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Last year Friend/LD Rider told me about the Codger Pole in Colfax, WA and I went to see it for myself. Yesterday was my second annual visit. I had been thru Colfax a couple of times this year already, however, this was the dedicated ride to pay respects a bunch of old codgers.
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Up early and out the door at 4:10 am. I was expecting balmy temps at 3000 ft over Snowqualmie but geez, 45 degrees. This is nice! By the time I passed by Cle Elum at just a little over the........,
it was 35 degrees but it didn’t matter, it was still dark and I didn’t notice.
On to Vantage, and over the new bridge (film at eleven) and south on WA-243. As I traveled south I was taken aback by the amount of north bound traffic. I wouldn’t have thought that road would be so busy that time of day. My question - Commute to where and from where?
I tried to get a pic of Wanapum Dam.
Faint touch of pink at around 7 am on WA-24.
Fueled in Connell and on to WA-261 :yahoo:
Imposing railroad trestle at Lyons Ferry.
The Lyons Ferry Bridge.
This bridge may well be the ultimate recycle project. Remember the “New” Vantage Bridge mentioned earlier? This is the “Old” Vantage Bridge.
This bridge originally built a bit further north from the current bridge in Vantage and was completed in 1927. The bridge replaced a small car ferry that operated in the same spot beginning in 1914. It was originally known as the Vantage Ferry Bridge, where it carried traffic on the North Central Highway over the river, replacing the four-car ferry. By 1923, the ferry was transporting 50,000 people across the river annually, and it was clear that a bridge was needed to replace it.
It served motorists until 1962, when a higher bridge was constructed over the reservoir created by the Wanapum Dam, which began operation in 1964. That reservoir flooded the original township of Vantage. The old Vantage Bridge was put into storage. In 1968 it was rebuilt accross the Snake River at Lyons Ferry and it is the oldest existing steel cantilever bridge in the state.
Here’s a pic of the old bridge in Vantage.
The Lyons Ferry Bridge used the steel cantilever section and saved the state $530k in construction costs. $2,000,000.00 total project I believe.
The Garfield County Courthouse in Pomeroy.
The statue is a tribute to war veterans of Garfield County.
Some of the vastness of the acreage under cultivation in and around the Palouse. The acres number in the millions. Riding thru this region on these remote roads, surrounded by wheat under cultivation for as far as I could see is just a bit humbling to me. So much being done by a few very hard working individuals using some mighty advanced machinery gives me a profound respect for the whole process.
Lower Granite Dam. This is one of the few dams that still allow traffic to cross over. There are restrictions. You must be escorted across by security, You must have photo ID, you must declare your firearm (s) and it must be unloaded, vehicles are subject to searches, no stopping on the dam, and no photos are allowed. The hours for crossing are limited to between 7:30 am and 5:00 pm. More info link.
The area that extends out into the river at a right angle to the spillway section of the dam (just above the front portion of the bike) is actually the lock that allows for river traffic hauling wheat and other material to travel up and down the Snake River. It’s estimated that more than 60% of Washington grown wheat is shipped on the Snake River.
Finally the reason for the ride. The Codger Pole inspired, by the Codger Bowl and the Boys of ’38. At 65 feet tall, it is the largest sculpture of its type in the world, and consists of portraits, carved into five upended red cedar logs, of the 51 players involved. The players are shown in old age but are wearing the football uniforms of the thirties.
Here’s the monument at the site.
Say what?!
I made a run up to rival St.John, this year.
Making a loop back to US-12
One can only wonder about this structure.
The Columbia County Courthouse in Dayton, WA
The little town of Whitsburg.
This occurred west of Prescott on WA-124
A newly completed log home on the 410 Detour.
I could see this coming from far below Chinook Pass. As uninviting as riding thru the clouds can be, I was glad to see the temp. bottom out at 40 degrees at the top of the Pass.
That’s Tipsoo Lake out there somewhere.
Where’s the HD Cruiser Crowd? Greenwater, WA
Home at 7 pm just in time for the 7th Inning Stretch.
