Day 19: Rattlesnake Pass and the Grande Ronde River

Today we set off North again, once more into the wilds of the mountains, this time in search of the Grande Ronde River. Roy had found a picture showing extreme meandering on the river and we wanted to see it for ourselves. Although we could reach the Grande Ronde the bit we wanted to see was not accessible, however the road dropped down over 2000 feet of windy road to the river, where there was a café we could stop at for a cup of tea and a warm cinnamon roll. The river was very peaceful and beautiful. We then climbed out of the canyon like river valley, a 2000ft climb of windy road, before levelling off on a big plateau. This road by the way is called The Rattlesnake Pass and is famous for its twists and turns.
 This road led us into the twin towns of Clarkston and Lewiston.