We left Beaver and spent most of the morning in rain and
wind and even some snow in Cedar City.
We left I-15 near St. George, Utah and headed to Page, Arizona. It got sunny after lunch but still
windy. As we crossed the Glen Canyon Dam
we could see very little water in the reservoir. It was good though to see the red rock
country again, especially with the grass turning green. In Page, we spent the night in the Wal-Mart
parking lot along with about 14 other rigs. R
So happy to be in red rock country. There is just nothing like it. The reservoir Richard speaks of was known by
most of us as Lake Powell. It is no more. I will always remember it and the beautiful
turquoise color it was. J
Left Page early and headed South on US 89. Stopped at the Cammeron Trading Post to look
around. It is a stopping spot for tour
buses on their way to the Grand Canyon.
Heading towards Flagstaff I noticed that the engine was getting hot. The last climb up to the pass before
Flagstaff was too much. We stopped once
and let the motor cool down but a short time later we had to stop and call the
tow truck.
The Gallery @ Cameron was as always, great. The items also were priced at a king’s ransom. Did not buy a thing. I did find a darling wrap at the Cracker
Barrel, just perfect to wear to our summer wedding coming up in July. This has been a rough start to our spring
vacation. Off to bed in yet another
parking lot. RV folks call this Boon
docking. J
I have never been in Flagstaff, and I find it is all I
expected. Huge and beautiful mountains,
with their share of red rocks, and Navaho flair. We are in Volcano land too. The evening temperature drop is
chilling. Snow on the mountain. Out for Mexican dinner. MMMMMM
J
Temp up to 88. We are
such house plants. We will work to
toughen up and love the hot weather. A
beautiful drive, with
Arrived in this beautiful valley.
I was here with my parents 43 years ago for an r&r, and pg with my 4th
child. I fell in love with this place,
and always wished to return. Tomorrow we
plan to visit an unforgettable place.
Montezuma’s Castle. Leave it to
Richard to take me here. Loved the hike
to the ruin today. J
The ancient people built their homes 7 ladders up.
They built this dwelling over a period of 150
and they say the foreman was the grandmother of the clan.
43 years ago, I got out of the car at this
very place and came face to beak with a beautiful red Cardinal bird.
He just sat there and looked at me.
What a privilege it was.
No Cardinals today, but a lovely memory.
So, hopefully we are fixed, and ready to
enjoy our time with friends, and a bit of warm sun.
J
Day 14 Friday May 1
We went to Craig and Wanda’s after breakfast. Wanda went to volunteer at the presidio and
Craig and us went to the old mission of Tubacacori south of Tucson about 45
miles from their house. The mission is
not in very good repair and is not used anymore.
 |
| Mission founded by Fr. Kino in Tubacacori |
We then headed for the city of Tubac which is
full of crafts and pottery. Had lunch
at a sandwich shop then head out looking in lots of shops. If you are interested in pottery this is the place
to go. For dinner all of us went out to
an Ethiopian restaurant. We got the
works, which was maybe 15
 |
| Judy shopping in Tubac |
different dishes served on a large, maybe 20 inch
diameter, pancake type bread made out of teff, wheat and barley. The dinner was very, very good and we all ate
too much. Stopped by Albertsons and got
some ice cream for dessert. Very fun
day. R
Day 15 Saturday May 2
We went to Craig and Wanda and headed off to the 30
th
Annual Tucson Music Festival.
Four
stage were set up in the downtown area.
After parking the car we walked towards the first stage and stopped in a
pottery shop which Craig has taken some classes.
 |
| Coil pot lesson |
We watched as a teacher showed how to make a
coil style basket.
All the music was
just great and included bluegrass, country western, folk and some alternative
type music.
 |
| Craig and Wanda watching a show |
After the music we had
dinner in the art museum café. Fun and
tiring day. R
Day 16 Sunday May 3
Judy and I took the day off from visiting. We did the laundry and cleaned the motorhome. Craig and Wanda came over for dinner.
