This picture was taken in the Horse Ridge area between Brothers and Bend.
We are coming into Bend on 20, we spent a good part of our trip trying to figure out what the snow covered peaks were.
As we were coming into Bend on 20 and leaving on 97 there were acres and acres of solar arrays.
We made it to Madras and stayed on 97 heading for The Dalles. We did not have a good time on 26 last year when we went by Mt Hood so we are trying a different route this year.
We stopped for lunch at the Cow Canyon Rest Area.
This is the first time we have ever been to Maupin and maybe the last, talk about curves as the road drops down to river level.
We are crossing the Deschutes River, then it was lots more tight curves as we climbed back out of the valley. Vera was not impressed with Maupin's motto "Never a bad day in Maupin" wasn't written by someone who had to navigate those hairpin curves!
There were more curves as we dropped down into the Columbia River valley.
This is The Dalles bridge as we turned onto I84 to go down the gorge.
Here is Bonneville Dam, we are getting closer to home.
We stopped at the Kelso Safeway where we filled up on January 12th when we left and filled up again before heading home.
The Smart Car is going to need a good washing when we get settled at home.
We are back home again, it was a good vacation but it sure felt good to get home. We drove the motor home 4675 miles and we were gone for 54 days, the longest we have ever been away from home. A big Thank You to Barry and Mona for having us. It is really nice to have a home base when you are away from home.
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