tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68160151967906326292024-03-19T02:33:52.916-06:00Living a DreamLife is a highway....
I am living a dream as I travel and explore our world. What will I find around the next corner?Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comBlogger1497125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-25580607869880862182023-11-05T05:16:00.001-07:002023-11-27T16:46:44.918-07:00I knew I Could - Vickie's A-musings<p style="text-align: center;">Hi, I'm Vickie, and I just had some great fun!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zY_I_FP8sQu0TikePe0mMa9_Ttu-OabmYMe8xRc_2epl66p0bZ24DuCtie_OzkOYA1Ct1kyKgYrEJeWV8H0OTjVYZ78VkZAc4J6mJW6Wbj1157ki1Cd4fFUdhr4CJ2Q7JDnI8K8JFgaUBsShcQRB2el5zSQMEGTE-2emWDclyFejjbUJNZxUe7_Lzog/s4032/C0881CA0-C496-4B4A-A7AA-99BE212C7A86.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0zY_I_FP8sQu0TikePe0mMa9_Ttu-OabmYMe8xRc_2epl66p0bZ24DuCtie_OzkOYA1Ct1kyKgYrEJeWV8H0OTjVYZ78VkZAc4J6mJW6Wbj1157ki1Cd4fFUdhr4CJ2Q7JDnI8K8JFgaUBsShcQRB2el5zSQMEGTE-2emWDclyFejjbUJNZxUe7_Lzog/w480-h640/C0881CA0-C496-4B4A-A7AA-99BE212C7A86.heic" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">I earned 4 ribbons!! Sweet!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz8NdI8lUJ-rrGK7l81B6y96zo9JjfOQMA_PpP6jnff0lQmpE5M6kHh76tTrNYxEiMIAD7gETZ5Dm8LtTCDxt-SzqyhHeK6sX1P5I61nug3IeVgF5lVfQ4KG3Q9f_djzC7enUgTN-LrTYowY-0eHihRUDe6ymgSDSHsol-D9KBOkxHSSa01U2bLCVdKY/s4032/3C1A54AC-3B3C-498D-B77D-3D2989800CDC.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuz8NdI8lUJ-rrGK7l81B6y96zo9JjfOQMA_PpP6jnff0lQmpE5M6kHh76tTrNYxEiMIAD7gETZ5Dm8LtTCDxt-SzqyhHeK6sX1P5I61nug3IeVgF5lVfQ4KG3Q9f_djzC7enUgTN-LrTYowY-0eHihRUDe6ymgSDSHsol-D9KBOkxHSSa01U2bLCVdKY/w480-h640/3C1A54AC-3B3C-498D-B77D-3D2989800CDC.heic" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me with two of. my 4 ribbons</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>I just knowed I could do it. I'm just a runnin', funnin', fool my mama says, on account of I like to chase plastic bags on strings. I learnded that some folks call those bags "trash bunnies" on account of a lotta plastic bags are for trash, and some dogs, like me, like to chase bunnies, and the plastic bags are the next bestest thing! <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGm_spbIwSv_dypC2ZBE-Q8usEFmKhyXHxBVnDaWC5fAhc31GQQ13qUAsCoqn2NLnByUGBIh29ArULmjImQXGGgLZXR5obT8Ndr_8hsN5f8zwU6O5CpMAD9hgvEjD2ABagdLoJ8L6zeiWsu49w6ljy_abkwzZi2RHbGkV5DwHzF5y6DqIE7_makWiE8vs/s4032/581B1A35-B5FE-4CC3-B94E-5D555089021B.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGm_spbIwSv_dypC2ZBE-Q8usEFmKhyXHxBVnDaWC5fAhc31GQQ13qUAsCoqn2NLnByUGBIh29ArULmjImQXGGgLZXR5obT8Ndr_8hsN5f8zwU6O5CpMAD9hgvEjD2ABagdLoJ8L6zeiWsu49w6ljy_abkwzZi2RHbGkV5DwHzF5y6DqIE7_makWiE8vs/w400-h300/581B1A35-B5FE-4CC3-B94E-5D555089021B.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yeah, sometimes I do slow down and take it easy!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjgxIL0cdDE62Df752YL98FhOt1R4LFaLSc0ZQY86zWEHIuNwgZgS627b2q1CjaPbxjrpUlEbc3uoxCwhy_M1IlC0H9nDsgzjc3wagDKWUjs3s34wxLcXpPqMZ_KS9vJ7WULjfIgpie0afQGviw5KYlMdEyBZpOYqxqVh_P_betdgW-9nRSev8KfwjhA/s1872/F6E550A1-4725-4627-8020-67CB407D64A9_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="1495" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjgxIL0cdDE62Df752YL98FhOt1R4LFaLSc0ZQY86zWEHIuNwgZgS627b2q1CjaPbxjrpUlEbc3uoxCwhy_M1IlC0H9nDsgzjc3wagDKWUjs3s34wxLcXpPqMZ_KS9vJ7WULjfIgpie0afQGviw5KYlMdEyBZpOYqxqVh_P_betdgW-9nRSev8KfwjhA/w320-h400/F6E550A1-4725-4627-8020-67CB407D64A9_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><p>My mama and dad took me to a place with a whole lotta dogs. I was struck dumb, as in, not able to <strike>talk</strike> bark, kinda dumb - cause truth be told - I'm smart as a fox, not dumb at all. In fact, I was almost named Foxy Lady cause I even look like a little ol' red fox, but they named me Queen Victoria the Vixen instead. A vixen is a fox, or a shrewish, ill-tempered woman. I guess that kinda describes me! I can be kinda bossy-like, and, man-o-man, I bark in a very high-pitched, shrewish way....just to make my humans bark back at me. I know how to get attention, yes I do! After all, I am The Queen! They either named me right, or I have grown to fill the name they gave me!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyhlN8Fe7KVemEXG5V4gvb8iqjjGImCRt-hn0oYDO6eG9ripimrQI5ys_qMr-NeARG9rS79Wzia6UgMLg8MPmpgZ98WPvox9sSZsHsjYqWtpmeDBoG_jFpfq1Yp8YgqH9ttdoIozuNPNXDpDeUv5qIyKV19V6RgPFyOMRFbrqXOm63UGV3iwtbHqbz_U/s2048/E83E9B01-D99D-4CD9-B667-A0315567E3EC.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGyhlN8Fe7KVemEXG5V4gvb8iqjjGImCRt-hn0oYDO6eG9ripimrQI5ys_qMr-NeARG9rS79Wzia6UgMLg8MPmpgZ98WPvox9sSZsHsjYqWtpmeDBoG_jFpfq1Yp8YgqH9ttdoIozuNPNXDpDeUv5qIyKV19V6RgPFyOMRFbrqXOm63UGV3iwtbHqbz_U/w300-h400/E83E9B01-D99D-4CD9-B667-A0315567E3EC.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">If you look at the top of the quilt I'm snuggling with, it has my title!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Anyways, I digress (see how smart I am, although I first thought that word was degrease, and I'd love to degrease that frying pan any time it's used!) My mama and dad once happened to see a coursing event. They didn't know nuthin' 'bout it, but enjoyed seeing the dogs running after trash bunnies on a zig-zag course, and were enthralled by watching dogs run as fast as their legs would take them on a 100-yard dash. Touch down! When I first exhibited tendencies to chase the doggie poop bag on the end of the leash, they said to themselves...or thought to themselves, that Vickie might really like that 100 yard dash thing. So, they looked it up and found out it is called FastCAT. When I first heard them talk about it, I must be honest here, I was sure they were talkin' about dogs chasing' fast cats, but it turns out there ain't no cats, which would be almost as good as bunnies in my book! CAT stands for "Coursing Ability Test". It's a way to see what dogs have that ability, and boy, do I have it! I'm all about chasing that bag. I have lots of ability. Dontcha just know it!