Hello! Last weekend, 10 folks left Portland for the Columbia River Gorge and Panther Creek Falls in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The distance was 60 miles from start to finish each way, roughly:
Portland to Troutdale via Marine Drive, which runs along the Columbia River past both the Portland and Troutdale airports. Troutdale to Cascade Locks via the Historic Columbia River Highway, which leads past Crown Point, and multiple waterfalls, the most famous of which is Multnomah Falls. We were able to travel on the not-yet-opened-but-substantially-complete section of the Historic Columbia River Highway Trail east of Cascade Locks Cascade Locks to Stephenson via the Bridge of The Gods and WA SR-14, stopping for a brew or two at the Walking Man Brewery in Stephenson. Stephenson to Panther Creek Falls Campground via WA SR-14, Wind River Rd, and Old State Rd (USFS 65). The campground is relatively spacious, with vault toilets and at least two well pumps. Panther Creek flows right by, and there were small bathing pools laid out in river rock. The next morning we enjoyed a waffle and bacon breakfast prepared by myself with the assistance of my Sous Chef, Maria. Fortified, we climbed up and gained a fair amount of elevation the next 3 miles on USFS 65 to see the actual Panther Creek Falls, which are spectacular. The ride back was rather uneventful, and went rather easily, with a net elevation loss. Wait, that's not totally true--there were delicious burgers in Cascade Locks at the Char Burger, along with Malt Shakes. The ride ended at Velo Cult in Portland, where beers and chess were enjoyed well into the evening. Technical notes: There is no way I'm carrying waffle kit on anything farther than a short range (<50km) s24o without bribes again. Pictures proved it happened: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/sets/72157635045689329/ Cheers cc -- "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