Day 17 Monday May 4
Today was heading into Mexico day. First Judy and I took the
motor home to a local Cat service center to have them look into a diesel smell
which come in the motor home when we turn on the furnace, change the oil and
fix the generator. We drove the 60 miles from Craig and Wanda’s house to
Nogales.
Entering and leaving Mexico was
very easy, nothing like airport security.
We walked around for a while looking into many shops.
All the stores had hawkers trying to get you
into their store and they offer a discount on everything.
For lunch we went to La Roca which was fancy
and had very good food.
We ended up
buying a stoneware grouse bird and some paper flowers.
The motor home was done so we picked it up
and drove it back to the Prince of Tucson RV park.
They found no leaking hoses, changed the oil,
and found two terminals inside the generator were loose which caused the generator
not to start under some circumstances. R
Ola! I have been to
Mexico by way of Nogales. Richard describes it well. So many almost free deals, we had to be
careful we did not take the whole place home.
Loved the restaurant we went to.
Found several items that needed to come home with us. Boarder patrol and all, we had a great day,
and our friends are the best hosts. J
Day 18 Tuesday May 5
Happy Cinco de Mayo
Craig and Wanda came and picked us up and we went to the
Tohono Chul botanical park.
It was a
great day with temperature in the 80’s and a light breeze.
While most of the spring flowers were gone,
the park was very fun and there were still lots of pretty flowers and plants to
see.
 |
| Desert willow in bloom |
 |
| Rattle snake under an agave |
 |
| Judy with cactus fruit lemonade |
 |
| Judy and Wanda in DeGrazia studio |
Stopped at Trader Joe’s on the
way home. We had a very fun day.
Our time is getting short here in Tucson. We have enjoyed the sun, the color and the
comradery with Wanda and Craig. One more
day, and we will be on the way to St. Johns.
I added a nice silver and turquoise hair barrette to my collection. J
Day 19 Wednesday May 6
Craig and Wanda picked us up at 7 am and took us to a small
diner called Mother Hubbards.
It was
rated by Mens Health Magazine as one of the top ten diners in the US.
The food was good and the menu was definitely
out of the ordinary.
We said our good
bye to them as they had things to do today and we were leaving early in the
morning.
Judy and I headed up to 9100 ft
Mt Lemmon stopping at all the roadside stops.
Spectacular views of the Tucson valley and the surrounding
mountains.
Nice and comfortable up there
with the temperature of 57 degrees (it was 88 on the valley floor).
We had lunch at a small shop in a little
place near the top call Summerhaven.
We
drove further up to the small ski area at the top of the mountain.
On the way down, stopped at Inspiration Rock
picnic area as there were supposed to be some mica in the pegmatite rocks.
We sound some very
pretty rocks around and the mica was very
tight in the granite and could not be removed without destroying it.
Fun day.
Sad to say good-bye.
R
Day 20 Thursday May 7
As we were about to leave the RV park, Craig showed up on
his bicycle to say good bye. We took
Prince Rd to Oracle (highway 77) north to Catalina to where 79 split off. Took hwy 79 to US 60. As we were heading to Globe up some steep
long hills, the motor home overheated again.
Darn. We made it to Globe where
we spent the night in a Walmart parking lot.
Short day. It is supposed to be
cooler tomorrow and we plan to take Goldie off the motor home to go up the Salt
Creek canyon to avoid overheating. Will
see how it goes.
Day 21 Friday May 8
We got up early and took Goldie off the motorhome. We headed east on US 60 towards Show
Low. We hoped that when we got to the
Salt River canyon, which is a steep five miles down and 5 miles up, the motor
home would not overheat since Goldie was not attached. There was no overheating all the way to Show
Low where we ate lunch. I checked with
the local Cat engine repair man about what else can be done about engine
heating. He had some ideas and said we
should really not be having a problem and will see us on Tuesday to check a few
things. Afterwards we drove to St. Johns
and Moon Meadows RV park and took space 97 which was the same one we had the
last time we were here. Drove out to the
property and looked around. Found some
ATV tracks running around the property.
