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Kickitat Valley

Discussion in 'Trips N' Trails - the ride is the adventure' started by FLHTbiker, Apr 27, 2009.

  1. FLHTbiker

    FLHTbiker Moderator Staff Member

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    Went for a ride on the 01 Springer with a few other guys that are not working right now and we rode up to the Kickitak Valley, temp. was 55 with spits of sprinkles. Here is the view and the photo was taken with my cell phone. .

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    nice....looks like a nice riding area!!
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    We rode down the Columbia River Gorge scenic Rd that has several water falls including the famous Multnoma Falls and then up the Columbia River Gorge and crossed over the Bridge Of The Gods to WA. We went up Hwy 14 to the Kickitat River and up. Its a really nice area and at one location there were 18-25 head of Elk beside the road. The Bridge scares a lot of riders as its really high over the Columbia River and its a steel grated bridge.

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    bridge

    we hit that bridge about 10 years ago,,,buddys wife on back of his goldwing,,,commenced to beat his head off,,,he stopped about quarter of the way accross and she walked rest of way,,,was blowing about 40,,,gratting and wind made you wander all over,,,plus lean sideways from wind,,,, had to go clear to i-5 to get back accross river,,,, GOOD THING,,she has never went with us again,,,pops
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    Those Gorge winds can really blow from way before The Dalles clear past Troutdale. We call it the white knuckle ride when we get caught in those winds. If your getting a tail wind you can really get some great gas mileage. I crossed the Hood River Bridge (another steel grated one) one time with some other riders and the wind was probably blowing at 35-45. We were all over that sucker and decided to go back on HWY 14 to Vancouver to head back home.
    Its really wild when crossing the Bridge of the Gods as the steel grating is real wide and you can really get a great view below you when you look down.

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