</p><p>The first night at the E-vent I got to try it just for the heck of it. I didna' need any help, I didna' need my human to walk down the course with me...I was on it, lickety-splitidy. I was so intent on what I was doing, I even forgot to bark! I runned and runned and runned as fast as I could go, and the guys in charge said I did great. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QRV1tsZwaER6QnEpv4PIL7fjFT0mP6o741mLg-F0RFK2bHUhNxqk9VX03_dp-g069JOpLozOD5I03u2QfoOt6gGTwWKesVQVvjfUnW9FcU5rRNAQ1V8zCNncIldn_C6jxpTf_rtdxQJ_S4ykA7VoxsaS99SD5Gb1CljfpDV_Tdm2yzzfCI-tfMRIEPs/s4032/58ED4760-7363-4947-90EB-64B5D87A99FB.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8QRV1tsZwaER6QnEpv4PIL7fjFT0mP6o741mLg-F0RFK2bHUhNxqk9VX03_dp-g069JOpLozOD5I03u2QfoOt6gGTwWKesVQVvjfUnW9FcU5rRNAQ1V8zCNncIldn_C6jxpTf_rtdxQJ_S4ykA7VoxsaS99SD5Gb1CljfpDV_Tdm2yzzfCI-tfMRIEPs/w400-h300/58ED4760-7363-4947-90EB-64B5D87A99FB.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is a watercolor my mom did, tryin to show how fast I run!</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The next two days I got to try it for real, with a timer and everything. I runned the course 4 times. My first time was 11.32 seconds, and my fastest time was 10.66 seconds. That means, even with my stubby, chubby legs I runned just under 19 miles per hour! Not bad for a Corgi - in fact, the AKC (whoever they are) has a chart showing the top Corgi scores in the USA...and I'd fall about 114th fastest Corgi. Holy cow! And, I'm just one year old. I'm gonna get faster and faster - I bet. <br /><p>Anyways, my mama and dad are really proud of me. They gave me some treats and lots of pets and lots of hugs and told me what a good girl I was. I just sat there, like a Queen would do, on account of I <b>am</b> Queen Victoria!</p><p><br /></p></div>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-69396042368409548452023-08-28T15:00:00.004-06:002023-08-28T18:32:24.080-06:00Home Away from Home<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We sold the house we owned in Point Richmond a few years ago. It was a beautiful home and location, but it wasn't convenient for visiting the kids and family. Since then we have been on the lookout for a place near the kids. We looked at many homes, enjoying open houses in the area, but grew to realize that a "sometimes home" (especially at Oakland, CA prices) just wasn't practical. After several years of looking for condos, one showed up on Realtor in October when I just happened to be in town. It seemed perfect. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2w49n_Vrn5TDEHjYr57Uc75FMSYIrvDbTmdjXTYq1AbtnXnUZEaYhf6l48uDa4Kj_ixHNPDwpUaJ5PaSx96fsKzHpFqFQNDtaZQ6ThHJzu3MiDuVKXOPMCjMhiqqo8OSFed0REwRwnq0Ctsw7W21hB_zwxDrPsM1BZwpVtninGjUpPrHrmPrrlsigxo/s4032/BA06228B-2602-4FBC-8430-25B7AC2D9999.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir2w49n_Vrn5TDEHjYr57Uc75FMSYIrvDbTmdjXTYq1AbtnXnUZEaYhf6l48uDa4Kj_ixHNPDwpUaJ5PaSx96fsKzHpFqFQNDtaZQ6ThHJzu3MiDuVKXOPMCjMhiqqo8OSFed0REwRwnq0Ctsw7W21hB_zwxDrPsM1BZwpVtninGjUpPrHrmPrrlsigxo/w400-h300/BA06228B-2602-4FBC-8430-25B7AC2D9999.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The condo is on the ground floor where the umbrella was set for staging.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4R0hVa8lIShSbF8Vm_OdzsHpZLAGqKxm3mn8aq4ssHR-XC2bM6mFRx7Jzd-SnwKaeOsnksccUoroikHuD43xondCfEKY8RkBpsGEPAOcmddWoTbMidv2MREUMs0o5Eymx8gAnGOijHE6fqfpUU0ZiXrclNcvrEGu8Ny-g6dNDDA9XDdADk8FdvUTrsQ/s4032/E7539C0C-A73F-43E5-9018-3C1A323FC00D.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil4R0hVa8lIShSbF8Vm_OdzsHpZLAGqKxm3mn8aq4ssHR-XC2bM6mFRx7Jzd-SnwKaeOsnksccUoroikHuD43xondCfEKY8RkBpsGEPAOcmddWoTbMidv2MREUMs0o5Eymx8gAnGOijHE6fqfpUU0ZiXrclNcvrEGu8Ny-g6dNDDA9XDdADk8FdvUTrsQ/w400-h300/E7539C0C-A73F-43E5-9018-3C1A323FC00D.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The condo is on the ground floor, straight ahead</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1JWP3fl1e4TCjKnynw5MgFBOI1JPaLj0ySa-E8ITyBQyRNB0itr7ghR8qkEqmiUyAhdb996xprWM0vsY7tSK74GH2ezvDAttRn5-ecrpCDoP3FFK3fUJIddGWZl3TYZXok9YlyqJPVR-IgEm7wUqI7CmwtjpX7zGZnKVQV_1Cg03j1OOyvDFfXSlb5g/s4032/DCE57F04-A264-40F1-84BD-E762BF302537.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK1JWP3fl1e4TCjKnynw5MgFBOI1JPaLj0ySa-E8ITyBQyRNB0itr7ghR8qkEqmiUyAhdb996xprWM0vsY7tSK74GH2ezvDAttRn5-ecrpCDoP3FFK3fUJIddGWZl3TYZXok9YlyqJPVR-IgEm7wUqI7CmwtjpX7zGZnKVQV_1Cg03j1OOyvDFfXSlb5g/w400-h300/DCE57F04-A264-40F1-84BD-E762BF302537.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A huge selling feature was the parking area between the buildings and the street, and a nice large, open grassy area. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsl4hz-uhQb1In5nZbpTYIdxX4mfWDMUkXXKb7Ltk9JRz1b-kPnZ-ao4GKH0Vi_Qw9EsYodtohP5HwCcxt3rwnjvxgXhz1suEpA4Wya1y3j6IDrJc_JbUYnaMf6BGgTBImhe5QuBPtpcVGKXjAAKuVh02nPMCJyJLk820L2x6u8SafY0XmJhc15QAFhU/s4032/E1A3FA7E-E378-4B4D-A39B-FBBE14D26370.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBsl4hz-uhQb1In5nZbpTYIdxX4mfWDMUkXXKb7Ltk9JRz1b-kPnZ-ao4GKH0Vi_Qw9EsYodtohP5HwCcxt3rwnjvxgXhz1suEpA4Wya1y3j6IDrJc_JbUYnaMf6BGgTBImhe5QuBPtpcVGKXjAAKuVh02nPMCJyJLk820L2x6u8SafY0XmJhc15QAFhU/w300-h400/E1A3FA7E-E378-4B4D-A39B-FBBE14D26370.