We departed Lake Pend Orielle at 7am. It was clear and cold....37 degrees. The lake was beautiful as we left it, areas of fog forming in the crisp morning air.
Silverwood theme Park was all decked out for Halloween, decorated with pumpkins and cobwebs and spookhouse.
The city of Spokane was very interesting as we drove by with shops and shopping malls with Big name stores that one would expect to find in New York City. But west of Spokane, its just miles and miles of yellow grass with a black snake of I-90 going through it.
As we passed Sprague Lake, we decided to get some fuel for our little car...only got 37.5 mpg on this leg. Dick saw a man with a hand truck full of boxes of peaches trying to get into the store....he ran to open and hold the door for him, and as a thankyou, the old man gave him two peaches as thankyou, and gave me a warm toothless grin. How sweet!
As we merged onto rt. 394 to Pasco, we passed a huge corrections Center at Connell, with high fences topped with concentina wires to prevent inmates from escaping. We passed trains with containers cars, coal trains, wind mills turning in the wind, and fields of yellow mustard being raised for seed. Also we saw many fields of soy beans, corn, and milo right here in Oregon being grown for seed.
We stopped in Boardman at our favorite RV Park to eat our peaches that were a gift for doing a favor. This is the Marina part and behind Dick is the sheltered part where the boats are moored. And over the jetty there is the huge Columbia River. Today the river was calm and smooth as glass. Wow those peaches were tasty!
After the peaches we felt hungry, so we ate here at the popular "Poppys" drive in cafe. We shared a chicken wrap and we were soon on our way toward home. Could only do 65 miles per hour now since we were in Oregon....seems slow after 70 and 75 miles per hour speeds in Idaho and Montana.
Aaahh! The Columbia River Gorge scenery is the most beautiful in all the area we have been through.
Love to watch the river's traffic!
The Maryhill Museum on the Washington side.
And home sweet home!
Dick is so glad to be back that he is kissing the ground.
We departed Lake Pend Orielle at 7am. It was clear and cold....37 degrees. The lake was beautiful as we left it, areas of fog forming in the crisp morning air.
Silverwood theme Park was all decked out for Halloween, decorated with pumpkins and cobwebs and spookhouse.
The city of Spokane was very interesting as we drove by with shops and shopping malls with Big name stores that one would expect to find in New York City. But west of Spokane, its just miles and miles of yellow grass with a black snake of I-90 going through it.
As we passed Sprague Lake, we decided to get some fuel for our little car...only got 37.5 mpg on this leg. Dick saw a man with a hand truck full of boxes of peaches trying to get into the store....he ran to open and hold the door for him, and as a thankyou, the old man gave him two peaches as thankyou, and gave me a warm toothless grin. How sweet!
As we merged onto rt. 394 to Pasco, we passed a huge corrections Center at Connell, with high fences topped with concentina wires to prevent inmates from escaping. We passed trains with containers cars, coal trains, wind mills turning in the wind, and fields of yellow mustard being raised for seed. Also we saw many fields of soy beans, corn, and milo right here in Oregon being grown for seed.
We stopped in Boardman at our favorite RV Park to eat our peaches that were a gift for doing a favor. This is the Marina part and behind Dick is the sheltered part where the boats are moored. And over the jetty there is the huge Columbia River. Today the river was calm and smooth as glass. Wow those peaches were tasty!
After the peaches we felt hungry, so we ate here at the popular "Poppys" drive in cafe. We shared a chicken wrap and we were soon on our way toward home. Could only do 65 miles per hour now since we were in Oregon....seems slow after 70 and 75 miles per hour speeds in Idaho and Montana.
Aaahh! The Columbia River Gorge scenery is the most beautiful in all the area we have been through. 
Love to watch the river's traffic!
The Maryhill Museum on the Washington side.
And home sweet home!
Dick is so glad to be back that he is kissing the ground.
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