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Oh No ! not again . It's true about a man and his plan !


No sooner had I left Redmond heading North when I saw a brown sign pointing left to a viewpoint . Will I or wont I ? I dithered and then decided as it was early to check it out It was stupendous . More visually impressive than The Grand Canyon . Pictures here ! Called the Peter Skene Ogden Viewpoint . The Old Crooked River Bridge Don't miss it I almost did.

Hit the road again - Followed another brown sign into Culver drove through town kept driving saw flat land for miles , went back to Culver drove about pulled into small place for breakfast . Got some advice - " You must visit the Coves " I did its also a must see . Pictures here .Also I had a scary experience following my nose to the balancing rocks as seen in the film about the dog and cat crossing America .I drove right past it twice for over one and a half hours on dirt roads without seeing another person or vehicle ! there sure is a lot of land here ! Then headed to The Dalles - not the Yorkshire Dales though it does resemble them a tad . I opened the door of the office for the travel coupon guide endorsed " Oregon Motor Motel" to be met by the smell of Indian food . Its funny but these Indians seem like someone from back home in England as their accents are so well known to me from growing up in London .I chatted happily to them . It seems they buy at least two motels in every town to get into America with business visas then help each other out to increase their holdings .As they said its Family that matters not the money . You have to admire them for this .
I am trying to upload pics as I write but the Internet here is a struggle .I may have to go out in search of an Internet No ! not again . It's true about a man and his plan !

No sooner had I left Redmond heading North when I saw a brown sign pointing left to a viewpoint . Will I or wont I ? I dithered and then decided as it was early to check it out It was stupendous . More visually impressive than The Grand Canyon . Pictures here ! Called the Peter Skene Ogden Viewpoint . The Old Crooked River Bridge Don't miss it I almost did.

Hit the road again - Followed another brown sign into Culver drove through town kept driving saw flat land for miles , went back to Culver drove about pulled into small place for breakfast . Got some advice - " You must visit the Coves " I did its also a must see . Pictures here .Also I had a scary experience following my nose to the balancing rocks as seen in the film about the dog and cat crossing America .I drove right past it twice for over one and a half hours on dirt roads without seeing another person or vehicle ! there sure is a lot of land here ! Then headed to The Dalles - not the Yorkshire Dales though it does resemble them a tad . I opened the door of the office for the travel coupon guide endorsed " Oregon Motor Motel" to be met by the smell of Indian food . Its funny but these Indians seem like someone from back home in England as their accents are so well known to me from growing up in London .I chatted happily to them . It seems they buy at least two motels in every town to get into America with business visas then help each other out to increase their holdings .As they said its Family that matters not the money . You have to admire them for this .
I am trying to upload pics as I write but the Internet here is a struggle .I may have to go out in search of an Internet cafe .

Here I am in Burgerville !

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