WABDR is short for the “Washington Backcountry Discovery Route”, which is a series of forest roads that run along the eastern side of the Cascades between the Columbia River and the border with Canada. The plan was to start from the south and get as far as we could across a long Labor Day weekend. In order to start at the beginning, we first have to get there.
The plan was simple: zip over the mountains and through farmland to the lower right corner of the state, drop down to Hells Canyon, exit out to Baker City, then roam back via the Umatilla National Forest to the Columbia River, up to Yakmia, and back to the comfort of our driveways. Full route details are here via Bing (http://binged.it/N6PAWO), and an embedded view via Spotwalla:
Green dots are the signal all is well, yellow dots means you can get an outstanding photo.
Let’s have some fun with the silver accent trim on the front of the 1200gs with Plastidip.
Before:
After:
Ignore the pannier tape, of course, just playing with the front trim here. Could be a keeper.