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The condo is 890 sq ft</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It ticked a lot of boxes:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><ul><ul><li>.4 mile from the kids</li><li>1 mile from our other son</li><li>four different grocery stores in under a mile</li><li>walking distance to BART</li><li>convenient bike trails/bike friendly streets nearby</li><li>more than 1 bedroom</li><li>off street parking for a car in a dedicated spot</li><li>restaurants & coffee shops in under a mile</li></ul></ul></ul></div>We decided to buy the condo and closed on it near the end of 2022. Before the condo was in our plans I had already arranged a trip to Las Vegas to see friends. Once we had the condo, it seemed like a perfect time to fly on to California. The Mister, who detests flying, suggested that he drive out to California bringing some items we had in Florida that we'd like to have in California, so he left a bit after me, and showed up a few days after I arrived. <div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Our first night in our new "home away from home" did not go especially well!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQDV459U_2X_v-cco9qZdzjrxSvQuj-n2rK7W1mkMCl1GXgoWiMsgk6Qov3bbJfHlB1MWzUfFEU2d-7Mijrk3fqg-EpXd-rjM7TTaliw5F90LMpke0Jp-9f9LLbEqhcogtOqS-dGSvi8r-Z6GcOSnSoGqn1R55UL4jgxVXyPn_Kz958AtozjATuRDVss/s4032/2FB3A244-0C07-4750-9FA8-EF6680A44CA6.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGQDV459U_2X_v-cco9qZdzjrxSvQuj-n2rK7W1mkMCl1GXgoWiMsgk6Qov3bbJfHlB1MWzUfFEU2d-7Mijrk3fqg-EpXd-rjM7TTaliw5F90LMpke0Jp-9f9LLbEqhcogtOqS-dGSvi8r-Z6GcOSnSoGqn1R55UL4jgxVXyPn_Kz958AtozjATuRDVss/w300-h400/2FB3A244-0C07-4750-9FA8-EF6680A44CA6.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I carried the key that was labeled "California Storage" with me. I met the movers there the next morning, only to discover the key did not open the lock. Since The Mister had signed the contract, only he could sign a form to have the lock cut off. He showed up that evening and we spent our first night on a borrowed inflated mattress with borrowed linens. We had a borrowed chair and occasional table. We had an office chair and a few other items brought from Florida and a few bins we could also use as tables. It was in the low 50's and rain had set in... and the heat didn't work in our condo - it was cold! The next day our neighbor leant us two space heaters and we discovered that The Mister had the key to the storage lock on his key ring! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWk0YGMdy7oKaZbualq7H7Ls6tDYY7MP0uW46aOBh6JqCjjaKB6cuk3r_xh-wuI-P5ZTD5tGy8yji8JC10uPIpMMILhMEJZ-mfJgZN3Ri-UHgOScnkaDW_OQkGBvZclqnQfPGSWHaQ9xz2Usz4yCKdzfaZiOxF8mIcJnl4vCnaCpBwy9j6d9yIcEAsagA/s4032/1E2E26B4-5304-487B-BE99-5F2C65134EB5.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWk0YGMdy7oKaZbualq7H7Ls6tDYY7MP0uW46aOBh6JqCjjaKB6cuk3r_xh-wuI-P5ZTD5tGy8yji8JC10uPIpMMILhMEJZ-mfJgZN3Ri-UHgOScnkaDW_OQkGBvZclqnQfPGSWHaQ9xz2Usz4yCKdzfaZiOxF8mIcJnl4vCnaCpBwy9j6d9yIcEAsagA/w400-h300/1E2E26B4-5304-487B-BE99-5F2C65134EB5.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We made a trip over to the storage unit once the rain let up and brought back a few items that we hadn't packed very well, and that might not withstand a trip with the movers, who arrived the following day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our condo was suddenly filled with whatever was left over when we sold the house, and couldn't seem to part with. We had a surfeit of chairs - we had enough that we could invite the whole family over, and still have spares!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8BXrR_FsGcjW4q5TV2W-H00iF8hglWt2tYD4hdlu4J58A-r5yp99nmx8GR0gInY-Zc2Gof8d7tgucgPxOX11UjxOdnRahld8QzWxjz6IOscsMOTLngZNTz8_OJ_uIhw13vWPUtwsaz0xYrrqIupZcEHUiqTMTg5qdTqNYHFmiV-GjF7q1F1l1pjXySM/s4032/5BB20BBA-4A9C-4542-BB5C-059D8F5C2B89.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs8BXrR_FsGcjW4q5TV2W-H00iF8hglWt2tYD4hdlu4J58A-r5yp99nmx8GR0gInY-Zc2Gof8d7tgucgPxOX11UjxOdnRahld8QzWxjz6IOscsMOTLngZNTz8_OJ_uIhw13vWPUtwsaz0xYrrqIupZcEHUiqTMTg5qdTqNYHFmiV-GjF7q1F1l1pjXySM/w400-h300/5BB20BBA-4A9C-4542-BB5C-059D8F5C2B89.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mister takes a brief nap!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSK1TZAu9vK1hpkjrB3YpI2Wox8j2FbnydwbS5bZs-Rir4h31QlC-EaNvy_2_CiTEH98-gqiCeZ2o46gi92mMIiTEbh7CPrR1oRWvLLutEhhu0-9leZAD9sx_Ir__MY5VKElYV685D32AQXa8nDL48w605JFrtxLPfyXV-WLpRg7f3QwQ9_2fMR2w61g/s3264/3D5A03FF-F534-48E9-AC3C-388DD2CF357F.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlSK1TZAu9vK1hpkjrB3YpI2Wox8j2FbnydwbS5bZs-Rir4h31QlC-EaNvy_2_CiTEH98-gqiCeZ2o46gi92mMIiTEbh7CPrR1oRWvLLutEhhu0-9leZAD9sx_Ir__MY5VKElYV685D32AQXa8nDL48w605JFrtxLPfyXV-WLpRg7f3QwQ9_2fMR2w61g/w300-h400/3D5A03FF-F534-48E9-AC3C-388DD2CF357F.jpeg" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I guess we still need to unpack and organize a bit more!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After a few days of sifting and sorting, unpacking and unloading (we filled the trash bin) we were somewhat settled.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrSlVwB7HlJQLMuQdvIggvLjIMPdviCO4tdWEE0Weg_GaWdr1gk0VuEba1R8h92mrw5TjAqoF030g87PzZBjoeb6EujyirDXPDDWPaQ4joy88SNHWyTk2H_cc701bIFzLV5TPCArgu3v3uEeIFUCx7EdDMjL-6q83Jkmywftnt1eUQQhNTWmIJrOBTYE/s4032/05F2D22A-4049-453B-A2CA-5287DF20EAE7.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVrSlVwB7HlJQLMuQdvIggvLjIMPdviCO4tdWEE0Weg_GaWdr1gk0VuEba1R8h92mrw5TjAqoF030g87PzZBjoeb6EujyirDXPDDWPaQ4joy88SNHWyTk2H_cc701bIFzLV5TPCArgu3v3uEeIFUCx7EdDMjL-6q83Jkmywftnt1eUQQhNTWmIJrOBTYE/w300-h400/05F2D22A-4049-453B-A2CA-5287DF20EAE7.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7WC9UxrXnn-z4gvPyvndAC8p5NxJeA-A_DgUwq_OMhPKIvMYkQr6wXEY6CbxTb6ICR9ZAg3bGca1YkoYX_9ujKaW7qF7djI0Y2zZm4SPcaR_pQFuS7pSggF4CCTSjPNmLkymf_5IZuDcD17pY0Cg8zOqvtAHf7cy7zDL0DHlmOqgM0dZULNQqRrmx-LU/w400-h300/A202F6CC-E0C0-4690-821F-3D736E733614.heic" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After the rush of Christmas we bought a few things to make our condo a true home away from home.