Today starts in Astoria, Oregon
And finishes in Yakima, Washington
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Today starts in Astoria, Oregon |
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| Places Visited Along The Way, Photos, and Notes |
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From
Astoria, I had planned to ride north into Washington and wander
around a bit but my weary bones advised strongly that I shorten the route a bit  Heading directly east, there are no towns until you cross over into WA |
 Kelso is on the Washington side of the bridge You have to ride through to get to I-5 |
Castle Rock is a little town on I-5 where I stopped for gas |
US-12 is the way east to Yakima
 As I turned off I-5 onto US-12 there was a little restaurant I stopped for lunch. This is a nice throw-back kind of place, very friendly I had a quite good BLTA (bacon, lettuce, tomato, avocado) and a so-so potato salad |
Mossyrock is a nice, neat little town
 I found the city hall and community center A very quiet town, we might be looking at the only police car They may have been trained by Andy Taylor and Barney Fife (wink, wink) |
 US-12 is beautiful. Winding over high mountain passes and crossing over verdent valleys In the mountains, the riding was sufficiently challenging that I had to pass on taking photos while on the move |
I stopped in
Packwood at Blanton's Market The only large-ish grocery for many miles. 
 This is Indian territory and they paid homage with a nice mural to a long-ago matriarch Mary Kiona  From time to time, Mt. Ranier would poke his head above the horizon |
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Yakima, Yakima
County, Washington I found Owens Harley-Davidson. Apparently, they will sell you any type of two wheel vehicle you'd like and a few four-wheelers as well 
 I guess Harley will allow this type of non-exclusivity in small markets I have seen it before in Kennewick OR, Dodge City KS, North Platte NE and some others  They are doing some huge re-paving work on the street. When I got here, there were all sorts of men and machines on the road and lanes were blocked off with cones in both directions It was challenging just to turn left into the dealership Then, when I came back out, it was tough to get back onto the road  Turns out that the motel was just across the road from the dealership Best Western Plus 1614 N 1st St |
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Today's ride, while not long in miles, was challenging in long stretches of mountain roads But I'm very glad I did it |
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