Day 5, Leg 1, Pendleton to Wasco,OR

Pendleton is a lovely little town, nestled into a rolling valley.
After a confortable night, we get our usual 7:15 start. It is cooll
but no more so than a Chicago spring morning. It is 45 promising 65
later today. Ironically, next friday they are expecting record, 95
deg., temperatures.
We take 84 north and northwest. At first it is the usual interstate.
Then, when it hits the Colombia river it turns into a terrific scenic
byway. It follows along the beautiful Colombia river gorge where the
green covered slopes tumble down to the water. Beautiful. The bridge
to 97 North is out so we are proceeding westward. We will cross into
washington at The Dalles Dam and proceed north toward Mt. Rainier
(which will circumvent).
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