This Is Our First Day Heading Back South
The Dales down to Bend
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This Is Our First Day Heading Back South |
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| The Dalles to Bend -- 130 Miles | ||
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Cousins` Inn - The Dalles was good, but far
from great. It is popular, full, must be a good stopping point for a lot of people |
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What do motorcyclists photograph the most?
And what to passengers see the most?  the back of the driver's helmet |
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I had planned for the first stopping poinnt to be a little
town named
Tygh Valley There is a
Molly B`s Diner When we rode through, it was such a small town that it did not seem like what we needed so we pressed on  |
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We came upon the little town of
Maupin and stopped for an ice cream
 This small (422 people) town is dedicated to trout fishing and river rafting and this is the height of its tourist season. They must do very well, because the several businesses in town bely the small population Two other motorcyclists were chortling because one went into a bar named Rainbow Saloon and discovered that it was mainly full of "other types" of people |
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As we topped a high spot in the road, 3,322 feet, there were
some people standing around a monument and a sign that read something about mountains. So we stopped. 
 There is a paved area with brass plaques that point out all the nearby(?) mountain peaks of central Oregon Mount Hood, Jefferson, Washington, The Three Sisters, Broken Top, ??? The plaques were quite worn and difficult to read, but fun nonetheless 
 
 In the far, distant horizons, we could make out the peaks, but the camera has a tough time with the haze  |
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In
Madras we stopped at a
Black Bear Diner for lunch
 Carol and I have had some good meals at the Black Bear Diner in Gilroy and this one was equally as good |
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Finally, we reached our destination
Bend. We checked into the Quality Inn - Bend so I could park the trailer and then headed over to the Wildhorse Harley-Davidson I bought some chips, a couple t-shirts and a dealer pin (no surprises here) For dinner we went to Deschutes Brewery Bend Public House Deschutes is a famous draft beer and the main brewery is here in Bend. They also have a micro-brewery in their downtown pub 
 Carol and I have been shooting half-face menu photos Garron arranges for us to have a table on the second floor balcony The food is great and as an extra, we were treated to a beautiful sunset 
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