Went back home and had a nice dinner. R
Day 22 Saturday May 9
We had a leisurely morning in the motor home. After lunch we went to the property. I walked the fence line looking for places
that may need fixing. What I found is
that someone cut the barbed wire fence, I believe, so their cattle can move
through our property without going around.
When we got back home, I wrote a note to the local sheriff and BLM
office. Not sure what they can do but wanted to let them know. The fence line is between me and BLM
land. It was cool and windy today with
threatening clouds all day. Took a bunch of pictures of the property for a
picture spread later in the blog. Nice
dinner tonight. R
Day24 Sunday May 10
Happy Mother’s Day
After sleeping in and having breakfast, we headed off to the
property to just be there and enjoy. We
built a fire and roasted hot dogs and ate lunch. Judy read a book and I roamed around
looking. Judy and I headed over to the
BLM land to our north and checked out the petrified wood there. We found some with crystals and some logs
with yellow and red colors. We picked
some up and brought it back to the car.
We stopped at the store on the way home and picked up a few things. I took more pictures for a pictorial
blog. R
Day 25 Monday May 11
After breakfast we made some lunch and then headed out to
the property. There was a group garage
sale going on so we stopped and I bought a shovel, rake and pick, all for $19
so I can do some road repair work. I
plan to leave them here when we leave so they will be ready for next time. Judy did some reading and knitting stuff and
I worked on the road a bit and read. It
is so enjoyable being there with no sound but the wind and birds. Since we have been at the property we have
seen cotton tail and jack rabbits, a coyote, one gopher snake and flocks of
small unidentified birds. R
Day 26 Tuesday May 12
Today we went to Show Low to take the motor home to the Cat
repair shop to see about why the motor home tends to overheat on long
hills. After a day, the conclusion was
that the radiator is still not letting air through. The steam cleaning we had done in Flagstaff
apparently was not good enough. Next
Tuesday, they plan on taking the radiator and the air cooler out to clean them
thoroughly. While they were working, we
got some fence posts and wire to fix the cut fence. And bought other things too.R
Pictures of the River Spring Ranch property, St. Johns, AZ
Here are a bunch of pictures of our property which were taken over the last few days. It is fun to be here and see all the pretty scenery. We find it quiet with only the sound of the wind and birds. There are pretty flowers, cacti, lizards, birds, coyote, deer, cotton tail and jack rabbits, juniper, two areas of meadows, red and white ridges of sandstone, petrified wood, chalcedony,k and clean air.
%2Bof%2BIMG_0001.JPG) |
| Gate to our entrance to River Springs Ranch |
 |
| Approaching our property from the south. |
 |
| Opening the gate to our property |
 |
| Lots of these pretty little yellow flowers around here |
 |
| Gopher snake about 3 feet long we found on the road |
 |
Pretty red sandstone formation
 |
| More sandstone and juniper |
 |
| Layered sandstone without lots of iron |
 |
| View from our shelter. Notice the ridges of red sandstone. | | | | | | | | | | | | The hills in the background contain the petrified wood. |
 |
| More pretty flowers |
|
 |
| One of the petrified logs we have found |
 |
| Our own little arch? |
 |
| Fun sandstone formation |
 |
| Part of one meadow. Property to the left is BLM land |
 |
| There is petrified wood in them thar' hills. Notice the purplish ash at the base of the hill. Very pretty. |
 |
Large white sandstone blocks falling down the hill.
Isn't this a great view!
White sandstone blocks on an purple ash pile
 |
| Judy admiring the view |
|
|
|
|
|
We hope you liked the short tour of our little piece of Arizona.
Day 27 Wednesday May 13
We went to the property after breakfast with the intent to
repair the fence that was cut. We put a
total of 10 metal fence posts along the whole fence line to support to aging
juniper posts. While there we got a
phone call from the sheriff who wanted more information about the fence
cutting. We had lunch there then I did
some road work. Nice warm day but windy.
