The five Peaks

Of course, more trains, but I'm used to 'em now, but still up at 7am & KK sleeps in, or at least stays in bed 'till 8:30. I have my coffee & cookies and sit outside writing mom notes on the trip, from my bike journal. When KK gets up we cook breakie-sausage, eggs, toast, before riding out together to the bike trails, a little after 10:00. When we get to the stairs,,yep, stairs on the bike path, about 5 tiers high to the old rt 30. I carry my bike up, but KK goes back for more trails and to camp and the pool (aKoontz book) for a while before coming after me. I proceed toward Troutdale, where she will come in a few hours to meet up at Lewis & Clark State Park-where else? I'm on the trail-Historic Rt 30-& then onto I-84 for about 5 miles before getting back onto rt 30 where we were last evening, viewing the waterfalls. I meet some gals from Pittsburgh (Penn Hills) who take my pic & I take theirs. How can I pick people from Pitt all the time? I stopped at a couple of "new" falls, Latourell & Sheppard's Dell-but a nice climb to Crown Point overlook at about 1400' (from 450), get some more water & head down the hill to L&C state park,,a real nice drop, with speeds of 42. It's really crowded at the park, Friday afternoon, hot and a nice river to swim & float in. KK shows up & we have a sammie in the shade..only 98..then head back up the hill to Larch Mountain..el 4120' to view the five peaks in wash state, from one spot!Before starting up we get a call from Cami, cool. It's a pretty good climb but well worth it..we're above the hawks flying around the forest below & we see Mt Hood, Mt St Helens, Mt Rainier, Mt Adams & Mt Jefferson..what a sight! A pretty tough hike to start as we took the wrong route, but it was nice too. I get back on the bike & head down, down , down! For 16 miles to the Crown point again & meet KK who is talking to Geoff. Then down 4 more miles to a water fall that we hadn't seen, and we hike down to it & I put my weary feet into the cool mountain stream..what relief!( Hey Kevin, remember that?) A few pics and back to Cascade Locks for an ice cream & to camp to cook supper-hot dogs & mackies! Hit the showers, visit with the neighbors & try to post the blog..no wifi for a while. today marked just over 2000 miles on the trip for me & 551 for KK..total climb so far...60,260'. On to Portland!