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VvV_ggvTqhMn-iyMDecgSdQs7r-ke3zYnjzdNFITj3ByInXdI1m6UdSwNUYCp8s6hZEYsHJQ3uToV0722rPTrgZxqK92iJhAAZ18ykd3GlnXyU-1mUlEPRw8robS-MBtLLb56NHnIuVeqs1Jf8Jc0Tr3C3usUwqk21KwLedNEmj7N6tb_XQyxEDn3qo/s4032/29122FE7-8D1C-4A09-A298-FD1B30E2C212.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-VvV_ggvTqhMn-iyMDecgSdQs7r-ke3zYnjzdNFITj3ByInXdI1m6UdSwNUYCp8s6hZEYsHJQ3uToV0722rPTrgZxqK92iJhAAZ18ykd3GlnXyU-1mUlEPRw8robS-MBtLLb56NHnIuVeqs1Jf8Jc0Tr3C3usUwqk21KwLedNEmj7N6tb_XQyxEDn3qo/w300-h400/29122FE7-8D1C-4A09-A298-FD1B30E2C212.heic" width="300" /></a><br />We found an inexpensive love seat and a table we can use in the condo or out on the patio,<br />and I ordered some curtains and a rug online to add a pop of color<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnw04rhARSd2vmCAKhrU8h92l2EJxC1CwPj64WbMQDACqIkSFhPCC2lBqRkCrzhIB1o_MalQy5M6OsU0f_VbWfoxmiCHMN_fGXrKYkaHqcTiK7NN9k60yaoUl1ixRUvdBdJOKIGGIxnRuCLkikM8J8UWXiKwuoKbjfZhKc5cU7Bf74PQoNECaB5rdv_Uw/s4032/C1CA23E5-1577-442D-8382-AF281254DDD4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnw04rhARSd2vmCAKhrU8h92l2EJxC1CwPj64WbMQDACqIkSFhPCC2lBqRkCrzhIB1o_MalQy5M6OsU0f_VbWfoxmiCHMN_fGXrKYkaHqcTiK7NN9k60yaoUl1ixRUvdBdJOKIGGIxnRuCLkikM8J8UWXiKwuoKbjfZhKc5cU7Bf74PQoNECaB5rdv_Uw/w300-h400/C1CA23E5-1577-442D-8382-AF281254DDD4.heic" width="300" /></a><br />I found a lovely hutch at a used furniture store.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RvhUccAhARaNnmZIgVSPt2mYlDdLUY6aordb88fkONFc0OYJfCLbkhvOHbOPe23fUhhK4cORw2-7UCCUJMwwuEclvxQ4lWHW-giojX5GLPUO7uKs4ZvVE9MDtebn8SO8QL4oXQs-RnjUB2jv0lkS56rTncyMvgXg91qrAabemQpEDA8PJlE2RpRLsWA/s4032/CF84A7D5-8F62-45E0-AB6F-4B23412DCBC2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RvhUccAhARaNnmZIgVSPt2mYlDdLUY6aordb88fkONFc0OYJfCLbkhvOHbOPe23fUhhK4cORw2-7UCCUJMwwuEclvxQ4lWHW-giojX5GLPUO7uKs4ZvVE9MDtebn8SO8QL4oXQs-RnjUB2jv0lkS56rTncyMvgXg91qrAabemQpEDA8PJlE2RpRLsWA/w300-h400/CF84A7D5-8F62-45E0-AB6F-4B23412DCBC2.heic" width="300" /></a><br />I added some bright color for the bath.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLtuY2pyzgtYYmmoUlPtx9LaEC8l_nmT886dRkDkYDD6LskHaXAZT-icpKrxM24i_4sD24jDDyupZwD7ZSKwaJTKcNxiJ-U0feZZ5jkpLYeC_KKL3ircbfoxucxWnhlD-4qCFZgL67pRXq1_LtlbFTbnWDAPzGxDJCXNt3HIH-6R1bEPhYqBgQKSJ1Vk/s4032/C276370B-F941-4C0F-AE60-D0BACD4A8C8A.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixLtuY2pyzgtYYmmoUlPtx9LaEC8l_nmT886dRkDkYDD6LskHaXAZT-icpKrxM24i_4sD24jDDyupZwD7ZSKwaJTKcNxiJ-U0feZZ5jkpLYeC_KKL3ircbfoxucxWnhlD-4qCFZgL67pRXq1_LtlbFTbnWDAPzGxDJCXNt3HIH-6R1bEPhYqBgQKSJ1Vk/w400-h300/C276370B-F941-4C0F-AE60-D0BACD4A8C8A.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guest bedroom now has a day bed and trundle sandwiched<br />in along with my craft and sewing table.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div>We love being in Oakland. We have had so many wonderful opportunities to see the family and to experience "city life"! </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiU2DWuDfGcY9HSylXWTtrBmEucnM5pYp6LFlDga3y-__P_SrKMbwloGrbvOtqyxl_PYvDbStrOhEAD4y7q-AqivessZntd5o5HT7cLOjULLLSk80ADN6a5HFdVGwfnkyMJGufk0xJd-fk0DfaHMJKQ9gOMTj1aOCd62obqZJguRn4cJ1f-nuJBUcNek/s4032/342DD985-5AB1-4119-B6FE-C6B9100A2EB9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQiU2DWuDfGcY9HSylXWTtrBmEucnM5pYp6LFlDga3y-__P_SrKMbwloGrbvOtqyxl_PYvDbStrOhEAD4y7q-AqivessZntd5o5HT7cLOjULLLSk80ADN6a5HFdVGwfnkyMJGufk0xJd-fk0DfaHMJKQ9gOMTj1aOCd62obqZJguRn4cJ1f-nuJBUcNek/w300-h400/342DD985-5AB1-4119-B6FE-C6B9100A2EB9.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Reading on the stoop with the granddaughter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsUMEGc1kmQYvAgic9_uoWBsYnVCSt0Xf5Z7omyop0WgItvfOOUlfStGKBaLQSXXF100ccbpLx1YbBDPTODnP80PkiB1nP4ta_OycBFWy8HyBsi9Jc_CvNgAHmFcrF0PrfAnCTbDxBvQI_3ETUpVd3LrdgSruJgFYD8hgTkDLWHACM2R4xpNmFcSLw4A/s4032/44694DE5-5DC6-44F4-AC05-1F89CF5FA84A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsUMEGc1kmQYvAgic9_uoWBsYnVCSt0Xf5Z7omyop0WgItvfOOUlfStGKBaLQSXXF100ccbpLx1YbBDPTODnP80PkiB1nP4ta_OycBFWy8HyBsi9Jc_CvNgAHmFcrF0PrfAnCTbDxBvQI_3ETUpVd3LrdgSruJgFYD8hgTkDLWHACM2R4xpNmFcSLw4A/w300-h400/44694DE5-5DC6-44F4-AC05-1F89CF5FA84A.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoying an "art in the park" installation down the street </div><div style="text-align: center;">from the kids' house</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHqmf8AiDT3lWfOsFHQvR7FjftCQnZM1TQ63nLVEL40sjC-y6KK2IfaqSptc2zAyaKjkV0_i-RwARgeudV1keks8tGtYEEIsneRsZMX_bbPq3ULMSEPlOy3IlYtvJkEn4vyf0Yd337n4XpBjesuAwp9ueeKLiyfGKjmYrCmYircrMUC_CWfa0AM4fh5M/s3575/1DA0EFEE-A9E8-4D6F-816C-D4446E9B908E_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3575" data-original-width="2658" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVHqmf8AiDT3lWfOsFHQvR7FjftCQnZM1TQ63nLVEL40sjC-y6KK2IfaqSptc2zAyaKjkV0_i-RwARgeudV1keks8tGtYEEIsneRsZMX_bbPq3ULMSEPlOy3IlYtvJkEn4vyf0Yd337n4XpBjesuAwp9ueeKLiyfGKjmYrCmYircrMUC_CWfa0AM4fh5M/w296-h400/1DA0EFEE-A9E8-4D6F-816C-D4446E9B908E_1_201_a.heic" width="296" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I never know what I will discover when we are walking in </div><div style="text-align: center;">the neighborhood! This particular evening an older gentleman</div><div style="text-align: center;">(who am I kidding? He was the same age as me!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">was making huge bubbles! The dogs were intrigued!