2017 Northern Tier

Day 7, Okanagan, WA

June 17, 2017 rick wojack

After a day off it was time to hit the road again. What a beautiful morning. Sunny sky, no wind and 75 degrees!

We biked 30 miles through this pristine area . . . really NICE!

. . . and we had this surprise floating along us for about five miles . . .

. . . when it landed in a field right next to us!!!

This looked like a recent slide to me.

Every time you bike by a VFW or American Legion they seem to have some type of armament outside or in front. From a tank to a missile like this.Not sure how the process goes on what they get but I am sure there are politics involved. Twisp must not have much pull in the political arena . . . no tank!

Gee . . . I wonder what this landowner does for a living?

Five of us stopped in Brewster for out lunch and sat along the Columbia River n their city park. great sculpture!

Great ride out of town on along the river.

The apple and fruit industry dominate the economy in this area. We biked by every type of orchard one could imagine today. And once again in the west . . .water is king .EVERYTHING has drip irrigation.

Most of the workers we saw in the warehouses and fields were Hispanic. This is where some of them are housed . . . right out in the orchards. Not a long drive to work!!!

One of our many stops along the way. Whenever anyone feels like having a snack . . . the whole pack stops!!!

. . . but away we go again.

Until the next stop maybe . . .10 miles down the road. Time for another sandwich in the shaded!

Smoochie, this one is for you. Happy Birthday on June 19th . . . I love you X

Couldn’t figure this out, looked like some type of weird fish weir.

The local smoke jumper base had their own airstrip,

Four of us had lunch in Paterous along the Columbia River . . . a PERFECT riding day.

Example of a new vineyard/fruit plantation being installed with the latest in drip irrigation.

Came upon Rod who had made a little comfort stop. Nice of Adventure Cycling to have these rented for us and strategically place along the way!!

Don’t need to go to the Tar Sands in Alberta to see dinosaur bones . . .they have them right here in Washington!

The apples you see in the store next week may be coming out of storage at this facility. You can see the crates and truck is FULL!

I came along a ranch where the chickens in the fenced enclosure were going wild . . why, Wile E, Coyote was trying to make a visit in broad daylight. See red circle. I barely had time to get my camera out!