Not really any good place to hang out at Timberline. Boring drive, too. If Silver
Falls is too off-the-beaten-path for the WA folks, how about somewhere on the SW WA coast? Lucia Falls, just outside of Battleground, is also a sweet spot. Fairly big parking lot, lots of shade, waterfalls....

Jay

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On the road, currently:
'83 300D (German spec.) 168k mi. - - Wolfgang (tucked snugly away for the winter!)
'87 300D 375k mi. - finally went over to "The Dark Side"
'87 300TD 225k mi.
Cannondale 66cm CAAD5 w/Campy/Jamis Aurora
Hujsak Custom Fixie/Landshark Track Shark Custom/Ahearne Custom 29'er