New State

Lucky Lake Rooster Tail

Snake River Canyon
Columbia River Sunset
Wine, Wine, Wine
More Wine Please

After spending a quiet Memorial Day weekend at the Garrity RV Park in Nampa, Idaho we are now in Boardman, Oregon at the Boardman Marina and RV Park on the banks of the Columbia River. We have been driving a lot more lately then we like because we want to spend some time with Nanc's brother and family in Lacey, Washington before heading east to the Escapees rally in Gillette, Wyoming. We had planned on a more leisurely pace by coming this way after Gillette but with higher fuel prices we will save a couple thousand miles by coming here first. We will be returning to Wash, PA in the fall so I can get my drivers license. From Nampa we visited the Lucky Lake Dam where they were releasing large amounts of water because of the big snow melt happening this spring. The release was creating a huge rooster tail about 150 feet into the air. It was quite an event with lots of people going to watch. We also went to the Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area where there is the largest concentration of raptors in the US. While we only saw a couple raptors the area was beautiful with the river flowing through the canyon. On Tuesday we moved to Oregon the first state that neither Nanc or I have ever been to previously. Part of the trip was along the Oregon Trail and a portion of the route followed by Lewis and Clark. Today we went to the Columbia Crest Winery in Paterson, Washington for an afternoon of touring and tasting. It just happens to be one of Nanc's favorite wine makers and was located just across the river from where we were staying.