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrCWxH9BYKv5GCHMM8ZpHMjGX43Bvo-s2WfB1kDfYi89vaP7ECv37wHx0XKs3Dc9CLhbBEgqRoHhBZqTHCC4NVMgQNq-XHyBcE60Q3TTw8HwIojlBQ_P6-LN7-xC6WaAcVdbZmPcQygsYzha5hWh1QK5eLIe9jQYdnrBnldDcWgaq4xuvFIGCyBPCXk8/s2881/D8E55022-30B2-410D-8E7F-D92496312895_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="2549" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOrCWxH9BYKv5GCHMM8ZpHMjGX43Bvo-s2WfB1kDfYi89vaP7ECv37wHx0XKs3Dc9CLhbBEgqRoHhBZqTHCC4NVMgQNq-XHyBcE60Q3TTw8HwIojlBQ_P6-LN7-xC6WaAcVdbZmPcQygsYzha5hWh1QK5eLIe9jQYdnrBnldDcWgaq4xuvFIGCyBPCXk8/w354-h400/D8E55022-30B2-410D-8E7F-D92496312895_1_201_a.heic" width="354" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The dogs love walking by this fence just to see what might</div><div style="text-align: center;">pop out of the opening in the fence! </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes it is this kitty, at other times they find a small dog!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QuewyrgTGta30hXc1BbTl6wPAZtlW_mkyS7EQaWQAJKu5SqeG208Vc1lTw8nyCCW8fQvBjBKKAS5MaUthaJmz-NYLAtRp5UKBmkbTGe3R99npL9qyREJHSXjKAnDeigWAEf7fT54DPwx55uBULYHsI9TDOOhUjkSVQT1zHi1K6L_R1SuO4LJXSqaln0/s4032/6D6742AE-59D2-458E-BE8D-AFD9371E8C17.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QuewyrgTGta30hXc1BbTl6wPAZtlW_mkyS7EQaWQAJKu5SqeG208Vc1lTw8nyCCW8fQvBjBKKAS5MaUthaJmz-NYLAtRp5UKBmkbTGe3R99npL9qyREJHSXjKAnDeigWAEf7fT54DPwx55uBULYHsI9TDOOhUjkSVQT1zHi1K6L_R1SuO4LJXSqaln0/w300-h400/6D6742AE-59D2-458E-BE8D-AFD9371E8C17.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a huge dog park near the condo. We generally stop there</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">at least once a day on our way to see the kids.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One night I counted 30 dogs!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We love our condo! There are 16 condos in all. Most are occupied by young families, so we always hear children playing (sometimes crying) and there is a lot of activity. We have a nice patio, and the family enjoys coming over. With all of the other kids in the complex, our grands have the opportunity to come over and play in a safe environment. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUpv7efs4zGP86pKZ8khQm0kziucDL-e7tLZvEp3rPb03C6KRBzSZhyn8yj_E5lCB0VPaSoA1RserGzeANEKIO3K3W96CYZMCwI7vi9nwywvogtECMKgwfiZVf7w0psmyFfcJGFAMhVJnF7UmM3XMM-0gAcEtX0UrDQGvAuZDgsDpSvOqiBs3wdBfaCw/s4032/BEBE7C88-481B-457A-9A18-C9B18D81A584.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUpv7efs4zGP86pKZ8khQm0kziucDL-e7tLZvEp3rPb03C6KRBzSZhyn8yj_E5lCB0VPaSoA1RserGzeANEKIO3K3W96CYZMCwI7vi9nwywvogtECMKgwfiZVf7w0psmyFfcJGFAMhVJnF7UmM3XMM-0gAcEtX0UrDQGvAuZDgsDpSvOqiBs3wdBfaCw/w300-h400/BEBE7C88-481B-457A-9A18-C9B18D81A584.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The dogs have room to romp in the condo, and once in a while,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">when no one is in the community yard, I let them run all </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">over the place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTsla2JmYCYSeQYyniLq82oQnZ81M3YNgv821O6wqHb19NmOONNgh0YkViICNXMP_ciUSSC543TGxYzxA8F43OTcuqjtORzRaIxNs6ptIWRYuEpoGAwaiAclcit4HnVG7BEOnLlkjwgtMSvBWhTrqLoMbSrRchZpVZZ6BMbXm8wBBNYAHiNjhPRTcKiY/s4032/154A5EBC-1EE5-4A97-BF19-3E0503F8B71A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTsla2JmYCYSeQYyniLq82oQnZ81M3YNgv821O6wqHb19NmOONNgh0YkViICNXMP_ciUSSC543TGxYzxA8F43OTcuqjtORzRaIxNs6ptIWRYuEpoGAwaiAclcit4HnVG7BEOnLlkjwgtMSvBWhTrqLoMbSrRchZpVZZ6BMbXm8wBBNYAHiNjhPRTcKiY/w400-h300/154A5EBC-1EE5-4A97-BF19-3E0503F8B71A.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6b9gov7w-waZteMWaY0aMOm_4oX5IT8nNpi9zx2aUMEdvQ8ZFGLZRpfE2pupozkIe0Wv3Ou3btVuOszNCEnuKeZwXkkDWLomEeop3lUmGL7dUrx1KNDgt7tyv1aRDrCPjrmZEapdrqN9859FcNBq_iQBwzIAh3q1TzIIKuCaBw_X5_Gd-51dfefDUGOI/s4032/3BFD64F8-6100-43C5-BA7E-27639C5EEE17.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6b9gov7w-waZteMWaY0aMOm_4oX5IT8nNpi9zx2aUMEdvQ8ZFGLZRpfE2pupozkIe0Wv3Ou3btVuOszNCEnuKeZwXkkDWLomEeop3lUmGL7dUrx1KNDgt7tyv1aRDrCPjrmZEapdrqN9859FcNBq_iQBwzIAh3q1TzIIKuCaBw_X5_Gd-51dfefDUGOI/w300-h400/3BFD64F8-6100-43C5-BA7E-27639C5EEE17.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many of the families use the common area for get togethers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a "End of summer, back to school and farewell" pot luck</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">shortly before we left. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYg2PVt5RC1IOfIPVUo2ocApcLDmYR1qvyv9RYHmRmPPLWvS88UvOPdPk5mY20Ow8yl3rKewAyJmybXGQqCPf89_vFGx38_0sHL_ozVKwP_EPyHqowDTN_kvBvh9c7CgcuKz4vtwMxdMIQ7HcC_Cu2ruE-Rcf9ySGJjrRZ671uJmOhrMAvsE-jSqSPxc/s4032/45932878-F78B-489D-BD92-D341B130650E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYg2PVt5RC1IOfIPVUo2ocApcLDmYR1qvyv9RYHmRmPPLWvS88UvOPdPk5mY20Ow8yl3rKewAyJmybXGQqCPf89_vFGx38_0sHL_ozVKwP_EPyHqowDTN_kvBvh9c7CgcuKz4vtwMxdMIQ7HcC_Cu2ruE-Rcf9ySGJjrRZ671uJmOhrMAvsE-jSqSPxc/w400-h300/45932878-F78B-489D-BD92-D341B130650E.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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He often comes by on his way to or from the grocery store and stops in to say "Hi". On occasion he has also brought us a sweet treat from the bakery for breakfast!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AtMgev9pPeeJBEwfpp0FAvPH96J-GyvW-pvYfbrU173niZXu69LBJdp8TsNFH64L1KxRDzdqh6qkFvJhM6Na_O0jgsbthY0-r93jtv9AbY4v9v_P7uFbegNHXTvLowmkWml1EcKg947D4w798SUR4xILQx2qlWpGh4Q4qU6Z-mxUHEet3qxAYNYS9Vg/s4032/8C127F4E-844A-4B08-AFF2-5218C2AAD1F4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4AtMgev9pPeeJBEwfpp0FAvPH96J-GyvW-pvYfbrU173niZXu69LBJdp8TsNFH64L1KxRDzdqh6qkFvJhM6Na_O0jgsbthY0-r93jtv9AbY4v9v_P7uFbegNHXTvLowmkWml1EcKg947D4w798SUR4xILQx2qlWpGh4Q4qU6Z-mxUHEet3qxAYNYS9Vg/w300-h400/8C127F4E-844A-4B08-AFF2-5218C2AAD1F4.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7934aU7-RgTNJTbDcqm6ZimpZwDQpd5l4DSDR4jvlLflH-uYzZRDSH9qnYEjPH7if7bBL_KRx5u3zmygaBOWKEC5q8jvy_KUyLl3Eqimes5D7yLQD2vUhSJHOm_AIODCcRPCYABw9-cZIzvMIgXFhEchvA1GO6TugtqjHRQUjZlpozqkgKIPvbhz3hw/s4032/8D57AE99-B95D-45D2-9468-8FACB753DD39.