I remember my mom telling me stories of the countless trips her family would take through the Columbia River Gorge, when she was growing up, to visit her grandmother in Toppenish. She said that she had driven the Washington-Side of the river so many times that she could practically navigate the curves with her eyes closed.
I thought about that, often, as Adam and I learned how to maneuver through the Pine Canyon curves. Over the years, we've become so accustomed to that road that I can completely understand what my mom meant.
It really hit home this week once the big paving project was finished. Muscle memory really is an amazing thing! Our first trip down the newly-lined road felt just a little weird. We could tell that the radius of some of the curves had been changed ever-so-slightly and it took us a couple of trips to readjust.
The new road surface is wonderful, though and I was impressed with how quickly they got the job done, even considering the days they couldn't work due to rain and/or excessive wind.
It's especially nice that that huge, badly-patched pit on the big curve at the top is gone. That was never very fun to encounter on a motorcycle.
It's especially nice that that huge, badly-patched pit on the big curve at the top is gone. That was never very fun to encounter on a motorcycle.
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