Day 4, 74 kilometers back to Cascade Locks, 2600 feet of climbing, with a high altitude gravel section taking us over the summit past Goose Lake. Each day got a bit colder, today it was grey, down to 45 degrees at the highest point of the ride. Yet a lovely ride to the town of Carson where tea and hot chocolate warmed our insides for the final kilometers and the triumphant ride over The Bridge of the Gods to finish the ride. We encountered a tragic truck accident on the final decent to the Columbia - cars stopped in both directions on Highway 14. We were fortunate the emergency crew allowed us to walk our bikes respectively past the awful wreckage - a double trailer semi on its side against the rocks, it's cargo of corn strewn on the road. Riding the bridge is a treat, metal grate, look down while riding and the grate disappears as though you are floating above the water far below.


Morning departure from Traut Lake.

Highway 141 to Goose Lake. Maybe 6 cars passed us on this beautiful road.

Before final gravel ascent at Goose Lake.

This gravel road was like butter compared to Day 2 gravel.

To the finish from Washing to Oregon via The Bridge of the Gods.

Bikes are toll free!