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| View of the Columbia from the Riverfront Trail |
The Riverfront Trail is a
6.5-mile trail along the Columbia River.
Someday it may be a 10-mile trail but not yet. Nonetheless, we very much enjoyed our 13 mile
ride this morning. Our timing was perfect, because it was neither too cold nor
too hot nor too windy. It was fun to be
on asphalt again, coasting down hills and scurrying up hills with virtual ease.
After that, we toured the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and
Museum. The displays and
information and videos were incredibly interesting and informative, but we were
heartbreakingly reminded of what we had done to this once beautiful wild river
and its native peoples, destroying Indian villages along its banks, and
diminishing salmon runs that were part and parcel of the Indian way of life.
We had a reasonably-healthy lunch at Cousins (ok – Rob had soup & salad, but Diane’s
fries were fresh cut and “untreated” with preservatives, etc.). After that, a little sightseeing. Then later, for dinner, we finished off the
remaining delicious Thai food from the night before. (We usually choose hotel rooms with a
refrigerator and microwave so we can save and reheat left-overs.)
Tomorrow promises rain, but if its’s not too bad, we will stop
at Multnomah Falls,
the nation’s second highest year-round waterfall (620 feet). In any event, we will be back in Olympia by
end of day.
Diane & Rob
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| Map of the Trail at Trail head. Note there were also tools and an air pump available at this Bike Fixation Station :) |
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| The west end of the trail has some short but nasty ups and downs. |
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| But Diane conquered all! |
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