Bishop Bike Adventure Day 5. July 5, 2010

Well, navigating out of Portland was more of a challenge than we anticipated. We left after the 11am checkout because Tim was getting our blogging site set up and getting WiFi to work in the hotel rooms has been a little tricky. Once we made it out of Portland we were amazed at the beauty of the Historic Columbia River Highway. A long climb culminated in a spectacular view of the Columbia River.
As you can see from the accompanying photo, this particular spot, referred to as the Portland Women’s Forum, attracted various artists. In the picture, you will notice a prominent building structure in the line of sight of the River. This structure was located on the road down and was a beautiful lookout for sightseers.
The road then spiraled around this structure and corkscrewed all the way down a long stretch of scenic road marked by waterfalls. Pictured here is Multnomah Falls. Notice the footbridge that allows spectators a bird’s eye view of the falls. These falls were the most impressive of about 5 major falls that we saw on our descent. We stopped for the night at Cascade Locks, where we walked the bridge to Washington.