DAY 39 - PENDLETON to PORTLAND, OREGON

JUNE 21 , 2014

Today was a travel day.......FUN and just a beautiful drive.  

We drove from Pendleton, OR. to Portland, OR., mostly beside the Columbia River (which Lewis and Clark traveled).  

It was a good day for traveling, cool with sunshine. We saw a beautiful country side, with trains, green hills and snowy mountain tops.

The first optional stop on our Trip Log, was the Maryhill Museum. We didn't stop, but some of the other caravaners did and said it was nice to see.

The next was at Dalles Dam.  We skipped it also.  But as we drove Mt. Hood stood out as we traveled west on I84 & Hwy 14.  

Trains and more trains

snow capped mountains and green hill side.

Dalles Dam

We traveled through 5 low tunnels, as low as 12'9", causing some of the big rigs to stay on I-84 and bypass the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center.   I must say they missed some beautiful scenery.

Not another view of Mt. Hood!!!!!

Try going through this tunnel at 40,
with another car coming in the other direction.

The Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center was a very nice museum.  It had two levels of items to see from the past and future.  Along with two movies showing: "How the Columbia River Gorge was formed" and  "On it's Future".   There was also room dedicated to the Catholic Church.  It had hundreds of rosaries, and a section set up for monstrances.

Several hundred rosaries

An area for large beaded rosaries

Monstrances

The museum also displayed several old cars, a WWI Airplane (bi-wing), Logging truck, a Functioning, very large, steam engine, a 3-story tall fishing wheel, totem poles, and much much more.

1921 Mack AC log truck.  This truck had a 471 cc engine that
 put out 40 HP. It would travel at the blinding speed of 17.2 MPH

1928 Chrysler-Plymouth 

1929 Ford Model “A.” 

Plane used by the US Signal Corps.

sculpture represents Lewis, Clark, Sacajawea and the Slave York
meeting with the local Indians here on the Columbia River

We arrived at the Jentzen Beach RV Park around 3:00 and proceeded to get our RV set up.  Around 5:00 our small group of 6 RV's choose to have a spare of the moment Social in our area, about a block from the other group.

Bring on the food

Oh goody more food

Another good day on the Lewis and Clark Caravan.

Rig #14 Cliff & Joan