Ride to Hood River, Oregon
And a nice train ride to Odell, Dee and Parkdale
150 miles - 8/29/10
The Mount Hood Railroad Depot
Hood River, Oregon
The excursion train
A 4 hour ride through the apple orchard country of the Hood River Valley
You can rent the Blue Cow Caboose which they will
hook on to the end of the excusion train
Some Pullman cars that didn't come along on this run
We're off...... A view of Mount Hood from the train
Yours truly
The Clear Creek Station, Parkdale, Oregon.
A one hour layover to have lunch and buy stuff
The Birthday Girl
It was a nice day. A little breezy but sunny and high 60's
A 1928 Federal Big Six log truck
A Rocky Butte Quarry truck that's seen better days
There's some historic, if not a little beat up landmarks here in Parkdale
People are currently living here
That's a somewhat socked in Mount Hood off to the left of the birthday girl
There are some interesting buildings, homes and .... ummmmm... stuff in Parkdale
Getting ready to leave
Back in Hood River, Oregon
A fast moving freight train heading for Portland
Our Engineer heads back to the barn
Ride to Cathlamet, Washington
Table Mountain ride