24 September 2011
It was a long day's drive from Salem to Lake Shasta. We are headed for the Thousand trails LOTS Preserve near Marysville. We did stop for rest several times and had a good lunch at the Seven Feathers rest and truck stop and Casino in North Canyonville. It was a very nice complex. The dogs enjoyed the enclosed dog run. We arrived at the Lakeshore Villa RV Park in Lakehead, CA near Shasta Lake. We had a nice view of Mt. Shasta on the way. It was a bit overcast, warm and muggy most of the day. It stayed warm all night.
25 September 2011
Today we drove about 3 hours to the LOTS. It was rainy and misty all day. We had lunch in a little cafe near Oregon House before setting up camp. We tried to find a site where Joe could get his satellite TV, but it is quite woodsy here. We set up in a site in the A section close to the laundry, etc. But no TV for football! And no sewer connection! The lake and trees are beautiful. Deer are roaming around. Bob and Hedy rented a kayak and had fun rowing.
26 September 2011
Bob and Hedy had to leave this morning. We did laundry and sat around in the sun. After the misty day yesterday, today was warm, sunny, and dry, just perfect. Then we decided to move to a sewer site in the X section, but we were still unable to get TV. Joe suffered from not having Monday Night Football! Also, there is no WiFi, 3G, or cell phone service. It seems we want the beauty and peacefulness of nature and the amenities of the city! I took the dogs for walks to the lake and will do more tomorrow. There is supposed to be WiFi at the lodge, so I may walk up there tomorrow.
27 September 2011
Another perfect day! Leah took the dogs for long walks around the park and to the dog beach. Samantha played in the water a little, but I was afraid to let her off leash. She is still unpredictable. We enjoyed a champagne brunch in the motor home. We sat outside reading, talking, and doing needlework.
28 September 2011
After I took the dogs for walks in the morning we had our champagne brunch in the motor home. We then walked up to the lodge. Here we were able to get WiFi and catch up on e-mail. But there was still no cell phone service. The day became quite hot so we spent a little too much time indoors in air conditioning doing needlework, reading, and Sudoku. What a lazy life!
29 September 2011
Another hot, lazy day! I took Samantha to the dog beach again, and took Arden around part of the lake to the dam. We went up to the lodge again for WiFi - it was very slow today. The later afternoon was too hot to be out.
30 September 2011
We drove to Jean's today. We set up at Sunny Acres RV Park, then Jean picked us for dinner at Tahoe Joe's Steak House. After a very big dinner we visited in the RV. Jean met Samantha for the first time.
1 October 2011
Jean picked us up and we went to Pinata's for brunch. Then she took us to the opening of a photographers' exhibit in Hayward. We met several very accomplished photographers and admired their work. We had supper at Mimi's, then visited more in the RV.
2 October 2011
Joe wasn't feeling well this morning so Jean took Leah to Mass. We came back to the RV, picked up the dogs and went to Jean's. She made us a breakfast of bacon and eggs, and Joe could rest and watch football. We enjoyed hanging out and talking. Samantha was hyper and had to be kept out on the patio most of the time. Jean then made us delicious BLTs with avocado. We had to say "good-by" until Thanksgiving.
3 October 2011
We left Concord and drove about 135 miles to the Apricot Inn in Firebaugh off I-5 for lunch and to buy apricot pies. We intended to go to Kingsberg on Hwy. 99, but somehow missed Hwy 180 connecting I-5 with 99, so we ended up going a little further to Hwy 198 and stayed in Tulare at the Sun & Fun RV Park. We had a quiet evening.
Mt. St. Helens
22 September 2011
Today we just drove about 135 miles to the Silver Cove RV Park in Silverlake, WA. We stopped for gas and shopping at a Safeway in Woodland, WA. We had wine and pot luck heavy hors d'oeuvres and deserts. Then we took the dogs for a walk around the park. It was a nice balmy evening.
