What a great time we had traveling by motor coach with Adventure Tours through Marion County, Oregon June 26-28, 2014! Thirty-two of us were on our way to the 80-acre Oregon Garden in Silverton, 42 miles south of Portland on Highway 213. This is Willamette Valley fruit and vineyard country. Around noon, on our four-hour drive from Walla Walla to Silverton, we stopped to ride a train through the Hood River Valley. Over 15,000 acres of pear, cherry, and apple trees surround Mt. Hood. At 11,000 feet, the snow-covered mountain glistened in the sunshine. It seemed close enough to touch! I had lunch in the dining car with two new friends, Karen and Margie. We were served Chicken Salad Wraps, tender asparagus, a choice of chocolate cake or cherry cheesecake with a beverage. The meal was
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