It was a great day to be outdoors on this fantastic machine.
Keep Going!
Route link
Up early and out the door at 4:10 am. I was expecting balmy temps at 3000 ft over Snowqualmie but geez, 45 degrees. This is nice! By the time I passed by Cle Elum at just a little over the........,
it was 35 degrees but it didn’t matter, it was still dark and I didn’t notice. On to Vantage, and over the new bridge (film at eleven) and south on WA-243. As I traveled south I was taken aback by the amount of north bound traffic. I wouldn’t have thought that road would be so busy that time of day. My question - Commute to where and from where?
I tried to get a pic of Wanapum Dam.
Faint touch of pink at around 7 am on WA-24.
Fueled in Connell and on to WA-261 :yahoo:
Imposing railroad trestle at Lyons Ferry.
The Lyons Ferry Bridge.
This bridge may well be the ultimate recycle project. Remember the “New” Vantage Bridge mentioned earlier? This is the “Old” Vantage Bridge.
This bridge originally built a bit further north from the current bridge in Vantage and was completed in 1927. The bridge replaced a small car ferry that operated in the same spot beginning in 1914. It was originally known as the Vantage Ferry Bridge, where it carried traffic on the North Central Highway over the river, replacing the four-car ferry. By 1923, the ferry was transporting 50,000 people across the river annually, and it was clear that a bridge was needed to replace it.
It served motorists until 1962, when a higher bridge was constructed over the reservoir created by the Wanapum Dam, which began operation in 1964. That reservoir flooded the original township of Vantage. The old Vantage Bridge was put into storage. In 1968 it was rebuilt accross the Snake River at Lyons Ferry and it is the oldest existing steel cantilever bridge in the state.
Here’s a pic of the old bridge in Vantage.
The Lyons Ferry Bridge used the steel cantilever section and saved the state $530k in construction costs. $2,000,000.00 total project I believe.
The Garfield County Courthouse in Pomeroy.
The statue is a tribute to war veterans of Garfield County.
Some of the vastness of the acreage under cultivation in and around the Palouse. The acres number in the millions. Riding thru this region on these remote roads, surrounded by wheat under cultivation for as far as I could see is just a bit humbling to me. So much being done by a few very hard working individuals using some mighty advanced machinery gives me a profound respect for the whole process.
Lower Granite Dam. This is one of the few dams that still allow traffic to cross over. There are restrictions. You must be escorted across by security, You must have photo ID, you must declare your firearm (s) and it must be unloaded, vehicles are subject to searches, no stopping on the dam, and no photos are allowed. The hours for crossing are limited to between 7:30 am and 5:00 pm. More info link.
The area that extends out into the river at a right angle to the spillway section of the dam (just above the front portion of the bike) is actually the lock that allows for river traffic hauling wheat and other material to travel up and down the Snake River. It’s estimated that more than 60% of Washington grown wheat is shipped on the Snake River.
Finally the reason for the ride. The Codger Pole inspired, by the Codger Bowl and the Boys of ’38. At 65 feet tall, it is the largest sculpture of its type in the world, and consists of portraits, carved into five upended red cedar logs, of the 51 players involved. The players are shown in old age but are wearing the football uniforms of the thirties.
Here’s the monument at the site.
Say what?!
I made a run up to rival St.John, this year.
Making a loop back to US-12
One can only wonder about this structure.
The Columbia County Courthouse in Dayton, WA
The little town of Whitsburg.
This occurred west of Prescott on WA-124
A newly completed log home on the 410 Detour.
I could see this coming from far below Chinook Pass. As uninviting as riding thru the clouds can be, I was glad to see the temp. bottom out at 40 degrees at the top of the Pass.
That’s Tipsoo Lake out there somewhere.
Where’s the HD Cruiser Crowd? Greenwater, WA
Home at 7 pm just in time for the 7th Inning Stretch.
It was a great day to be outdoors on this fantastic machine.
Keep Going!
