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North America » United States » Oregon » Ontario August 14th 2013

August 14, 2013 Wednesday Travel to Fruitland, Idaho today, goodbye Oregon. At 10 a.m. it’s all ready 75 degrees, but low humidity. We lose an hour today. Haha, we pass through a town called Brothers on the way. First there’s Sisters, now Brothers. Passed an enticing sign: Antelope - $495.00. Hmmm, maybe we should buy some to take home. Oh, but there’s no delivery! Scratch that! No highway driving today today, all good back roads though. Seeing few towns or cities, lots of mesas, hills, and high desert country. At 1:30 we set our watches ahead to 2:30 MDT. Passing lots of ranches with sheep, cows, horses, goats, cattle on a thousand hills… Fields of corn, onions, and chard. 4 P.M., welcome to Idaho. 96 degrees at 4:30, yikes. August 15, 2013 Thursday A catch up ... read more
How Many Have Seen This Sign at a Rest Area???
As You Can See Brothers didn't go Beyond the Rest Area...lol
Arrived "Neat Retreat CG" Lots of Shade and needed with almost 100 temp

North America » United States » Oregon » Ontario May 31st 2013

Another good run through Idaho, dry this time, though still a little windy. More good roads over vast expanses with stunning views of sand dunes, mountains, rivers and ranches and arrived in Ontario, Oregon early afternoon. Located our booked motel. They're getting worse, Earle Hickey would turn his nose up at this place! Spent a frustrating couple of hours trying to upload photographs from the camera onto the Nexus in the local library, only to find that because it is government run, their computers will not accept external tablets. The suggestion was to use the motel's reception desk computer, hmm...not this motel! Tried to find a lead that will go from the camera to the Nexus in the big Staples store, but apparently that doesn't exist. Did however, manage to buy a pair of reading glasses ... read more




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