Across the Columbia River into Oregon

We drove across the high Lewis & Clark bridge from Washington into Oregon and were amazed at the hundreds of fishing boats anchored in the river below. A fellow at the gas station told Brad that they're catching 20 and 30 pound Chinook salmon, with a limit of one per day.

We wound our way down mainly country roads to Champoeg State Park on the Willamette river and found a campsite facing a meadow. We went for a bike ride on a path through the French prairie and alongside the river as the sun set.