Day 2 COLUMBIA RIVER TRIP - PONDERAY TO RADIUM HOT SPRINGS AND THE HEADWATERS OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER ON THE WAY

The Day started out just fine.  We left the lovely Howard Johnson Motel in Ponderay Idaho bright eyed and bushy tailed.  We road until we got to Bonner's Ferry and gassed up the bikes.  Leaving the station Beth for some reason tipped over the bike.  Well after that it wouldn't start for about one hour.  So we called AAA and had it towed to "Lone Wolf Harley in Spokane Valley.  Talked to them on the phone and wow what nice folks.  I made arrangements to pick the bike up later so we could continue our trip two up, which is what we did.  The bike made it to the shop and once they unloaded it it started right up. It appears Harleys/Buells have a tip over switch which disables the bike for a while after you've tipped it over.  Apparently it keeps you from starting it just long enough to flood the engine and make it darn near impossible to start for hours.  First time this ever happened to me in 45 years of riding bikes.......oh yea if forget, this was the first time we owned a Harley.  Anyway the beemer has been doing just fine two up.  We added a day to our trip to swing by Lone Wolf Harley and pick up Beth's bike on Saturday.  

We ended up in Radium Hotsprings just as planned at the Motel Bavaria which is run by a very nice Indian gentleman and his wife.  We stayed there last year and liked it.  Anyway all is well that ends well.  The adventure continues.  A few picks of the day follow.

On The Way to Lake Columbia

The Columbia River Leaving Lake Columbia

The Columbia River officially starts when it leaves Lake Columbia, from there we will follow it to Astoria Oregon with a one hundred mile detour to get Beth's bike in Spokane Valley.

WE'LL CLOSE THE DAY WITH A MOUNTAIN GOAT EATING THE HEDGE AT THE RADIUM HOT SPRINGS TOURIST INFORMATION PLACE