23 September 2011
This is the last day of the rally. After a bagel, lox, and cream cheese breakfast we headed out on a 40 mile scenic drive to the Mt. St. Helens Volcano National Observatory. We learned a lot about the eruption in 1980. A huge area was demolished. Since then there has been vast reforestation, roads and bridges built, and scientific study of volcanoes. It was a clear sunny day for photography! We would have liked more time there, but we wanted to get on our way. This has been a fantastic "Rolling Rally" with good friends.
We drove to Salem for the night with Hedy and Bob, staying at the Hee Hee Illahee RV Park. The name means a "Happy Location". It was a very warm evening.
Today we just drove about 135 miles to the Silver Cove RV Park in Silverlake, WA. We stopped for gas and shopping at a Safeway in Woodland, WA. We had wine and pot luck heavy hors d'oeuvres and deserts. Then we took the dogs for a walk around the park. It was a nice balmy evening.
23 September 2011
This is the last day of the rally. After a bagel, lox, and cream cheese breakfast we headed out on a 40 mile scenic drive to the Mt. St. Helens Volcano National Observatory. We learned a lot about the eruption in 1980. A huge area was demolished. Since then there has been vast reforestation, roads and bridges built, and scientific study of volcanoes. It was a clear sunny day for photography! We would have liked more time there, but we wanted to get on our way. This has been a fantastic "Rolling Rally" with good friends.
We drove to Salem for the night with Hedy and Bob, staying at the Hee Hee Illahee RV Park. The name means a "Happy Location". It was a very warm evening.
Memaloose State Park
19 September 2011
This morning we drove to the Maryhill Museum. This is another fascinating museum with exhibits of dance, art, Rodin, chess sets, history of the area, and extensive Native American exhibits. We ate a box lunch at the museum. We then went a little ways to Stonehenge, a WWI memorial. This was followed by a visit to the Maryhill Winery for tasting and shopping.
We had a delicious gourmet dinner at the 6th Street Bistro in Hood River.
20 September 2011
We had a very nice lunch at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. The grounds were beautiful, including a beautiful waterfall. After lunch we went with Dora and Warren to take a drive on the "Fruit Loop", a guide to local farm stands, wineries, etc.
We bought gifts and things for ourselves including jams, fresh apples and pears, a long votive candle holder made from oak barrels, alpaca socks, lavender oil, and more wines. We didn't get back to camp until after 5:00.
21 September 2011
We drove to Cascade Locks to take a cruise on a sternwheeler. It was a beautiful sunny day with beautiful scenery on the Columbia River. It was most interesting going through the locks. They are quite an engineering feat. Very good food was served on the boat including breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea. All the food was prepared fresh on the boat. We got back to camp in time for Happy Hour. We didn't need much dinner!
This morning we drove to the Maryhill Museum. This is another fascinating museum with exhibits of dance, art, Rodin, chess sets, history of the area, and extensive Native American exhibits. We ate a box lunch at the museum. We then went a little ways to Stonehenge, a WWI memorial. This was followed by a visit to the Maryhill Winery for tasting and shopping.
We had a delicious gourmet dinner at the 6th Street Bistro in Hood River.
20 September 2011
We had a very nice lunch at the Columbia Gorge Hotel. The grounds were beautiful, including a beautiful waterfall. After lunch we went with Dora and Warren to take a drive on the "Fruit Loop", a guide to local farm stands, wineries, etc.
We bought gifts and things for ourselves including jams, fresh apples and pears, a long votive candle holder made from oak barrels, alpaca socks, lavender oil, and more wines. We didn't get back to camp until after 5:00.
21 September 2011
We drove to Cascade Locks to take a cruise on a sternwheeler. It was a beautiful sunny day with beautiful scenery on the Columbia River. It was most interesting going through the locks. They are quite an engineering feat. Very good food was served on the boat including breakfast, lunch, and afternoon tea. All the food was prepared fresh on the boat. We got back to camp in time for Happy Hour. We didn't need much dinner!
Elgin to La Grande, OR
17 September 2011
We left early for the little town of Elgin to take the Eagle Cap Excursion Train ride beside the scenic Grande Ronde and Wallowa Rivers. They served a nice lunch on the train. We then drove to the Eagles Hot Lake RV Park near La Grande where we had Happy Hour and another potluck dinner. Kirk gave us more information about the Exson-Valdez investigation with pictures.