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7934aU7-RgTNJTbDcqm6ZimpZwDQpd5l4DSDR4jvlLflH-uYzZRDSH9qnYEjPH7if7bBL_KRx5u3zmygaBOWKEC5q8jvy_KUyLl3Eqimes5D7yLQD2vUhSJHOm_AIODCcRPCYABw9-cZIzvMIgXFhEchvA1GO6TugtqjHRQUjZlpozqkgKIPvbhz3hw/w300-h400/8D57AE99-B95D-45D2-9468-8FACB753DD39.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We closed up the condo and packed up our RV last week. It's time to head back to Florida and get in line for doctors and dentists. I'll miss the condo, and most certainly the kids, but it will be nice to be back home with our friends and activities that we enjoy there. However, I already have reservations made to fly out in October to enjoy another week in our "city" place!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p></div>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-91588110996186654922023-07-18T21:40:00.000-06:002023-07-18T21:40:29.827-06:00Let's Go Fly a Kite<p>While in the Astoria area we stopped by the World Kite Museum in Long Beach, WA. This is one-of-a-kind museum and the home of the annual International Kite Festival that will be in its 43rd year in August of 2023.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GT1QRgoZ7_IJaiVjWKWGe1ldGrE0pPZFYvIrNQuiVM7AgUnPz7-WYUHOwH6k26mkOdG4JOOBlVirLr1h5Fi8ZTWoOZnsLt0vfsjZiaVEYvWIglangvGvyD5P3zFvMu2tx6sGLhcvGXtiv7hNxh8o-oyxJ2oXrJKMR8Tu9voA3yzFky1aEWXaYATjZxA/s4032/80F000CD-290C-41DD-A8FA-D847E8C3FB99.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1GT1QRgoZ7_IJaiVjWKWGe1ldGrE0pPZFYvIrNQuiVM7AgUnPz7-WYUHOwH6k26mkOdG4JOOBlVirLr1h5Fi8ZTWoOZnsLt0vfsjZiaVEYvWIglangvGvyD5P3zFvMu2tx6sGLhcvGXtiv7hNxh8o-oyxJ2oXrJKMR8Tu9voA3yzFky1aEWXaYATjZxA/w400-h300/80F000CD-290C-41DD-A8FA-D847E8C3FB99.heic" width="400" /></a></p><p>The museum traces the history of kite flying and has many interesting kites on display, as well as kites for sale.</p><p>A display at the museum reads:</p><p>"Developed more than 2000 years ago the kite was mankind's first invention that could actually fly. For centuries people all over the world used kites to pursue the dream of flying themselves.</p><p>During Medieval times, the first human pilots rose into the air using giant kites for wings. Beautiful kites used in rituals and ceremonies kept the idea of flying alive in people's minds. Eventually, pioneering scientists discovered the secrets of aerodynamics, often by performing experiments using kites.</p><p>Since earliest days, kites have provided both the technology and the inspiration that has made flying possible." </p><p>According to the Museum, the Japanese had the first word for kite, which meant "Paper Hawk".</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9Tun3_LGGzDus0bz7I7c6uqGsjneIAR2Zkxwsib6AKkldwUzv2NysTFxoprx8N5LUnSroBcFopUCOZxa-3r8OdJw209-mmFzkNwFCkvLMPYbe9LT8QX7lLhIl2OS5LpQS6OK8d91O5gG_ZfgUie4Sj9-oozGBGk0zw3S6jmT2m0yifY_eK9CeDFamhw/s4032/5D705DDF-89DE-4A23-B2CC-2D7300406B56.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic9Tun3_LGGzDus0bz7I7c6uqGsjneIAR2Zkxwsib6AKkldwUzv2NysTFxoprx8N5LUnSroBcFopUCOZxa-3r8OdJw209-mmFzkNwFCkvLMPYbe9LT8QX7lLhIl2OS5LpQS6OK8d91O5gG_ZfgUie4Sj9-oozGBGk0zw3S6jmT2m0yifY_eK9CeDFamhw/w400-h300/5D705DDF-89DE-4A23-B2CC-2D7300406B56.heic" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">This Chinese dragon kite is 50' in length. The orange and white "body" sections are suspended from the ceiling and wind throughout the museum. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzL5043cgbMNz4I0fGcgzmHANsWCFquZBmJwKzc9t7PNFGXED8XK-JZAv5_2RNbELRzOaBpr552XCNx8CNV6r0xB6USild6WEAfSmU0FHdOykd5DONpMzvjo8JghzIJbRL1YgH_f_Icz9x6m_8_OLtBxNlp6_aOsCbPpVSDZdJVmNQ8Ja-t4oR-uW158/s4032/AFC33486-9CF7-4E88-9315-2741D64689CC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzL5043cgbMNz4I0fGcgzmHANsWCFquZBmJwKzc9t7PNFGXED8XK-JZAv5_2RNbELRzOaBpr552XCNx8CNV6r0xB6USild6WEAfSmU0FHdOykd5DONpMzvjo8JghzIJbRL1YgH_f_Icz9x6m_8_OLtBxNlp6_aOsCbPpVSDZdJVmNQ8Ja-t4oR-uW158/w400-h300/AFC33486-9CF7-4E88-9315-2741D64689CC.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In China birds were considered to be a symbol of happiness...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtJiCx1TJ7YTAsUA0Y78yZWEE4ZsQwLLpq3AZ5q3y1XxSI2J6JMBQWYkQNFT8TUvoVaMRTAVFtJzvHYoRp1Pw3b7WpvZq8h2V1lyXugZwLuR9Lsu93fLv_z8kpkAnfjeDrhJn9PDyhfr7qFX95L8vJXDe64qTsIkeWzPLVedn-4ZiEHMYA4F_p1LW77c/s4032/646B3C31-967D-461F-A60E-A035509326D4.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirtJiCx1TJ7YTAsUA0Y78yZWEE4ZsQwLLpq3AZ5q3y1XxSI2J6JMBQWYkQNFT8TUvoVaMRTAVFtJzvHYoRp1Pw3b7WpvZq8h2V1lyXugZwLuR9Lsu93fLv_z8kpkAnfjeDrhJn9PDyhfr7qFX95L8vJXDe64qTsIkeWzPLVedn-4ZiEHMYA4F_p1LW77c/w400-h300/646B3C31-967D-461F-A60E-A035509326D4.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Yunnan province in China makes kites in this unusual shape.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They have a sturdy frame and fly well in strong winds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXJiUrUP8Kguym0TFOfJ8sjFQjIHK3k54XxU_lhrXnI_U9aDK5G0opwCdVm8ul5_ot5p1LmOiPaALjHZNIG2Jfw9viOvkIg45Ewe5WqLfPO2-2xvfbigvFBocmCdSoWlY_6ARM8gPPLHNWpBnqoC9DHGhiIKx6uU7kCMWVMTFGjsC5qe6EHFaW7GIloY/s4032/F9A377AA-7B9F-4B3F-8F05-604CBE638D09.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGXJiUrUP8Kguym0TFOfJ8sjFQjIHK3k54XxU_lhrXnI_U9aDK5G0opwCdVm8ul5_ot5p1LmOiPaALjHZNIG2Jfw9viOvkIg45Ewe5WqLfPO2-2xvfbigvFBocmCdSoWlY_6ARM8gPPLHNWpBnqoC9DHGhiIKx6uU7kCMWVMTFGjsC5qe6EHFaW7GIloY/w480-h640/F9A377AA-7B9F-4B3F-8F05-604CBE638D09.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Alexander Graham Bell discovered that he could use tetrahedral shapes in different combinations to make a variety of kites. These kites had maximum lift and minimum weight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG3uE8HB1zUjsduJYEnhZJaTWfGGIAMD7Tm7OnTIOj-c6Zc2y2So0zLOYsF8GkIQ6WVhS_JOs87GM0N_TxwoG4FIQG4aI0La8OULQ6QlPtEy7uh0sN9ozqM9Hh7Gvo2G-OSr10uYI5ReTnFnWwo_HAO4jeECc1BoTHHH4PHgpwHcjtzf0iA23QrTRNrk/s4032/E3EA12F5-4123-4E23-9934-2ECC48843E1B.