PORTLAND, OREGON

We left for Portland the next day,  we have reservations at Jantzen Beach RV Resort. It was cloudy and rainy for the drive over. This is the Columbia River Gorge and Hood River route that we have heard so much about.

We drove right past Multnomah Falls, we will be in Portland the whole week, we plan on visiting, hopefully on a nicer day!

It had quit raining by the time we reached Jantzen Beach  RV Resort.

We had a nice RV site. It was quiet and convenient.

The next day we had lunch with Jan and Stan, our Workamper buddies we met in Westport, Wa. in 2013. We have had the opportunity to visit them on the road about once a year.

This sign tickled us!

 The next day we went to Multnomah Falls. It was cold, windy and rainy! All of that didn't hide the beauty!

This bridge is featured in photos worldwide. That's me in the middle of the bridge.

What a lovely place this is!! So happy we got to see it!

We found  a Hop-on-Hop off  Portland Downtown  Trolley Tour online  for the next day and even though  Jantzen Beach RV Resort is the closest RV park to downtown, it took a bit to get there. We walked over to a shopping center near us and took a bus.

We rode that bus to a light rail station and had just a short wait......Here it comes!

Then after a short walk we found the Pink Trolley Tour.

Darrell walked across the street and got our tickets.

The Trolley stops at 14 different stops.

We got off  at Washington Park.

We wanted to visit the Rose Garden here. As we got off the trolley the driver pointed out the view here, which is one that is seldom seen  because of the clouds. A perfect view of  Mt. Hood .

The Rose Garden is above Portland....you would never know you were in a large city up here.

I took the  time to smell the roses!

As we were leaving, we noticed this sign.

We quickly realized with 14 stops we weren't going to have enough time to get off at every stop. You stop for an hour and we knew we couldn't leave Maggie and  Marlee that long. We got back on the trolley, we were back in the city. We just rode for a while and saw the city.

The Pearl District.......

It was a beautiful day in Portland, but the folks on the trolley  and the trolley driver  said this was going to be the last nice day for quite a while. Rain was in the forecast. Their rainy season was upon us!

The River Waterfront was coming up, we were hungry, so we decided to get off again.

We walked a little way and found a little sidewalk cafe, the burger was delicious!

After getting back on the trolley and checking the time we knew it was time to head back to the RV.

We  realized you need at least two days to see downtown Portland, but we didn't want to see it in the rain. Today is also Maggie's 13th birthday......we had to get home to  celebrate!

We listened to the weather that evening, they are calling for not just one storm......three for the weekend. It didn't sound good......the next day it rained hard all day. The Oregon Coast was predicted to get hurricane force winds and flooding.  We cancelled  our reservations for the Coast and decided to go inland. There was going to be a little reprieve between the first and  second storm,  so we decided to see if  Seven Feathers Casino RV Resort in Canyonville,  had any empty spots.....What luck! They had one pull thru site left! We took it and left Portland on Friday. It wasn't raining or blowing....we got lucky!!

PEACH TREE CAMPPARK/ STONEHENGE

We love this little RV Park right on the Columbia River, nestled in amongst the Peach Trees. 

It was cloudy, cool and spitting rain when we arrived.

We have  a lovely pull-thru site.

We are one of three guests staying here this weekend.

And the Columbia River was right there.

Right through this little opening was the Peach Orchard.

Lots of trees!

I wanted to go to the Goldendale Observatory to look at the stars, but according to the online information, it was too cloudy. It was still spitting rain by evening.

The next morning we headed out to see  the Maryhill Stonehenge!

It  is a replica of the actual Stonehenge in England, built by Sam Hill, an entrepreneur, as a tribute to  the fallen soldiers of Klickitat County, Washington who lost their lives in World War I. We weren't far away, we could see it off in a distance as we were driving up the hill.

Sam Hill  had the structure built of solid reinforced concrete and dedicated it in 1918.

It is a full-size astronomically-aligned replica of Stonehenge.

And what a  View!

 I was so surprised to see Mount Hood peaking out from the clouds!

Some nice men offered to take our picture out on this rock.

We took a few more pics.

And then headed off to find Goldendale Observatory.

It was closed!
 They are having a program at 6 o'clock tonight, weather permitting.
I have  always wanted to visit  The Dalles, a town just a few miles away, we decided to drive over and have lunch.
I had Yummy French Onion Soup.

Darrell had a French Dip Sandwich......so delicious!
 The weather was clear all day, but by 6:00 the clouds had moved back in and sorry to say.... no star gazing tonight!!
The next morning we packed up and headed to Portland, but first I had to have a picture of the view out my door. I never want to forget it!

ON THE ROAD AGAIN!

We completed our work at Columbia Sun RV Park for the summer, said goodbye to the friends we made here, exchanged our info so we can stay in touch, and hit the road.

Our first stop, Pendleton, Oregon. We had never made it over here, so we wanted to check it out.

 It was just  a short drive. We were looking forward to staying at Wild Horse Casino RV Park.

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It was cool and cloudy, but we went in the outdoor hot tub anyway. It wasn't quite hot enough for us.

We had a  large site. 

I made reservations for the next day to take  Pendleton's Underground  Tour.
Turns out it was a private tour, we were the only ones for the 10:30 tour. I was surprised at how large the tunnels and rooms were.

 They enticed Chinese men with promises of  lots of money and a better life and then broke all those promises. They were treated like slaves and forced to live underground in the worst of conditions.

We also toured the living and working quarters of  Pendleton's " Ladies of the Night"

It was an enlightning tour full of history and colorful characters.
We also  visited the Pendleton Woolen Mill.

And did a little shopping.

We were disappointed when we started reading the labels.

VIETNAM

CHINA
And there was one more label.....MEXICO
Such a nice looking set of luggage!

Before heading back to the RV we stopped at Safeway to see if they would possibly have a Hermiston Watermelon........

This is called "scraping the bottom of the barrel". I will miss these melons!
The next morning while we were getting packed up, we noticed this chicken (rooster?)  running around the RV Park.

I went over and asked these workers if this was the RV Park's Mascot. They encouraged me to take him? with us.

We were headed to Peach Beach RV Park on the Columbia River.