18 September 2011
After coffee and donuts we drove a short distance to the Manual Museum at Hot Lake. This is the hottest hot springs in the U. S. David Manual, a renowned bronze sculptor and Indian Historian and his wife, Lee, told us about how they have been restoring the historic buildings at Hot Lake which included a hospital, to include a museum, B & B, restaurant, studio, and store. The museum includes displays of military history and Indian history. We had a good Italian chicken lunch at the museum. Lee enacted the story of Marie Dorian with much enthusiasm and David demonstrated some sculpting techniques. We admired the beautiful bronze work and wished we could aford it. There is a lot more at this museum than I can write about here. It was almost 2 o'clock when we started the 185 mile drive to Memaloose State Park west of The Dalles, OR. We are camped on the Columbia River with lots of sunshine and trees. Beautiful scenery and weather!
We left early for the little town of Elgin to take the Eagle Cap Excursion Train ride beside the scenic Grande Ronde and Wallowa Rivers. They served a nice lunch on the train. We then drove to the Eagles Hot Lake RV Park near La Grande where we had Happy Hour and another potluck dinner. Kirk gave us more information about the Exson-Valdez investigation with pictures.
18 September 2011
After coffee and donuts we drove a short distance to the Manual Museum at Hot Lake. This is the hottest hot springs in the U. S. David Manual, a renowned bronze sculptor and Indian Historian and his wife, Lee, told us about how they have been restoring the historic buildings at Hot Lake which included a hospital, to include a museum, B & B, restaurant, studio, and store. The museum includes displays of military history and Indian history. We had a good Italian chicken lunch at the museum. Lee enacted the story of Marie Dorian with much enthusiasm and David demonstrated some sculpting techniques. We admired the beautiful bronze work and wished we could aford it. There is a lot more at this museum than I can write about here. It was almost 2 o'clock when we started the 185 mile drive to Memaloose State Park west of The Dalles, OR. We are camped on the Columbia River with lots of sunshine and trees. Beautiful scenery and weather!
Joseph, OR
13 September 2011
It was a beautiful, scenic 70 mile drive to Joseph on a winding road. We caravanned with several others. The leaders notified the rest about oncoming cars and bicyclists, etc.
We are at the Park on the River. We saw fresh water salmon spawning in the adjoining stream and we are surrounded by pine forest. The weather is perfect. We had a delicious shish kebob dinner at Vali's Alpine Restaurant a block from the park. They opened especially for us.
14 September 2011
After a leisurely morning at camp with huge cinnamon rolls from a local bakery, and doing some laundry, we went to the Enterprise, OR Rotary Club lunch meeting. The food was provided by local ranchers and businesses - wonderful! Our own Kirk was the speaker, telling us about his experiences with the Exson-Valdez investigation. We stopped at a Safeway market to prepare for the evening pot luck dinner. How much weight did we gain today? After the dinner a young park ranger spoke to us about the local ecology and history. She was very dynamic.
15 September 2011
It was raining off and on this morning, but we were happy it stopped before afternoon. We went into the town of Joseph to see beautiful bronze work, go through the historical museum, and to window shop interesting stores. We went into a hardware store for a clasp and longer rope leash for the dog and received friendly personal service.
In the evening the Reeds invited us to their beautiful home on Lake Wallowa for a wonderful ham dinner. This was followed by a fresh Oregon Marionberry cobbler to die for.
16 September 2011
Today we mostly hung around camp getting ready to move on tomorrow. We had a Mountain Berry Shake in the afternoon and bought some shirts. At 5:00 PM we carpooled to the Mt. Joseph Cattle Ranch. We toured the beautiful ranch log houses and grounds, and enjoyed a big camp fire. Then we sat down to a wonderful steak dinner. A local rancher gave us a presentation on the details of cattle ranching. This was most interesting and inspiring. It is amazing how much work it takes to get a steak to our plates!
