Cascade Locks

I stroll into Cascade Locks around 10AM. My motel says absolutely not, they will not let me check in till 3PM. Ok, let’s burn some time. It’s going to be 90+today. I head over to the local coffee shop and get a breakfast sandwich and a cinnamon roll. I swipe a post card on my way out for 99c. Score

From here I head over to the grocery store. The clerk greets me wearing a bullet proof vest and says I can’t bring my bag inside. Roger that. I do some shopping and then head outside to pack up my 3 days of food.

I walk down to the Locks, the Columbia River is huge. I pick some wild black berries and snack them as I walk and then on the walk back I hit the post office to send my post card. I sign the log book inside and take a photo of the monument in the parking lot.

Pretty cool. I pour out the last bit of my warm water from Oregon for the homies we’ve lost along the way. It’s Washington water from here on out.

I grab a burger and fries from East winds take out shack and walk over to the ratty motel. I wish I got an ice cream, but I tell my self dude you don’t even like ice cream. I’m not wrong.

I’m staying in the bridge of the gods motel. Honestly this place is gross, smells musty but what can you do. I head to bed early and watch Friends as I fall asleep. Nice