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkG3uE8HB1zUjsduJYEnhZJaTWfGGIAMD7Tm7OnTIOj-c6Zc2y2So0zLOYsF8GkIQ6WVhS_JOs87GM0N_TxwoG4FIQG4aI0La8OULQ6QlPtEy7uh0sN9ozqM9Hh7Gvo2G-OSr10uYI5ReTnFnWwo_HAO4jeECc1BoTHHH4PHgpwHcjtzf0iA23QrTRNrk/s320/E3EA12F5-4123-4E23-9934-2ECC48843E1B.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This kite is almost like a quilt!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb7Zp_IhQLztl5pu3tKs-PRbcHclET7tvr_PD9ndqHEsvxiLCB12fzXp9wYNG64lnMfkGlUtZmGjb0Px-fLT1OOVZAhQeciIb_7_a7ZyaUiXGIlF69XuSTZCZBSBY2ugH1swDybwe11h5-iWKf1jRjlJALaVt8dCAeNsolCLATQ0fNfX9pZbfxF_EIf0/s4032/E8F00A3C-B8D3-4D0B-9E61-F8AB32080D34.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEb7Zp_IhQLztl5pu3tKs-PRbcHclET7tvr_PD9ndqHEsvxiLCB12fzXp9wYNG64lnMfkGlUtZmGjb0Px-fLT1OOVZAhQeciIb_7_a7ZyaUiXGIlF69XuSTZCZBSBY2ugH1swDybwe11h5-iWKf1jRjlJALaVt8dCAeNsolCLATQ0fNfX9pZbfxF_EIf0/w300-h400/E8F00A3C-B8D3-4D0B-9E61-F8AB32080D34.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A leaf quilt sewn with grasses or vines</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71_mFVJ8KvAqqre8J_zmUwEIvtrLRFcS0sMArUn-Dc0VbvnvBqYs_f7XCu-exQzvTaYVjyB42shYen1k26LGFvelE9ruFzVZA9O-dw0I19EZew1LLxmhb0sCRju-Oz2Waf6U13FZ9dH_hnp_AN8M2yOmkty_ZQ3mmqHneax0XzPsy4AZaJtOecamqtOw/s4032/D837BAEE-1BA4-4951-AF22-A663EA3BA1B0.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71_mFVJ8KvAqqre8J_zmUwEIvtrLRFcS0sMArUn-Dc0VbvnvBqYs_f7XCu-exQzvTaYVjyB42shYen1k26LGFvelE9ruFzVZA9O-dw0I19EZew1LLxmhb0sCRju-Oz2Waf6U13FZ9dH_hnp_AN8M2yOmkty_ZQ3mmqHneax0XzPsy4AZaJtOecamqtOw/w300-h400/D837BAEE-1BA4-4951-AF22-A663EA3BA1B0.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a WWII kite that was used for different purposes during the war.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The kite could collect and send weather data on aircraft carriers to help determine when it was safe to fly or land. This kite also could lift equipment so enemy planes could be detected by radar when they were further away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfKA_PcXBXfAdlQlRi92I7R3KnFS2O-UIgu9Q9x8VG_13GRddgKvFrrazG804IoGYdkibsaaIvtWardTljbrEhmVpWa6_0IjuAvDYY7ABmySIPOGG1JitNqK81JZ9SJVlBJKQByWDOhsP25haKE5HSQ_q9Vi1KYjgxhx95NDXc3g_ZqTImCC2vOgyfOI/s4032/AEE40D36-F312-4FAC-B651-5FA0F550DD3A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVfKA_PcXBXfAdlQlRi92I7R3KnFS2O-UIgu9Q9x8VG_13GRddgKvFrrazG804IoGYdkibsaaIvtWardTljbrEhmVpWa6_0IjuAvDYY7ABmySIPOGG1JitNqK81JZ9SJVlBJKQByWDOhsP25haKE5HSQ_q9Vi1KYjgxhx95NDXc3g_ZqTImCC2vOgyfOI/w300-h400/AEE40D36-F312-4FAC-B651-5FA0F550DD3A.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLVJXgNFx7q3ZmAKQmPZAzNjT68SCiFN1m_PuacqlJdSC3C_SqmMS2La1ON7uyHDTe7jlfg7sF9irU2RNndzTRLnOYrplLlHRCZfcrbGm3Ku4xW2yub1cYi5_5cCuNm0VQ6GVFnALB9DY_1iN8gg1SjEWb6Wcm8x6UhwsyArfCNINbpxX5tiMfaeZ01s/s4032/284F6876-4EFF-46F1-ABF2-83424B3AB65D_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDLVJXgNFx7q3ZmAKQmPZAzNjT68SCiFN1m_PuacqlJdSC3C_SqmMS2La1ON7uyHDTe7jlfg7sF9irU2RNndzTRLnOYrplLlHRCZfcrbGm3Ku4xW2yub1cYi5_5cCuNm0VQ6GVFnALB9DY_1iN8gg1SjEWb6Wcm8x6UhwsyArfCNINbpxX5tiMfaeZ01s/w400-h300/284F6876-4EFF-46F1-ABF2-83424B3AB65D_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCry4Ym9ECalSZjuUtVInZa1TDmRZAekZIiRNdSUp4JRe4Aj_Az3hsaFZXQQr3rykc4w_yY4LIVkHMxLDmaO5zLC0p_zIjjOK3sun_FilzXI3M9XhMwVlpFiV2kk9zTnEt_ySaBCVEChVm6gnFsFtMns3BZUMg0UyTv5S3T9_a4TYu69OmqsioVjA_8g/s4032/A89C754A-B71C-45C5-949B-6FA2546748D4.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCry4Ym9ECalSZjuUtVInZa1TDmRZAekZIiRNdSUp4JRe4Aj_Az3hsaFZXQQr3rykc4w_yY4LIVkHMxLDmaO5zLC0p_zIjjOK3sun_FilzXI3M9XhMwVlpFiV2kk9zTnEt_ySaBCVEChVm6gnFsFtMns3BZUMg0UyTv5S3T9_a4TYu69OmqsioVjA_8g/w400-h300/A89C754A-B71C-45C5-949B-6FA2546748D4.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kites were used for target practice. They were far less expensive than shooting at planes!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnIe0g1hHSQq6yOSIbu5p_mGiAdefjdB95xPzCwFdNnSGsbz2Gba5_fkQginfFNm49y6Ov-oGYpZL1W9Lu4xOA-xCFkUzTTnWmHZONSFTW0J9zJr43_kT2A9rKoFqekFln_U5Ztp-8kMX2iozxcejLrACmwcCQAUXV-gV6kGSnmrxO0Mnohg5iVPaN4c/s4032/694B596F-848F-43CF-94BF-E45B5B68BEEC.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnIe0g1hHSQq6yOSIbu5p_mGiAdefjdB95xPzCwFdNnSGsbz2Gba5_fkQginfFNm49y6Ov-oGYpZL1W9Lu4xOA-xCFkUzTTnWmHZONSFTW0J9zJr43_kT2A9rKoFqekFln_U5Ztp-8kMX2iozxcejLrACmwcCQAUXV-gV6kGSnmrxO0Mnohg5iVPaN4c/w300-h400/694B596F-848F-43CF-94BF-E45B5B68BEEC.heic" width="300" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_GaJNE-HAGOmJ3PvU0j72O3GsRkbskZjFhylvRTobz4UzhC_i9ks5OxDpqJKgg9-jF_vfoHEtsiyL77FixHpDAoyTMCStYbTw6zQOG4zR_nNV7ZJ8hUspNZmvFMCo8DVo1BZqjaw6tAqYTkABGgf2iscPfz9IDOEeIelZBPun1tC5NHMvNuoRUF5pL0/s4032/546686C1-2AA4-4F45-9AB1-7D9A199BD75F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_GaJNE-HAGOmJ3PvU0j72O3GsRkbskZjFhylvRTobz4UzhC_i9ks5OxDpqJKgg9-jF_vfoHEtsiyL77FixHpDAoyTMCStYbTw6zQOG4zR_nNV7ZJ8hUspNZmvFMCo8DVo1BZqjaw6tAqYTkABGgf2iscPfz9IDOEeIelZBPun1tC5NHMvNuoRUF5pL0/w300-h400/546686C1-2AA4-4F45-9AB1-7D9A199BD75F.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many experimented with using kites to fly,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some successfully, others not!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxfpupq0T_A7yE0d98eTBsCvPxnlSBffgJLcntKDT6umlNwPgOQnTVWnoNY-Vt4M0p03dqi2DV20kgvBtQUP4oC2DmSpRYADz6wdilzQ4k_SpOE5czqGoMbb_iYy8YgjwGDQlT1s5uNT7w1Xk6THuwSVd-M5eP9YDlp-0C3jT9vNMjmUkvmtuIZ3CLbA/s4032/956C7D97-9752-4C1C-802B-155D6E5EF8BE.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzxfpupq0T_A7yE0d98eTBsCvPxnlSBffgJLcntKDT6umlNwPgOQnTVWnoNY-Vt4M0p03dqi2DV20kgvBtQUP4oC2DmSpRYADz6wdilzQ4k_SpOE5czqGoMbb_iYy8YgjwGDQlT1s5uNT7w1Xk6THuwSVd-M5eP9YDlp-0C3jT9vNMjmUkvmtuIZ3CLbA/w300-h400/956C7D97-9752-4C1C-802B-155D6E5EF8BE.