R
Day 28 Thursday May 14
Today we went to the Wenima wildlife refuge which is about
20 miles south of St. Johns on hwy 180.
 |
| Wenima Refuge parking area. |
 |
| Beaver dam on Little Colorado. |
 |
| Little Colorada heading north to Lyman Lake |
There is a two and one half mile walk along the Little Colorado River
which was actually flowing into Lyman Lake.
We did two miles and then headed back.
I remembered petroglyphs along the cliff wall and hiked up to see them
again.
As I was working my way among the
boulders, a friendly rattle snake coiled up and shook his rattle at me from
about 6 feet away.
I stepped back and he
went under a rock.
No more petroglyph
looking for me today. The petroglyphs are not as good a quality as some as the
iron oxide coating is not very good here. We then drove the 4 miles into Springerville
and went to Basha’s supermarket and bought a few items.
Becker Lake is just out of town so we went
there to eat our lunch.
Saw some birds
fighting against the strong wind.
 |
| Bug eating buddies. | |
Then
headed back home stopping along the road to get some colored dirt to make some
“dirt shirts”.
Because of the strong
wind we decided not to have dinner on the property but to eat at home. R
Much excitement today.
Richard was really moving across the field to get to the car.
I did very well on the hike, but opted to
return to the car on flat ground.
So grateful
there was no more encounter than there was.
J
Day 29 Friday May 15
We went into town today to the local IGA grocery/ACE
hardware store to get some Simple Green, a hose nozzle, and a garden sprayer to
use to clean the motorhome radiator.
This will be done Sunday when it will be warmer. Got a few cheap buckets to make dirt shirts. Talked
with trail crew friend Iner about the radiator problem. He suggested too that washing the radiator
before taking the motorhome to Show Low for repair would be a good idea.
Nothing to lose trying and much time and money gained. Today was very cool and
with very gusty winds. Also, today was
laundry day. Judy make a crock pot
dinner with ribs. Yummy. R
Day 30 Saturday May 16
Today we went to the White Mountain rock club show in Hon
Dah on the Apache Indian reservation.
To
get there we drove south to Eagar then took 261 to the show.
They had predicted snow down to 6000
feet.
I am not sure of the elevation we
drove but there was fresh snow on the ground and snow snifters in the air.
 |
| Spring in the White Mountains, Arizona |
The show was fun with lots of pretty rocks,
etc. The highlight for us was meeting a
family that is discovering new dinosaurs on the Zuni plateau. They know a lot about the geology and fossils
of the area and would be willing to come to the property to tell us about the
different geological zone there. He said the purplish ash material is of the
Chinle formation and that is where petrified wood is generally found.
 |
| The lady on the left and then man in the middle are the paleontologists. |
Stopped on the way home and got a few things
at the store. R
Day 31 Sunday May 17
Well today was a do nothing type day. I felt a little under the weather and took a
long nap. Judy was busy with her yarn
stuff. R
Day 32 Monday May 18
Today I flushed out the outside of the motorhome radiator
and CAC (air cooler). I sprayed them
first from inside the coach and then outside with Simple Green. I started the motor to blow the cleaning solution
through the radiators. After about 15
minutes, I hosed them down from both sides.
Lots and lots of black oily stuff came out with sand. Whew, no wonder the motor home was
overheating. After a good washing, I
sprayed Simple Green again on both sides, let it set for a while
then washed it out
again. More black crud. Washed well again. Repeated spraying cleaner and rinsing
well. Finally there was very little
black coming out. Needless to say I will
not be bringing my motor home to the CAT dealer tomorrow to have then take out
the radiators to clean them at a cost over a thousand dollars. I did go in to
pay them for their work last Tuesday. The toilet valve was leaking and I could
not fix it so while in town I bought a new one and put it in. We had a nice chicken dish for dinner. R.
Always work to do, even on vacation. We sure do enjoy this country, especially the
red rocks. J
Day 33 Tuesday May 19
After breakfast we headed off to the property.
Today was sunny with temperature in the high
60’s and a breeze.
A few fluffy clouds
too.
