Cinco de mayo y el Colombia Gorge

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My wife is visiting my son for Mom's Day at Oregon St. Univ. so it was time to take the CB1100 out for its first extended ride. Just finished the 600 mile oil change last night, but I thought I'd do today's run before checking the chain tension and lubing it...supposed to rain again tomorrow.

Portland always has a 5 de mayo celebration--fun with my wife, but not so much alone...besides the Columbia Gorge is nicer than the crowds of Portland. Got away by noon and headed east on 84 towards Bridge of the Gods, crossed into Washington and headed east on 14 to Stevenson, WA. Stopped for lunch and met an eldery gent named Brad who was having the same idea, only he started early morning and was just finishing up his ride on his Honda NT700v. Pretty bike. He admired the CB1100, seemed to know the basics about it. We ate lunch together and swapped bicycle and motorcycle ride stories before heading our own ways...

Right after lunch, from the north side of the Columbia


Spring wildflowers are doing their thing


Fisherman cleaning his boat


Paddle boat!


I love riding through the tunels on hiway 14...there's about 5 or 6 of them within a couple miles of each other


Mt Hood. Ski season ended this weekend at Timberline where I like to go. I made it up there 4 times this year. It's nice from down below as well...


Love the beauty!






The Gorge starts drying out heading east of the Mt. Hood area (Hood River and The Dalles on the Oregon side). Rocky...less forest...