Day 17: A Ride up the Mountain

Saturday
Got up early today to get pics of Lake Wallowa, which I have included on yesterdays blog.
Today we are going to ride the cable car up to the top of the local mountain - Mount Howard.
Sally is a little bit nervous about the ride, but is game to try. The weather has cleared and visibility is excellent as the local wildfire has been killed off.
It is a 4,500ft climb to the top and it took us less than 14 minutes. It was a wonderful ride up the mountain as views of the surrounding area became more obvious. We could see Lake Wallowa below,  and mountains surrounding us; Chief Joseph, Bonneville and Aneroid. Further away to the West you could just see the tip of Sacajawea and Matterhorn.
Once we reached the top we had a drink and although the paths were not particularly wheel chair friendly Sally and I managed to get round quite a lot of the summit pathways, with its views of the Wallowa mountains to the South and West, Clearwater to the North and the Seven Devils to the East. The weather was beautiful, really clear after the smoke from the wild fires had threatened to obscure the views. There was very little wind and so it was quite warm in the sunshine. A lovely day in a very beautiful place. Well Done Oregon