And we are OUT and About again....

It's our third winter departure...one would think that the actual process of getting ready to leave would become easier, quicker, certainly more familiar. It hasn't. Jeez, I am exhausted by the time we get into our truck, it as if we were going to be eliminated if we didn't cross the finish line without record time.

The drive up the Columbia River Gorge was stunning today....Oregon is experiencing an exceptional October blast of sunshine.

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Our final destination, several weeks out for sure, will be Brownsville, TX. However, in the meantime I'll chart our journey as in previous winters with photos, dialogue and the occasional "history lesson of the day"...may even throw in a pop-quiz to see if you all are paying attention!

So today we pulled into .Emigrant Springs State Park, just 25 miles SE of Pendleton, OR, for two nights. We saw this last fall when we left Pendleton far too late to pull into and look around. We are going to "use Emigrant Springs as a base camp to explore nearby attractions such as the Blue Mountain Crossing Oregon Trail interpretive park or the Pendleton Woolen Mills".... not the mills, but certainly the interpretive park tomorrow before we continue east into Idaho.

The park boasts both cabins, yurts, tent camping and rv spots. Our full hook-up is $16/night, but the prices can be slightly higher during the summer season.

 

 

Nice parking slot with a trees! Smells like the pine forests I love...all snug and surrounded by pine trees. Heaven!

 

 



 Next: Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.

~CIAO!