Travels with the Original Easyrider®
2010 Edition
Portland, Oregon

Ride to Windy Ridge
Mount Saint Helens (and three other mountains)
Gifford Pinchot National Forest - 7/10/10


300 mile loop


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Mount Saint Helens
McClellan Viewpoint






Julie and the Original Easyrider®





It's 111 miles from the last gas in Carson to the first gas in Randle
(or visa versa)






Above - Mount Saint Helens
Below - Spirit Lake






Above - Mount Saint Helens
Below - Mount Adams






Above - Mount Saint Helens
Below - Mount Adams






Above - Mount Saint Helens
Below - Mount Hood
There is still snow here on the side of the road.
These roads were closed due to snow until just a couple of weeks ago.
You generally can't get here from around September to June
and the roads up here are frequently washed out.






Below - Spirit Lake





Above - The blast zone
Below - This is the "hill" we climbed to get a lot of these great pictures






Above - Spirit Lake with Mount Rainier in the background
Below - Mount Adams




The Original Easyrider®





The devastation along the road to Windy Ridge
Still obvious even after 30 years




Ride to the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument

Hamlet, Oregon ride