It got quite cold so we were ready for bed when we got back to camp.
It was a beautiful, scenic 70 mile drive to Joseph on a winding road. We caravanned with several others. The leaders notified the rest about oncoming cars and bicyclists, etc.
We are at the Park on the River. We saw fresh water salmon spawning in the adjoining stream and we are surrounded by pine forest. The weather is perfect. We had a delicious shish kebob dinner at Vali's Alpine Restaurant a block from the park. They opened especially for us.
14 September 2011
After a leisurely morning at camp with huge cinnamon rolls from a local bakery, and doing some laundry, we went to the Enterprise, OR Rotary Club lunch meeting. The food was provided by local ranchers and businesses - wonderful! Our own Kirk was the speaker, telling us about his experiences with the Exson-Valdez investigation. We stopped at a Safeway market to prepare for the evening pot luck dinner. How much weight did we gain today? After the dinner a young park ranger spoke to us about the local ecology and history. She was very dynamic.
15 September 2011
It was raining off and on this morning, but we were happy it stopped before afternoon. We went into the town of Joseph to see beautiful bronze work, go through the historical museum, and to window shop interesting stores. We went into a hardware store for a clasp and longer rope leash for the dog and received friendly personal service.
In the evening the Reeds invited us to their beautiful home on Lake Wallowa for a wonderful ham dinner. This was followed by a fresh Oregon Marionberry cobbler to die for.
16 September 2011
Today we mostly hung around camp getting ready to move on tomorrow. We had a Mountain Berry Shake in the afternoon and bought some shirts. At 5:00 PM we carpooled to the Mt. Joseph Cattle Ranch. We toured the beautiful ranch log houses and grounds, and enjoyed a big camp fire. Then we sat down to a wonderful steak dinner. A local rancher gave us a presentation on the details of cattle ranching. This was most interesting and inspiring. It is amazing how much work it takes to get a steak to our plates!
It got quite cold so we were ready for bed when we got back to camp.
Hells Canyon
September 2011
It was a beautiful drive from Baker City to the Hells Canyon Recreation Area along the Snake River. The river is the boundary between ID and Or. We had a good lunch in the little town of Halfway. We are at the Copperfield RV Park in Oxbow, OR on the river with lots of trees. It is a beautiful, clean park.
12 September 2011
We drove to the Hells Canyon Visitors' Center to board a jet boat for a 6 hour cruse though the canyon. It is the deepest canyon in the US. We went through several rapids including 2 class 4. The occasional water splash felt good in the very hot sun! Lunch was served on the boat. The mountain and river scenery was awesome. We hope some of the pictures are good! It was unbelievable how pioneers homesteaded and ranched in this very remote, rugged area. It was a most enjoyable trip through the deep canyon.
It was a beautiful drive from Baker City to the Hells Canyon Recreation Area along the Snake River. The river is the boundary between ID and Or. We had a good lunch in the little town of Halfway. We are at the Copperfield RV Park in Oxbow, OR on the river with lots of trees. It is a beautiful, clean park.
12 September 2011
We drove to the Hells Canyon Visitors' Center to board a jet boat for a 6 hour cruse though the canyon. It is the deepest canyon in the US. We went through several rapids including 2 class 4. The occasional water splash felt good in the very hot sun! Lunch was served on the boat. The mountain and river scenery was awesome. We hope some of the pictures are good! It was unbelievable how pioneers homesteaded and ranched in this very remote, rugged area. It was a most enjoyable trip through the deep canyon.
Baker City, OR
10 September 2011
This morning we had a gourmet breakfast at the historic Geiser Grand Hotel in Baker City. After breakfast we went through the Baker Heritage Museum. An interesting display about the history of Air Stream Trailers was featured. We didn't know there was so much history in this area. From there we drove up to Sumpter to see the Sumpter Dredge. All the machinery and gold mining history was educational. It was a nice drive and a beautiful day. We met back at the RV park for Happy Hour and a pot luck dinner.