We spent the day playing
around.
We did some rock hounding
finding some nice pieces of petrified wood on BLM property.
I got out my metal detector and checked out
different places finding lots of nails and other small pieces of metal like
bullet casings and one US dime.
We ate
lunch and dinner there building a fire to roast hot dogs for dinner.
Judy spent part of the time reading and ripping
a sweater apart for the yarn.
We got
home just about dark.
Fun day.
Judy has been trying to get a hold of a
silver dealer in Gallup, New Mexico, with the help of friend Marcy.
Our schedules are not meshed so far.
We plan to go to Gallup tomorrow if we can get a hold of them. R
Day 34 Wednesday May 20
 |
| Judy searching for just the right pretty rock. |
This morning we worked on a project for our younger
grandchildren. After lunch we went to
the property. Got in the mid-70 degrees
with very little wind. I worked on the
drainages for the road. The stuff I did
several years ago has held up pretty well probably because of my experience on
the Mt. Rose trail crew with drainage of water off the trails. Judy went wandering about on the property
looking for red jasper and other pretty rocks.
We and a nice chicken and rice dinner with veggies and a great spinach
salad. Clouding up tonight. We are supposed to be getting some rain
showers by Friday night. R
There is never a dull moment here. I have enjoyed some reading lately, which is
restful. I wish everyone had the
opportunity to see this beautiful country.
And all of the rocks…J
Day 35 Thursday May 21
Judy did not manage to get in touch with the jewelry dealers
in Gallup, NM to set up a time to meet so we drove to Window Rock on the Navajo
Indian reservation to a store which sells native made jewelry.
While they could not trade her items for
something else, we did meet a man who was very pleasant and give Judy some good
information of what she might do with her jewelry.
The Indian man had a last name of Luther,
which is not a normal Indian last name.
Turns out his great-great-great grandfather was a German man who came to
the area in the late 1700’s and married a Navajo woman.
The family has kept the name.
On the way up to I-40 on highway 191 from St.
Johns, the fields were covered with lots of pretty white flowers which were so
thick they looked like snow.
Interesting
day. R
Day 35 Friday May 22
Today we went to the property to collect some petrified wood
to bring home.
There are some logs on
the neighboring BLM land that have petrified wood with smoky quartz
crystals.
We collected some of these.
Also we gathered up some other rocks we had
collected over the last few days.
I hid
the shovel, rake and pick until next time we come.
They were purchased at a local swap place for
$18 for all three.
We will not be back
there this trip.
We started cleaning up
and straightened up the motor home and Goldie. Nice day, warm in the high 60’s
but getting windy latter in the day. R
Day 36 Saturday May 23
Happy Memorial Day Weekend
This morning we went to the annual meeting of the River
Springs Ranch homeowners association in the local library.
They mainly talked about what they have done to the roads, their main
responsibility.
I found out that someone
else had their fence cut also.
The
association will not get involved unless there is a rash of events. The meeting
lasted only one hour.
People reported
seen lots of elk, mountain lions, and range cattle which they tolerate if their
place is not completely fenced in like ours.
We have not heard back again from BLM or sheriff about what they found
out about our incident.
After lunch,
Judy wanted to hit some thrift shops to look for some more sweaters to
recycle.
She found a few she liked.
For dinner we had fish in the sauce she made
for an earlier dinner.
Yummm!! R
Day 37 Sunday May 24
We left St. Johns and headed north on highway 180 to
Holbrook on I-40.
This road is very
bumpy even though it is the road to the Petrified Forest National park. We
headed west on I-40 to Flagstaff then north on US 89.
We had a little bit of motorhome overheating
but not serious. Once past Flagstaff it got very windy with gusts coming from
the side.
We spent the night at Cameron
Trading Post RV park.
Someone parked
next to us and as they were getting out it look like they had an injured or old
dog that needed help out but it turned out to be a potbellied pig.
Doesn’t that beat all.
After resting for a while we went to the
trading post and looked around and then had dinner there.
We split a huge Navajo taco and had some
chocolate mint ice cream too.
