March 2013 vacation: part 2 - Wa., Ore., Ca.

As I said in my last post "Yakima Canyon run"
(http://hearsdifferentdrummer.blogspot.com/2013/04/yakima-canyon-run.html),
I would be posting about our vacation in a "continued" style since it was such a nice trip &
I took "MANY" pictures. 

We went over I-90 & Snoqualmie Pass, the weather was just perfect for travelling over the pass, 28 degrees at the summit, we headed towards Ellensburg and took the Canyon rd. exit so I could run along the Yakima river. Click the above link to read the post and see the pictures of that run.

We then got on I-82 in Oregon. I journal while we are travelling and am always thrilled when we have an astounding statement said by one of us as we drive along the many hours of our days. Here's an excellent example: As we drove by a high ridge with a snow dusting just along the top, my husband said, "I wonder what the elevation is up there? I said dryly, "high than here".  We then took hwy 216 towards Maupin to the Dechutes River recreation area. My husband took a river raft guiding course last year and he wanted to show me the area they rafted, so we stopped and checked out the rapids while he reminisced.  We then took hwy 197 towards Bend, Ore. We stayed the night in Redmond, Ore. and were surprised to see a hot air balloon from our motel window the next morning. They must have been chilly up there as it was in the low 20's in temperature.

On  hwy 97 through La Pine, Ore. we stopped at a drive through coffee stand. The worker there said it was 8 degrees that morning when she opened up her shop.
One interesting thing we saw as we drove along the Upper Klamath lake in Oregon was marmots in and about the rocks that were along the hwy. I didn't get any pictures of them, but did of the lake. 

We then took hwy 39 to hwy 139 heading towards Reno.
We stopped just about 40 miles north of Susanville, Ca. at Termo and Grasshopper rd. at 5300' level for me to run.

I ran 5 miles down a very straight road.

Still a bit chilly here & there

We didn't see any free range cows on the road, but we did see Antelope  and....

a lot of horses at this ranch!

We then took hwy 395 and stayed the night in Carson City, Nevada.
Trip to be continued in the next post! -