Wow, what a great trip. I often lament that the Gifford Pinchot is so far away from home, but from Portland it looks quite doable... It's moving up on the list, that's for sure. Schlepping a waffle iron into the hills is definitely taking one for the team, and only you can decide if it was really worth it, but dang... waffles on bike trip is the stuff of legend!
Shawn M. Seattle, WA (Fremont) On Monday, August 12, 2013 10:13:22 PM UTC-7, Christopher Chen wrote: > > Hello! > > Last weekend, 10 folks left Portland for the Columbia River Gorge and > Panther Creek Falls in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. The distance > was 60 miles from start to finish each way, roughly: > > Portland to Troutdale via Marine Drive, which runs along the Columbia > River past both the Portland and Troutdale airports. > > Troutdale to Cascade Locks via the Historic Columbia River Highway, which > leads past Crown Point, and multiple waterfalls, the most famous of which > is Multnomah Falls. We were able to travel on the > not-yet-opened-but-substantially-complete section of the Historic Columbia > River Highway Trail east of Cascade Locks > > Cascade Locks to Stephenson via the Bridge of The Gods and WA SR-14, > stopping for a brew or two at the Walking Man Brewery in Stephenson. > > Stephenson to Panther Creek Falls Campground via WA SR-14, Wind River Rd, > and Old State Rd (USFS 65). > > The campground is relatively spacious, with vault toilets and at least two > well pumps. Panther Creek flows right by, and there were small bathing > pools laid out in river rock. > > The next morning we enjoyed a waffle and bacon breakfast prepared by > myself with the assistance of my Sous Chef, Maria. Fortified, we climbed up > and gained a fair amount of elevation the next 3 miles on USFS 65 to see > the actual Panther Creek Falls, which are spectacular. > > The ride back was rather uneventful, and went rather easily, with a net > elevation loss. Wait, that's not totally true--there were delicious burgers > in Cascade Locks at the Char Burger, along with Malt Shakes. > > The ride ended at Velo Cult in Portland, where beers and chess were > enjoyed well into the evening. > > Technical notes: There is no way I'm carrying waffle kit on anything > farther than a short range (<50km) s24o without bribes again. > > Pictures proved it happened: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumachrome/sets/72157635045689329/ > > Cheers > > cc > > -- > "I want the kind of six pack you can't drink." -- Micah > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