R
Day 38 Monday May 25
Since the traffic was bad on highway 89 yesterday and
probably would be the same today, we decided to spend another day. We are in no hurry and I was tired and out of
sorts from yesterday drive. Spent the
day doing things around the motor home.
We had a nice steak dinner. R
Day 39 Tuesday May 26
 |
| View where we stopped waiting for the engine to cool down. |
Well Judy and I investigated more carefully the radiator
fan. After reading the CAT manual for
the motor and looking at the fan, we determined that either the people in Twin
Falls, DID put in the wrong fan or put the new one in backwards. So we got up early and drove to Page. At the Walmart parking lot I called up the
Freightliner place in Twin Falls and told them what we felt was the
problem. The man did not quite believe
us but got us an appointment with the Freightliner place in Hurricane, UT. We got there with the engine overheating red
light coming on only once but had to be really careful as the temperature
outside was getting over 80 degrees. The
place in Hurricane really did not quite believe us at first either but
eventually determined that the fan part was the correct one but was put in backwards. It did not take them long to turn it around
and bolt it back in place. I took the
motor home for a test drive and the temperature gauge did not budge going up
steep hills in 6th gear with the temperature outside around 90
degrees. Wow. Fixed after all that time and money going to
three different CAT repair shops and none of them figured out the problem. We drove to the local Walmart and spent the
night. R
Day 40 May 27
We left Hurricane Walmart and headed north on I-15.
It was all uphill for quite a while and there
was no overheating of the engine.
What a
relief.
We drove to exit 174 and took US
50 to Delta and set up at Antelope Valley RV park.
After setting up, we went to The Bug House
where the owner has a big claim at the Dugway geode beds.
We signed the accident waiver to be on his
claim and he showed us around his rock cutting and polishing facility.
He was learning to make rock lights out of
the geodes.
He was paying a lot of money
for his power supply.
I told him how I
was making my rock lights and sent him some information by email.
We stopped by another rock shop in town
before heading home to a good stir fry dinner. Rain storm appeared and left us a double rainbow and a pretty sky. R
Day 41 Thursday May 28
Today we went to the Dugway geode beds. We decided to go from Delta to Vernon and
take the historic Pony Express Trail road to Dugway pass and then 4 miles
further to the beds. This was the long
way around and because of the rain last night the shorter way may be too muddy. It was 50 miles from Vernon to the beds, all
along a gravel road with some bad spots due to the recent thunderstorms. Along
the road there were pony express station monuments.
 |
| One of the Pony Express stations |
 |
| The Pony Express national trail |
 |
| View from Dugway Pass on the Pony Express trail |
|
We got to the BLM Geode Bed sign and finally
found the claim and started collecting specimens. We got quite a few. There were lots of people there over the
Memorial Day weekend so pickings at the claim were a little lean. I did not go
down into the deep pit as there was a potential of the wall collapsing. The temperature was in the mid-60’s. We took the shorter route back and the road
was ok with a few wet spots. When we got
back, we went to the Bug House and talked to Dallin the grandson of the owner
about directions to the zebra rock location.
He gave us a piece of the zebra rock and we gave him two pieces of
petrified wood with crystals on it. A
fun and long day. R
Day 42 Friday May 29
Today we went to get some zebra stone following the
directions from Dallin of the Bug House rock shop.
Well, we did not find any but had a fun
trip.
We drove 40 miles west on US 50 to
the west side of Sevier dry lake which had water in it.
 |
| View of Sevier dry lake in the distance |
The directions say to go 3-4 miles and look
for the stone.
Well nothing.
On the way back to Delta we stopped and
looked at a crow’s nest we saw on the way out.
We got back home and had lunch
then went to the Cosmic Ray Center which is a research facility for three countries
run by the U of Utah.
They have 500
detectors spread about ¾ miles apart in the surrounding “desert”with three
receiving centers.
Amazing that this is
here.
We then went to the local historical
museum which was very nicely done. We looked in some literature we got at the
museum and it said the zebra stone was down the road we were on but at least 3
to 4 times the distance we were told.
