors centre. Still not close enough.
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Roadside picnic at the cliff edge.
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Getting closer.
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Finally got to the Observation centre. About 5 miles away. Pics don't really show the scale of the site.
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The show in the visitors centre gave an interesting account of the 1980 event.
Have to return the way we came in. Several long bridges.
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Haven't seen any accomodation for hours. Pressed on until we found a motel at Morton. Then out for dinner at a local diner. Football was on which meant steaks were discounted and Bud Light was $1 a pint when the games started. Place soon filled data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
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Walked back through the streets. Lovely warm evening with a sunset.
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It had rained overnight and the clouds were low this morning.
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Stopped at Elbe for a look around. I guess it was a railway town in the past?
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Coaches were reused as a restaurant and accomodation.
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Stumbled across a sculpture park.
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Next into Mount Rainier national park.
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Great views of the mountain.
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Lots of opportunities to stroll and take a pic.
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Short trail around Box Canyon.
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Brought us out at a tunnel.
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The rivers were low. Looking at the huge boulders and trees scattered everywhere, I imagine they would be quite violent during the thaw.
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Out of the park and checked into a motel at Packwood. Tried to get to the river but the road through the woods hit a dead end. Did see several big ants nests though. The size of a dustbin and very active.
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Edit: dinner in a local place. Just a short walk so the driver can drink data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7 Nice to chat with a couple of locals.
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