Last night I rolled into Hood River after a pretty eventful weekend in PDX. Portland, is getting top marks right now for next location destination. Oregon as a whole has been pretty awesome. The people are nice and friendly. The scenery is jaw dropping. The local businesses have flavor. Even the weather has been great.

So I got into Hood River around dusk and went strait for the Double Mountain Brewery. The people of Oregon love their beer. And they are pretty good at making it. After a couple pints I wound up catching this band Turkuaz. These guys were fucking amazing. The best show I’ve seen in a while. And of course, I didn’t take pictures.

I had no idea Washington was just across the Columbia River so I thought it would be fun to explore Washington for a bit. The destination this morning was Trout Lake at the base of Mt. Adams. Its sort of funny. I’m always on the hunt for a body of water or destination located next to water. I like being by water. What can I say? It calms me.

Trout Lake was kind of a bust. It was more like a swamp. I motored around for a bit. Then found a spot on the Salmon river and listened to the water push down stream. The fact that all the river water here is a direct result of snow is pretty incredible.

Tomorrow I’m headed back to the river for white water rafting and more exploring! I love this shit!