The first day of my trip was a little hectic and boring. At breakfast a friend that frequently rides to Montana suggested that I ride up the gorge on I-84 then go north at Pendleton on Hwy 11 until it meets up with Hwy 12 and take it to Missoula. I did. It took me 11 hours to cover 606 miles. The ride was scenic and I took some pictures of it, however my lens cover that opens automatically, didn't. At Pendleton I took a picture of a kid dressed like a buffalo and then on Lolo Pass I took a picture of this building on top of the mountain.
I saw a lot of other stuff today. I saw miles and miles of amber waves of grain in Washington around Walla Walla. They grow more than onions there.
The rest of the ride was scenic. It reminded me of hwy 22 from Mill City to Sisters with a side trip to Estacada. I checked into a hotel and there are no restaurants open around it so I went to Safeway and got a ham an cheese sandwich from their deli. Now I think I'll go to sleep.
Tomorrow will be a better day and a better blog....I hope.
Hey Jim,
ReplyDeletethat trip sounds like a big adventure! Looking forward to following you through the states on this page.
Good luck from Germany!
Anna
When you are in Billings, Mt. check out the Cracker Barrel for a great meal. An alternative route to Spearfish,SD is to take 212 which runs behind Little Big Horn, but have a full tank when you start our from Little Big Horn. Not a whole lot of gas stations.
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Careful. You're entering injun territory.
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