We woke up at the KOA RV site and saw just how out of place we really were with our tents. Paul's tent had a lot of water pooled under it, but it hadn't rained and there was too much water to have come from dew. We were puzzled until I went to the office to check out. Apparently they can't control their sprinkler system and that's why they don't have tent sites.
We got on the road and continued south through Washington and across the Columbia River into Oregon. We followed the river to the west until we split off to ride around the Mount Hood area.
There's skiing year-round, so the US Olympic ski team trains here during the summer. We wound our way partway up the mountain to the Timberline Lodge. It looked like they had just closed the lifts when we showed up. The outside of the lodge was used in "The Shining," or "The Shinning" as the historical timeline showed. I'd like to think that was a nod to the Simpsons episode, but it was probably just a typo.
We continued into Portland, stopping at a Harley dealer for a couple bolts, oil, and filters for Paul's bike. We made it to my Aunt Darlene and Uncle Joe's house around dinner time and Joe cooked us a great meal. We slept indoors in beds for the first time since we started the trip a week earlier.
Wow, what has the world come to if KOA Kampgrounds don't have tent sites?!? That's crazy!
ReplyDeleteOh, and please tell Paul that the white stuff you saw at Mt. Hood is called SNOW.
Oh, that's sweet!
ReplyDeleteBetter sprinkler then tinkler. I thought we were going to here about the faulty septic system. Now that would be "sweet".
ReplyDeleteI just want to see what the hadicap symbol on the side of the "secret code box" means. Like, if you cant read, click here? If your blind?
ReplyDeleteYeah, someone's gonna have to explain that one to me.
ReplyDeleteMy husband works with a blind man whose computer reads everything on his screen to him. I have always figured the handicap symbol is for someone who is blind so that they can get an audible secret code announced to them to type, perhaps. Just my idea. Anyone ever clicked on it? I'll try when I click to post this one.
ReplyDeleteOkay, I just tried it and yes, it reads an audible code to the user and repeats it. :-)
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