jim was feeling pretty tired this morning. we woke up early. i woke up at 5:00; it was light out! i let jim sleep as long as i felt comfortable, but since we were camping in a 'day use only' state park, i thought it appropriate that we get out before the park opened. as it was, a walker and a runner came by before we were gone. we were on the road by 6:15.
we said goodby to the historic columbia river highway, but not before a few more incredible views. the trail through the state park was a lovely 10 foot wide path, freshly paved, just for bicycles and pedestrians. we transitioned to roadway, where i was able to have a pre-breakfast of cherries right off the trees. then rowena point offered a view of a canyon leading to the columbia, and then the gorge. multiple switch backs with sheer drop offs brought us back down to the river. nothing like coming around a hair pin and just looking out into space and the river beyond. no time for picture taking. jim ranked it in our top 3 decents. maurice, the decent kid, would have loved it.
breakfast in the dalles was unmemorable, and we moved on to the deschuttes river and maryhill, wa. lunch among a bevy of trucks and tourists, before crossing to maryhill, wa. and a lovely little state park. short day, about 40 mi., an
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