Red Hottie

2,471 miles on the Red Hottie!

 

 

Gotta drink, just can't decide which one so I'll try them ALL.......................

Rogue Brewery, Astoria, Oregon

 

Paddy and I spent 4 weeks traveling through the Northwest on the Harley.  What a GREAT experience with fabulous vistas, weather, and wonderful loving friends! 

 

Coast of Washington - note all the beached logs.

 

 

The Beverly Hillbillies all loaded down and ready for the big adventure!

(Ladies - that's 4 weeks of clothes in those bags, oh, and 1 pair of undies!!!)

 

 

Crossing the Cascades Mountains on our way to Mazama, Washington

 

Kite boarding on the Columbia River in Hood River, Oregon

 

The largest known Spruce tree is located in the Olympic National Forest, WA. 

191 feet tall with a circumference of 58 feet - I look like a troll!

Nairns Falls - the water melting from the glaciers is truly that beautiful shade of aqua color!

Coast of Oregon

 

OMG!  We're eating again....... Mo's famous clam chowder in Lincoln City, OR. 

 No wonder I'm (we're) dieting AGAIN!!! :)

 

Visited Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC (BC stands for BRING CASH!!!)

What a charming city - it is the capital of British Columbia.

 

Spent 5 very relaxing days on Lake Chelan on the east side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington.  Unlike the green forests of the west side, this area is considered high desert.

Apple orchards and vineyards are thriving here.  It's difficult touring wineries while on a motorcycle.

 

 

 Frazier River, British Columbia

 

Dining on the slopes of Whistler ski resort, BC, Canada

 

and dinner was butternut squash ravioli.......yummy! 

 

Everyone has a garden with a full pallette of color.  This photo doesn't do the flowers justice. 

In May 1981 Mt . St. Helens in Washington erupted.  The gaping hole is the 1/3 of the top that turned into over 20 feet of dirt, debris and ash. You can see where the ice melt has troughed through the ash.  This is a view from the Johnson Ridge Observatory, named after the seismologist whose last words were "Vancouver, Vancouver.......this is it!"  Frightening.

 

A variety of tomatoes from Becky's garden.

 

Captain Paddy digging for potatoes!

 

Mt. Hood, Oregon 

 

Happy hour with Paddy, Aimee and Barney.  They look happy, don't they??? 

 

And, I'm proud and delighted to have gone the 2,471 miles on the Red Hottie!  Thanks to my new "Throne", I had a great time cruising and discovering this part of the country and Canada with Paddy. 

 Maybe next year I'll be driving my own hottie!