So we arrived to Portland late Friday night. We crossed a sweet bridge and arrived easy enough to Dusty's house. His place was cool and we were very pleased to rest our rumps for longer than a few minutes. No hesitation, we headed straight into town on foot with Dusty. We went to a bar called Kelly's Olympian which suited the theme of the trip very much since it was full of old motorcycles hanging on cables from the ceiling. Dusty got some food and we drank our sodas checking out the bikes and chattin. We headed back to his house and by then it was well after midnight and couldn't believe how many people were still out side. even a couple of old ladies walking their dogs. By the time we got back to Dusty's i was done. We went to bed pretty quick after.
Saturday May 15th
Wow what a day...where to start. So Dusty being the gracious host he is opted to show us around so we all three headed out on our bikes to see Portland in the daylight. First stop was to an awesome waterfall just outside of town called Multanoma Falls. It was so green and quite a sight. Next stop was to the Bonneville Dam which again was quite a place to see. we went in the visitor center and checked out the fish ladders were the fish can go around the dam to spawn. Also we visited a Fish hatchery and saw Sturgeon for the first time. They are huge and creepy looking, enough said. After all that we headed back to Dusty's and then walked into town for lunch. We went to Hot Lips Pizza where you buy by the slice. They make their own soda too, also the pesto garlic bread sticks are incredible.
After lunch we did some of the most intense and beautiful l riding Ive ever done. We went to Astoria and decided to take the alternate (twisty route). It was super technical at times with sharp hair pins with abrupt changes in elevation but great. SO we arrived in Astoria and what a cool town. We went up to the Column and saw all of the town out to the ocean. Ate fish and chips from The Bowpicker a fishing boat turned food stand. Also we crossed the Astoria bridge into Washington and saw an old ship wreck. The bridge was kind of intimidating to cross, it was more than a mile long and got relatively close to the water.
Next stop was Canon Beach and Ecola State Park where the Goonies was filmed. Too bad the restaurant was only a prop. It was really cool to see be on the coast watching the surfers and and the mossy trees were something else.
Sorry th epics are all out of order but i don't feel like trying to move them
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