We went into Redmond to do laundry and wash the truck then to Peter Skeine Ogden Park. There is a railroad bridge that was built in 1911 here. It is 326 ft above the Crooked River. The workers had to climb rope ladders to get to the construction site and wade or swim across the river for access. They opened it with about half the rivets installed. The remaining 21,500 rivets were installed while there was train traffic going through. Here are a couple pics of it. One is through the girders looking at Pilot Butte, the other a waterfall that is fed by a small stream on the top of the gorge.
There is also the original vehicle bridge here that was built after the railroad bridge. When it was complete there was about 20 cars crossing it per day. By the 1990's there was over 8000 vehicles per day so they built a new one next to it. It is 295 ' above the gorge and it spans over 400 feet.
It turned out to be a pretty clear morning for our exploring but was windy and we are at over 2000' elevation. We visited a couple of the local watering holes in the afternoon and back to camp for the evening. More wind and down into the 30's at night. Boy do we love our cozy trailer on trips like this. Tomorrow more exploring with weather permitting.
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