This morning we had a gourmet breakfast at the historic Geiser Grand Hotel in Baker City. After breakfast we went through the Baker Heritage Museum. An interesting display about the history of Air Stream Trailers was featured. We didn't know there was so much history in this area. From there we drove up to Sumpter to see the Sumpter Dredge. All the machinery and gold mining history was educational. It was a nice drive and a beautiful day. We met back at the RV park for Happy Hour and a pot luck dinner.
Baker City, OR
5 September 2011
We left home this morning, caravanning with Bob and Hedy. We took Hwy 14 to the 395, stopping in Mojave for lunch. We stayed at the Boulder Creek RV park in Lone Pine. It was a beautiful warm day.
Our new dog, Samantha, is getting used to motor home travel. She wants to jump on everthing, including the driver, so we have to keep her tethered to the soofa seat belt. We hope she'll settle down before long.
6 September 2011
This was another beautiful drive on Hwys 395, 6, and 95 to Fallon, NV. We stayed at a Passport America Park, Sage Valley RV Park.
7 September 2011
We drove through a lot of desert land. We passed a lot of military installations and Indian reservations. There was no cell phone, WiWi or 3G most of the way. I haven't been able to open Blogger.com on the iPad. We had a slow day going to McDermitt, OR on the NV/OR border. We walked to a casino for dinner.
8 September 2011
Today we drove north to Baker City and arrived a day early for the rally. It was nice to have time to set up and to rest. This is a pretty park with lots of shade trees. The evening was lovely for taking a walk. We can relax and clean up tomorrow morning before the rally starts with Happy Hour at 5 PM.
9 September 2011
We slept in this morning, then cleaned up the motor home. Other members started to arrive after noon, so we could relax and catch up. Samantha and Arden greeted all the other dogs. Since I still couldn't access Blogger.com on the iPad, I tried the parks WiFi on the netbook, which works fine. I'll have to see what went wrong with the iPad because it worked perfectly in New Orleans in May.
I found that Blogger no longer works with Safari. It was necessary to download an app for the iPad. I don't know how to use all the features. It doesn't seem to allow much formatting.
We carpooled to the Haines Steak House in Baker City for a wonderful prime rib dinner. When we got back to camp Samantha broke away and had to be chased. She tried to pick a fight with a big black lab. What are we going to do with her??
We left home this morning, caravanning with Bob and Hedy. We took Hwy 14 to the 395, stopping in Mojave for lunch. We stayed at the Boulder Creek RV park in Lone Pine. It was a beautiful warm day.
Our new dog, Samantha, is getting used to motor home travel. She wants to jump on everthing, including the driver, so we have to keep her tethered to the soofa seat belt. We hope she'll settle down before long.
6 September 2011
This was another beautiful drive on Hwys 395, 6, and 95 to Fallon, NV. We stayed at a Passport America Park, Sage Valley RV Park.
7 September 2011
We drove through a lot of desert land. We passed a lot of military installations and Indian reservations. There was no cell phone, WiWi or 3G most of the way. I haven't been able to open Blogger.com on the iPad. We had a slow day going to McDermitt, OR on the NV/OR border. We walked to a casino for dinner.
8 September 2011
Today we drove north to Baker City and arrived a day early for the rally. It was nice to have time to set up and to rest. This is a pretty park with lots of shade trees. The evening was lovely for taking a walk. We can relax and clean up tomorrow morning before the rally starts with Happy Hour at 5 PM.
9 September 2011
We slept in this morning, then cleaned up the motor home. Other members started to arrive after noon, so we could relax and catch up. Samantha and Arden greeted all the other dogs. Since I still couldn't access Blogger.com on the iPad, I tried the parks WiFi on the netbook, which works fine. I'll have to see what went wrong with the iPad because it worked perfectly in New Orleans in May.
I found that Blogger no longer works with Safari. It was necessary to download an app for the iPad. I don't know how to use all the features. It doesn't seem to allow much formatting.
We carpooled to the Haines Steak House in Baker City for a wonderful prime rib dinner. When we got back to camp Samantha broke away and had to be chased. She tried to pick a fight with a big black lab. What are we going to do with her??
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