Maybe you want to walk out your front door and climb in your kayak. Maybe you just want to throw a line in the water and wait for the tip of a rod to twinkle. Or maybe you just want to walk a block to your local neighborhood wine bar and liven up a plate of charcuterie with a Cabernet Franc. By all means, go right ahead. But do it in The Dalles.

Belle Webb Beatie had no time for whiners or crying. She drove a red Pontiac Firebird when she was in her 80’s. And if not for her, you would have never heard of the Hi-Way House.