Washington, Oregon & British Columbia

[elvis]

I originally posted this on our regional boards but I thought I'd share it on here as well:

Our trip was shorter than we initially planned due to a bad back pain my wife had but overall we enjoyed every mile, "decompressed" totally and returned home much younger (my colleague told me that I looked so young the first morning she saw me after vacation).

Sundry statistics pertaining this road trip:

Most scenic freeway: I84 from Pendleton to La Grande, OR
Most scenic byway: HWY 82 from La Grande to Joseph OR
Most charming towns: Walla Walla, WA and Joseph, OR
Best hotel: Best Western*, Omak, WA
Best steak: Geiser Grand Restaurant, Baker City, OR
Best burger (ever): The Embers Brew House, Joseph, OR
Best pizza: Local Myth Pizza, Chelan, WA
Best brew: India Pale Ale, The Marc Restaurant, Walla Walla, WA
Best ice cream: Hought’s 24 Flavors, La Grande, OR
Best chiropractor: Steven Bachman, Baker City, OR
Highest elevation gained: 4310 ft. Wauconda Pass, WA
Longest distance ridden in a day: 440 miles
Shortest distance ridden in a day: 0 mile
Longest distance ridden in rain: 90 miles
Total distance ridden: 1740 miles

We're looking forward to our next road trip.

Cheers,

Elvis

* Walla Walla Best Western offered us Harley rate without me inquiring about it, so I figured we could use that discount at other Best Western hotels, it works ;)