Road Trip: Day 3 (covering 9/24/07)

But I get ahead of myself.

Dateline: Seattle Washington; Current odometer: 200,166; Miles travelled today: 403; Current location of writing: marykaykare's house

It was cold and clear leaving Bend. Ice on the windows again, which helped with the decision on the route. I'd been looking at some possible locations to stop and find a scenic bicycle loop, either along the Columbia river gorge, or maybe cutting across more diagonally towards Portland. But it was too cold for bicycling, so I thought I'd skip the overly-familiar Columbia route and would pick up some more mountain time instead. The weather was perfect for mountain-watching -- only a little haze. The odometer tripped over to 199,900 on the downhill approach to the Columbia. I crossed over to continue on up Hwy 97, which goes right past a startlingly peculiar roadside monument. ( And we'll start the cut-for-pictures here. )