Mt. Adams, Washington

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After 3 hours of house painting this morning, it was time to go for a ride. Felt like searching out a new area and wanted to get relatively close to Mt. Adams (Washington), as I've never really explored the area much--there are not a a lot of paved roads that get you very close. Glenwood would do today.



To get to where I wanted to see, I took fast I-84 east and crossed into WA at Bridge of the Gods, then east on hiway 14 to hiway 141. Once I started heading north on 141, nearly all the traffic subsided and it was easy going to BZ Corner. Then east by northeast to Glenwood. The forest started opening up and Mt. Adams came into view...




A few miles south of Glenwood


It was about 330, so time for a coffee and pastry at the Glenwood country store


Then took very fun Canyon Road back towards the Columbia River. Lovely curvy roads non-stop for 25 miles...


Back at I-84 at The Dalles, I could have taken it back to Gresham and been home in a little over an hour, but I knew my wife would be working late this eve, so no rush to get home.

Crossed the creek and took 197 south to Dufur. It's always kind of shocking to cross over to the dry side of Oregon. Mt. Hood looms in the distance


I like cemetaries and this was Dufur's


I've told me wife and kids that I'd prefer to be cremated rather than buried when I exit this world, but if I wanted to be buried, the Dufur Cemetary would not be a bad spot, nice and tidy with great views


At Dufur, straight west towards hiway 35 and Mt. Hood...very fun run, beautiful fruit farms and cattle ranches, until you climb back into the forest




Mt. Hood viewed from White River area...will be snow capped again shortly


And back home by 730pm. About 230 miles.