Saturday, September 20, 2014

From Oregon to Idaho…

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Lucy really is a sweet  little trailer

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The Chehalis RV & Outdoor Resort

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The Hamley & Co. Saddlery in Pendleton, OR

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Saddle designed for Hoot Gibson in 1922 – for a friend of his
with a drinking problem … who kept falling off his horse

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Farewell Bend State Park on the Snake River

Hello again.  We had a good day on Friday the 19th.  Hit the road early so as to have some time to catch up on emails… thank goodness for MacDonald’s and their free Wifi.  Coffee’s not bad either :-)  We had a lot of outstanding emails so, apologies to any of you who were waiting for a rapid response.  Not going to happen while we’re ‘on the road’. We took another break around mid-day, stopping in Caldwell (Idaho) for groceries, lunch and a visit to the local Chamber of Commerce for some maps and RVing information. 

After researching what we could, we headed on down the road to the Three Islands Crossing State Park (Hwy. 84 just before Twin Falls, Idaho).  This is a beautiful park with lots of grass and trees… large sites, very private.  It’s so nice, we’ve decided to take a day off and stay here for two nights.  Cost: $23 + 5 (Veh. fee) = $28/night.  Oh, by the way, on the way to this park we passed the Carmela RV Resort.  It’s just a block or so before the State Park, is situated beside a golf course and across the road from a winery… it’s a simple in-line parking kind of a place but looks nice and clean ($25/night) for you golfers and wine drinkers. 

We’re here for a couple of days… the plan remains to continue on to Twin Falls and then turn right.  Will drive almost due south through Nevada, stopping around Wells and Lund and then heading for Alamo and Lake Pahranagat for a couple of days.

Hope you enjoy the pics.  Adios for now…

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Three Islands Crossing State Park

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Beautiful park-like setting

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Good old $7 BBQ – works every time!

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CJ’s new favourite wine (take note sisters!)