Well here we go on our first day (in RED on the map). The map below is the best I can do on the road. I had all the days and mileage spelled out but hey I couldn't convert it to a jpeg on the road so this is the best I can do. Today we went over 400 miles which is a bit more than we intended because Beth is riding her Buell Blast and its not really a touring bike, gotta stop for gas every 100 miles or so. I did get a new Corbin seat for her so her sitter would far better than on the stock seat. Still a nice beginner bike. This morning we headed out through Greenwater then Cayuse then Chinook passes. From Naches we went to Ellinburg via Yakima and eventually through Spokane and then up Highway 94 to Sand Point on Lake Ponderay, where we stopped a the luxurious "Howard Johnson" motel. Hey it beats some rocks on top of some mountain, we aren't spoiled.
This should be a fun trip. Our plan is to follow the Columbia River from its head waters on Lake Columbia in British Columbia all the way down to the Pacific at Astoria. It will be about a 2,000 mile trip, a little short, as far as our summer trips go, but Beth is on her own bike, the little Buell Blast, so we didn't want to over do it on her first solo trip. I've got my Columbia River Woody Guthrie songs along and will be listening to them on the way down.
Here is what Wikipedia says about the Columbia River Basin:
HERE IS A MAP OF OUT TRIP
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