Let's see your CB1100 out on the road!

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My morning ride out to The Dalles, Oregon. Hiway 84 east towards Hood River, crossed the bridge to WA. Hiway 14 to turnoff for The Dalles, crossed back over the Columbia the The Dalles along 84 back to Gresham.

Oregon side before Hood River


Look out from WA side


Lots of spring rain produce the proverbial May flowers


Columbia water temp is 58 degrees, still kinda chilly


Mt. Hood always sneaks its way into my photos...but different angle, from the north


It's amazing how quickly the forests give way to the rolling, treeless hills of central Oregon




I really like hiway 14 along the river


Sideroad to Horsethief Lake (really part of the river)


The Dalles bridge


I heard of a bunch of mini-explosions going off; a guy pulled up next to me at and we started the familiar converstation..."what year is that?" He explained the explosions: fish and game people set them off to scare away fern birds that eat the young salmon as they make their way out to sea.


Heading through Mosier back to 84


2 long conversations with strangers about the bike...topics veered off towards gun rights, democracy in trouble, land usage, homelessness...geez, I just came out for a ride.