Ice Gal's: Rent A Cat

After a few days enjoying good company, and the bars and restaurants of Spokane, it was time to go for another ride.

Cosmo

Since I am not ready to go home yet, I had to give some thought to, just where I wanted to go. I could just ride home from here. But “OHMS” really likes staying in “The Bay Area”, and what would I do with two snowbound motorbikes in the north? Wait I could couple them together stud the tires and ride both bikes at once in the winter.

OHMS Parked

The voice from OHMS sez the electronics are not compatible, with the other bike. Studded tires are unacceptable, and one rock chip is enough.

FINE then, with a full gas tank of mainly low octane fuel I pointed the LSD lights west on I 90, and after a while I made an exit onto 395

No Need For Gun Laws In Amerika

Highway 395 Avenue de Sierra. Apparently is my favorite road, and this section south bound through eastern Washington is almost as deserted as other sections of 395. That changes going through Pasco and Kennewick, where I cross the mighty Columbia river, and pick up highway 14, that moseys along the north shore of the river.

It becomes rapidly apparent that this section of 14 is not very scenic, unless you like fields of corn, wheat and Washington scablands. There is also no place to pull over and take a look, if you wanted to take a look. I soon discover though that, there is one huge advantage to riding on this side of the river, and that is you can look across to Oregon and highway I 84 and see lots of truck and car traffic.

Flipping through the radio Oregon Public Broadcast comes in loud and clear. Hoping to here Fresh Air I suffer through the news. Yes indeed what in the world will become of us without the latest Nazi to leave the pensetrump administration. But it is hard to believe that they will find someone worse to replace him with.

Ah but then the turnoff to Stonehenge comes into view. Finally something to see. And of course I miss the turn. Oh well I saw another fake one in Texas and have visited the real one in Salisbury. Besides I can see this one from the road

Stonehenge At Salisbury Great Britain

Across the bridge to Oregon and down the road to the Dalles. Its time for some lunch and to wander around this little town.

I stumbled across River Tap and settle in for some lunch. I really didn’t want a burger, but settled for their Gangster Burger, that probably was one of the best burgers I have ever had.

Well now besides burgers what the Dalles is famous for is electricity.

Wind Turbines Overlooking The Columbia River

Wind power came to late to save the once wild and prolific salmon stream, that the Columbia was. Just looking at this makes an even stronger statement against pebble mine, and the destruction of the head waters of the last wild sustainable salmon run in the world, Bristol Bay.