Today we continued the tour on the fertile farm lands of the Willamette Valley.
For the first 50 miles of our journey, we traveled where farms and ranches were abundant. Berries, wheat, hops, horses, cows, sheep, llama, and many other crops and farm animals were along the path.
We passed through many small towns including Pratum, Mt. Angel, Canby, and Oregon City before returning back to the greater Portland area.
Today's trip had another surprise in store for us; it was HOT! Temperatures reached into the '90's so it FORCED us to have an ice cream stop.
There were several highlights of the trip today including a stop in the small town of Mt. Angel. This small town had a very German feel to it. The town even featured a two story cuckoo clock and was the home for an Abbey that was nestled into the verdant hillsides no doubt looking like something out of Bavaria.
We also had a nice surprise for us when we were approaching the greater Portland area. The city has installed a very space-age looking elevator. There is even a full time elevator operator on board.
We finally arrived at our hotel for the terminus of our adventure tired but with smiles on our faces.
We are having a celebration dinner tonight.
Final Stats: 68.81 miles -- about 1678 feet of climb
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