The Dalles Oregon

Located east of Portland, Oregon, there is a stretch of highway that winds along the Colombian River; at the base of Mount Hood. There are waterfalls, campgrounds, historical towns and beautiful scenery. This trip was made in 2011 on a 2007, Harley Davidson, Road king.

Views from halfway up the mountain are worth the ride; here are images taken from around the area.  The photo below is of an old brewery; it is now a restaurant. Here the service, was good, the food was tasty and the brew thirst quenching.

Camping while traveling by Harley is rewarding; pack well. In Oregon, one day of the year, travelers camp for free. I was riding through the campground, thinking I would put up the tent and spend the night. As I approached a small campsite I noticed that I was being watched; I stopped the bike to talk.  The campers informed me of the free camping; they said if I had a stake they would cook it for me on the campfire.

I accepted the offer; I set up the campsite and road the Harley to a near-by town. Hood Oregon is nice, I garbed a beer and a raw stake and headed back to the campground.  The biker I met in the bar gabbed a stake and joined me.  We had a great meal with the fellow campers; the next morning the guy, on the Honda, rode with me about a hundred miles across Oregon. It was a good experience I will remember for a long time.

Brody trials

I would throw the ball in the river; Brody would swim out, grab it; then bring it back. He would do this for as long as I would throw it. One day, after I threw the ball in, he took a few steps, put his foot on a rock then dragged it ashore. Once on dry land, he would bark and claw at the rock, then look at me.

Brody, once found a dry creek bed, in an Arizona desert.  He looked at me as to ask, "where's the water?"  He found a rock and began barking and

dragging it. 

After a vigorous playtime; he rests. Brody would rather be in the mountains, but will find places to play in the desert.