*Part 4*
Oregon Or Bust!
We being this chapter continuing the driving West on Interstate 94.
I awake to find the scenery has changed. We are now in the big sky country of Montana.
I have always loved Montana.
Ranked 4th largest state in size, and 44th in population this is a land of
open spaces and rocky mountains. Home of Glacier National Park, and last refuge for the
American grizzly bear, Montana offers amazing opportunities to explore the natural world.
However, there was no time for exploration on this last leg of the trip.
We motored on Westward.
As we passed into Idaho on Interstate 90 the rain and fog took over the once blue sky.
Being from the Pacific Northwest I find the gray sky and sound of rain to be comforting.
I slowly fell back asleep to the sound of rain drops.
I awoke hours later to find that we had passed into Washington State.
The rain continued to fall as the sky began to darken fading into night.
Here we rested for a few hours.
Excited to be so close to Oregon it was a short and restless sleep.
We begin the new day traveling South on Interstate 82.
Before the sun was up on the fourth day of travel, we were back on the road.
As the sun began to rise the rain clouds that had be hanging overhead began to melt away.
We had crossed the Columbia River into Oregon.
Arriving in Hood River we stopped at a little cafe for a hot breakfast of organic
farm fresh eggs benedict with salmon and coffee.
Fueled up we continued on the road to our destination, the town of Parkdale
in an area of Oregon referred to as the "Fruit Loop".
As we hit the town of Parkdale the low laying clouds parted like a curtain,
revealing our first glimpse of magnificent Mount Hood.
At 11,249 feet in elevation, Mount Hood is the highest volcanic peak in Oregon.
After days of traveling across 15 states we had finally reached our destination.
Let The Oregon Vacation Begin!!!
There is much more to this adventure!
Follow along to see more as we travel through Oregon.
