The other side of Oregon

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I live near Portland...the great Northwet...drippy rain 7 months of the year with grey skies and green forests, mild temps...

On the other side of Oregon, east of the Cascades, it's another story.

Headed out yesterday morning at 10am to "avoid the heat" of Gresham. I had been with extended family the last 7 weeks straight, and it was time to get away...

Checked out Le Page park where the John Day River flows into the Columbia. Temps were in the low 90s by noon.



Headed east along I-84, hugging the Columbia River to Arlington, about two hours away.



Marina at Arlington


After lunch, it was time to head inland, following hiway 19 south.
Just south of Arlington, came across the aftermath of a brush fire caused by one of the wind turbines that burned over 2000 acres on August 2.

[url=http://www.kptv.com/story/38803146/wind-turbine-caught-on-fire-in-arlington]News report