Well, we will go next time we are here.
Judy did laundry and we made a taco salad for dinner.
R
Day 43 Saturday May 30
We spent a leisurely morning getting things ready to leave
Delta. We cleaned the floors which were
dusty. Straightened things up and put loose things away. We left after lunch and headed west on US 6
to Eureka and then the I-15 freeway. We
drove north to exit 260 and went to a Walmart to spend the evening. Our plan is to get up early to drive through
the 100 miles of Salt Lake City and surrounding cities before the traffic gets
bad. Warm today, temperature close to 90
degrees and no wind which is good for driving the motorhome. No overheating problems with the engine. R
Day 44 Sunday May 31
We got up early, 5:45 am, and had a quick breakfast then
headed out.
We wanted to get through the
Salt Lake basin before the traffic got too bad.
All went well and we left I-15 onto I-84 and went to exit 216 near
Burley.
We set up at the Village of Trees
space E-5.
After lunch we went south on
highway 77 to go to the City of Rock natural preserve.
On the way we drove up to the Pomerelle ski
resort where the spring meadow flowers were supposed to be blooming.
We found some and they were pretty.
Many were not blooming yet.
 |
| Wild iris |
 |
| Lupine |
 |
| Bread and Butter? |
 |
| Wild Geraniums |
 |
| Indian Paint Brush |
 |
| Arrow root |
 |
| View from ski area down into the valley |
 |
| Aahhh fresh flowing water and "real" trees |
Back down on highway 77 we headed to Castle
Rocks park which had huge granite outcrops.
Pretty.
 |
| Castle Rocks state park |
 |
| City of Rocks National Reserve |
Just down the road was
the City of Rocks national reserve. This
was a stopping point on the California trail.
Lots more pretty granite rock outcrops.
Since it was getting late and dinner was in the crock pot we headed back
home. R
Day 45 Monday June 1
Today we kicked back
a little after a busy day yesterday.
After breakfast we walked down to the Snake river which borders the RV
park. We went into town, Burley, and
went to the grocery store to get a few items. Steak for dinner. R
Day 46 Tuesday June 2
We left Village of the Trees RV park and headed west on
I-84.
We stopped at the Warner
Freightliner truck repair in Twin Falls to talk to them about their putting on
our motor home fan on backwards and all the problems we had along the way.
Especially to thank them for helping us get
the fan fixed in Hurricane, UT and to ask for some financial remuneration for
the money we spent on trying to solve the problem they caused.
The meeting was very good and casual and they
were sorry for all we had gone through and if we were satisfied as to the
fix.
They also agreed to give us some
money and the amount was acceptable to us and them.
We left and headed west again on I-84 to exit
356 in Oregon.
We spent the night next
to the Snake river at the Cat Fish RV park space 5.
I guess it is called cat fish because that is
what is mainly caught here in the river.
There was a big flock of white pelicans on the river along with some tag
along cormorant.
 |
| Approaching thunderstorm on the Snake R. |
Thunder and lightning
all around this evening, beautiful. R
Day 47 Wednesday June 3
We work up to sunshine and left the RV park along the Snake
R. and headed west on I-84. It was not
long before the wind began. It was
gusting from the side making driving harder.
We decided to stop at Boardman, OR, one of our favorite places, and then get
up early tomorrow and for head home. R
Lots of ponds, lakes, and forests. Judy found lots of pine cones which we gathered
up. We drove home at dusk and had a Mexican
casserole Judy had made earlier. Over
the last few days we have seen deer, wild turkeys, quail, ducks, and chipmunks. Turns out the light problem was a bulb which looked ok. When replaced all worked ok.
The Grotto is a set of caves which were apparently used by early
natives. On the way back we stopped at
the reservation and looked at a herd of about 100 bison. 
The Pow-wow grounds were being used by
firefighters fighting the local forest fire.
The tribe had a cute Catholic church there.
%2Bof%2BIMG_0001.JPG)
