Discovering the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge

This trip has been about touring some of the byways in northeastern Oregon. There was one more byway in Oregon I wanted to tour, but we couldn’t make it work with our schedule. Instead I suggested we drive along the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge to see what it had to offer. Most people drive the Oregon side because of the ease of the I-84 freeway. Checking out the other side of the river seemed a unique opportunity.…

Driving Oregon’s Journey Through Time Scenic Byway

I grew up in Southern Oregon. Despite being an Oregonian there are a number of regions in Oregon that I have not explored. The northeast corner of the state is one of those areas. This region has a number of unique features. Since Silvette had a week of vacation to use up, we decided to take the opportunity to check this area out. My research indicated a number of scenic byways crossed the area so we used those as a…