Awww MOnday! July 10, 2023

We're having a week long adventure!

Visiting friends in Baker City Oregon

and Ashton Idaho.

These metal sculptures are in Baker City.

Very fun sculptures on different street corners.

Here are a few others!

A tarantula hanging out and a rhino.

Missed part of his nose- sorry!

Thanks Sandee for Awww Monday!!!

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Wordless Wednesday and Our Return Home September 15, 2021

 The Parowan Gap

Russell and I set out early Monday for Salt Lake City on our three day return drive knowing we would do a bit of exploring on the way! 

Our first stop was the Parowan Gap- a site full of petroglyphs! We spent a few hours there - I had never seen petroglyphs before and was fascinated by these ancient drawings on stone. If you click on the images they will be easier to see.

Final photo- this gives you the idea of how huge these cliffs are. 

Before we drove away I took this photo as a comparison to ancient petroglyphs and today's ? petroglyphs!!

And I also took this photo of the sunflowers we have been seeing all along our drives through Utah.

Our next stop before Salt Lake City was the historic Cove Fort.

We spent quite some time exploring this fascinating restored site. Cove Fort is a fort, unincorporated community, and historical site located in Millard County, Utah. It was founded in 1867 by Ira Hinckley at the request of Brigham Young. Here are a few photos:

Russell standing by the original cabin

Here's the restored fort. 

The flag was at half mast.

  Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox had ordered the flags of the United States of America and the great state of Utah to be flown at half-staff at all state facilities from sunset, August 26, 2021, until sunset on August 30, 2021, in honor of the U.S. service members and other victims killed in the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. 

The community vegetable garden.

Russell reading the historic information plaque. There was a lot to see and learn about at the site. Really glad we stopped here.

We finally arrived back in Salt Lake City! 

And the next morning found us legally speeding!

Holy smokes - what was interesting is that driving these speeds actually improved our gas mileage. Instead of the usual 28 mpg we were getting 35 mpg! 

Now driving through Idaho and the speed limits are the same.

Ahhhh finally we have reached the Columbia River! Our friends in Baker City Oregon will be happy to see us!

We had a great time on our 9 day drive- but it is always good to be home and cuddle with our Lucy! 

Have a great Wordless Wednesday!

Thanks Sandee!

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Happy Tuesday! August 24, 2021

 Baker City, Oregon to Salt Lake City, Utah!

We had to drive 6 hours and 22 minutes to get there! It was a long but peaceful and scenic drive. I had only been to Salt Lake as a 7 year old child so it was as if I'd never been there before! My father and I were driving to Cambridge MA. It was shortly after the war and he was going to Harvard to get his degree in Architecture. Once we got to Boston we met up with my Grandmother ( his mom ) who had secured us a nice furnished apartment. Then my mom and little brother flew out from the Bay Area to join us for this adventure! We were there for 2 years and another brother joined us during that time. I actually walked my Mom to the Hospital across the street from where we lived as she was in labor! My dad was in school and a neighbor took care of my brother while I as an 8 year old held my Mom's hand as we walked to the ER.  I look back at that event and am amazed at how grown up I was.

Okay, now back to Salt Lake City. Here's the view from our hotel room when we got up early before blasting off to St George Utah! Only another 4 hour drive to get there thank goodness! 

Here are some photos from the drive to St George:

Lots of farmlands before we got to the

spectacular Red Cliffs National Conservation Area

Spectacular and amazing to my eyes- I had never ever seen anything like this. And this was just the beginning!

More to follow tomorrow! Cheers!

Awww Monday! The beginning of our Travel Project! September 6, 2021

On August 23, 2021 we began a 9 day

bicycling odyssey. We did not cycle

500 miles in a three day whirl, but

our friends did and we helped support

them while they went up, down and 

around the high altitude mountains 

and thru the majestic and colorful canyons

 in Southern Utah near the city of St George. 

I will be sharing some photos over this week

and maybe even next week! 

The first day we drove 6 hours and 22 minutes

to Baker City, Oregon where our good friends 

Tom and Sarah live. We originally met them

in St Victor la Coste, France working on a restoration

 project La Sabranenque . We had a great visit

and the next day set out for the 4 hour drive

to Salt Lake City!

Arriving in Salt Lake City, Utah.

There are old mansions interspersed 

between skyscrapers. 

Too big a city for me.

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It's Awww Monday October 9, 2017

 

Three handsome dogs seen outside Sweet Wife Bakery....

waiting for their human to bring them treats!

Which she did!  

And here's my quote for McGuffy's Reader...

“Happiness is a warm puppy.”  -Charles Schulz 

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Visiting our friends in Baker City Oregon October 7, 2017

Our dear friend Tom is an amazing artist.

From the 2 dimensional pieces below he

has created an imaginative tower of books

mixed with characters from children's books.

His plan is to eventually have this cast in bronze.

Some lucky library will have his tower....

will it be the library in your town?  

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using sculpy Tom is making

Tom Sawyer's raft. This will be added

to one of the nooks between the books. 

Awww Monday! June 1, 2015

After spending a day in Bend Oregon

we headed to Baker City to visit good friends.





On the way we stopped outside of Sumpter on Hwy 7 to look at the remnants of an old

mill town that now is just an ghost town.....

 



There may not be any humans around but we saw a lot of these cute little prairie dogs! 

They were scampering all over the place!

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Be sure to thank Sandee of  Comedy Plus

as she started Awww Mondays! Cheers!

 

It's Feline Friday!!! and Six Word Saturday!!! October 25-26, 2013

A hilarious sighting in Baker City!

Spotted this in a window above Short Term Gallery

in Baker City Oregon. Our wonderful artist friend 
Tom Novak created this cat and window! Tom has been
so instrumental in encouraging local artists here in Baker City. 
Here's a link to the gallery: http://www.shorttermgallery.com/
and here's a link to Tom Novak's art: http://novakstudio.com/
We are here in Baker City to visit Tom as he's quite
ill and needs lots of hugs, good thoughts and prayers sent his way.
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To see more Feline Fridays go to the link below:


and for more Six Word Saturdays go here:
http://www.showmyface.com/2013/10/six-word-saturday_26.html

Day 5 Baker City to Lake Oswego, Oregon

We got off to a late start- but finally

headed down the Columbia Gorge-

essentially 300 miles to Lake Oswego-

the air is smoky from all the wildfires

in Idaho and Oregon.

Another visual blight.....

do these really pay for themselves

when all is said and done?

I'm not really sure.

http://news.heartland.org/newspaper-article/2013/08/10/obamas-climate-plan-kill-birds-and-bats-hundreds-millions

Getting closer....

We must be close-

we're getting a bit of rain!

Ahhhh....finally made it to our second home!

Jeff and Etta are such great friends

we always feel so welcome staying with them!

Day 4 Baker City to Boise and Back!!!

Existing concrete factory on I-84

near Baker City heading East

I-84 going towards Boise

Tom and Russell

Capitol Building Boise, Idaho

Snake River heading west

Deconstructed lime factory

heading west on I-84

Day 3- On Our Way to Baker City!

We made a side trip 

on our way to Baker City

I love the Painted Hills

They never fail to amaze me!

Hwy 26 near John Day, Oregon

The famous Geiser Hotel in Baker City

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