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One of the museum visitors commented that this kite should have been modeled after Pegasus, and have wings. It's hard to believe this particular kite could actually fly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAzD0l8WbhWgOVBT0CkVoXriG-exI0IP8VwBL7mqRYKFhD22-3NKF77sxAyMQcLPV0ai6l3Swmz-BkjlWUcr1AC8xWiULpMv2EiPD9kxxgZp9bFycnuZ4-KLHv1vZSDjOfx29i3YK8fW1fW5JMxShFdLY24GmkuhnW_XqKlebywHMNdXjb8AmyptesB4/s4032/283CA942-8A47-4FDE-9C14-F772889EAD98.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcAzD0l8WbhWgOVBT0CkVoXriG-exI0IP8VwBL7mqRYKFhD22-3NKF77sxAyMQcLPV0ai6l3Swmz-BkjlWUcr1AC8xWiULpMv2EiPD9kxxgZp9bFycnuZ4-KLHv1vZSDjOfx29i3YK8fW1fW5JMxShFdLY24GmkuhnW_XqKlebywHMNdXjb8AmyptesB4/w400-h300/283CA942-8A47-4FDE-9C14-F772889EAD98.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The museum had a display telling more about kites. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One display explained the basic types of kites.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzzehIEzzCfkWe1jPd2kdCRNKBuOMAN8PiPoCj6lAtnu_B9t1UTkK1-jeRhbohgEt0LNCI8oc4zeOmN6ANxQV0uWZySsDLdcgVynJDO6QLcuv20QAaBk0V1aiX2qZkJFhstSN41YO2SE8J2OPyW5dij2w9oyRcZ5K0yOXrAMiJbs6PAOXlJylGGfJEWw/s4032/8F9212A4-AF46-474F-8EB3-821CDA0B02EE.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzzehIEzzCfkWe1jPd2kdCRNKBuOMAN8PiPoCj6lAtnu_B9t1UTkK1-jeRhbohgEt0LNCI8oc4zeOmN6ANxQV0uWZySsDLdcgVynJDO6QLcuv20QAaBk0V1aiX2qZkJFhstSN41YO2SE8J2OPyW5dij2w9oyRcZ5K0yOXrAMiJbs6PAOXlJylGGfJEWw/w300-h400/8F9212A4-AF46-474F-8EB3-821CDA0B02EE.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One was about kite fighting. When I read "Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini I was intrigued by the kite fighting described in the novel. The museum had several fighting kites, including some for sale.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7Z1Iwkm5qnUGrj3lbwzJKIm5RDx3yoGxBmVAseCzsAh2eRXoMzDzxEp6PHokaDnE_fgkOvJ01CPGdGO6sHCSwk6p_7baG7-4yI6mBzYWws-9tv7ZUti4auIpGgYIuYLvYVWeCqqSLxhJF3qo3XO_o3Rcn1H-7sPlfVAU3InGSijbMRgJulzUjXDsRa0/s4032/E7EA266E-7E4B-41CD-9C3D-6CE0B8D16639.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7Z1Iwkm5qnUGrj3lbwzJKIm5RDx3yoGxBmVAseCzsAh2eRXoMzDzxEp6PHokaDnE_fgkOvJ01CPGdGO6sHCSwk6p_7baG7-4yI6mBzYWws-9tv7ZUti4auIpGgYIuYLvYVWeCqqSLxhJF3qo3XO_o3Rcn1H-7sPlfVAU3InGSijbMRgJulzUjXDsRa0/w400-h300/E7EA266E-7E4B-41CD-9C3D-6CE0B8D16639.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In 1846 Engineers held a contest to see if anyone could fly a kite across Niagara Falls. A boy managed to get his kite snagged on a tree on the Canadian side of the falls. That string was then used to help pull heavier strings and cables across the water, enabling Engineers to finally get a cable across the water in order to begin constructing a bridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVOyeKxbkkxyvnrLPSHYw6FfZ3422dIuZS0u8CfGcE8WP_w2W_sPbnhtJXAgf-VBG_FJctA_c5f4zAAgIdlZgitGyAsvb0kwpV7ntGtvlZDKAKyNwX7zCbLCA0o9ZqlGFsLE7RYxn1hcPxG_COA89sbBrMLSjxq7uEPR5OvMC2852YLG7eDYf3sBj-70/s4032/8F645CB3-092B-47C5-ACAD-DADD898E8F2F.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVOyeKxbkkxyvnrLPSHYw6FfZ3422dIuZS0u8CfGcE8WP_w2W_sPbnhtJXAgf-VBG_FJctA_c5f4zAAgIdlZgitGyAsvb0kwpV7ntGtvlZDKAKyNwX7zCbLCA0o9ZqlGFsLE7RYxn1hcPxG_COA89sbBrMLSjxq7uEPR5OvMC2852YLG7eDYf3sBj-70/w400-h300/8F645CB3-092B-47C5-ACAD-DADD898E8F2F.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There was a display of the posters created for advertising the annual kite festival. I really enjoyed seeing many of the posters. The artists captured the fun of flying kites. 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text-align: left;">After our tour was completed we traveled a short distance from Astoria to Seattle. We stayed at a campground in Issaquah, WA, which coincidentally was one my parents used to stay in 30 years ago! My brother and his wife flew in for a quick family reunion. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We did a lot of eating...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfr2XjsjRGQyw2n1KlkYrll_-Sni2SoMt09nWKUu-S7d56fIXZ1VkHzIrAfQihxaUjVBkq2NCUjW1Ou0F9VU4xPrRVGYmZAwocPw0lfHcXgB2K8Di06QhGskMr9CY5Wuch2UQvMJ3KWuW6HTcgJ8NXeZQ2pw5rb_ezKIjm946jZGGNW2VBZM3Zwi1a_g/s4032/523029DD-544A-4A53-9456-217308548363.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrfr2XjsjRGQyw2n1KlkYrll_-Sni2SoMt09nWKUu-S7d56fIXZ1VkHzIrAfQihxaUjVBkq2NCUjW1Ou0F9VU4xPrRVGYmZAwocPw0lfHcXgB2K8Di06QhGskMr9CY5Wuch2UQvMJ3KWuW6HTcgJ8NXeZQ2pw5rb_ezKIjm946jZGGNW2VBZM3Zwi1a_g/w400-h300/523029DD-544A-4A53-9456-217308548363.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Deb, Cyndi, Geoffrey<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We enjoyed a beautiful walk in the Japanese garden in Washington Park</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBSlpZduO-vYAdYt4If1M1A07PRU5xoA91VU3xS8DeKnaozyH64NGDJcmYJ0T1JfwvPFz3p-IRyYJkJeLL6V5Sv6Gh0KHe31ERTS5ruC8wLreAbZkF5Xrc-LY-akZbEaIgm9oyH0vFR9wgzlpPHfKJ8nbm3how8WY7zqEJYigg-ThgtPY4zW5kbatXY0/s4032/8CF70941-33F7-4302-A220-A78EFFDB63DB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrBSlpZduO-vYAdYt4If1M1A07PRU5xoA91VU3xS8DeKnaozyH64NGDJcmYJ0T1JfwvPFz3p-IRyYJkJeLL6V5Sv6Gh0KHe31ERTS5ruC8wLreAbZkF5Xrc-LY-akZbEaIgm9oyH0vFR9wgzlpPHfKJ8nbm3how8WY7zqEJYigg-ThgtPY4zW5kbatXY0/w300-h400/8CF70941-33F7-4302-A220-A78EFFDB63DB.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Deb, Geoffrey, myself</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmf9WK02NrUtyIeXVtAzGdk-3jDKCVSeAROsvoDUkh3J4Bd3rsiH18zwGYHrrI7HFZ2kZeuzXYz7sus5ICLoI-WVbTz6vFwBUwrtuWxFzWClgEyF-gMyAuSLZzgZbb8VmcW08dTUT4eVNSNs4pSkdBDEZYOimaXgll7rOiVcdO-etpobhjdmltBCcz6rA/s4032/14F7A8B8-6E5A-4270-A8AE-C2368E83A219.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmf9WK02NrUtyIeXVtAzGdk-3jDKCVSeAROsvoDUkh3J4Bd3rsiH18zwGYHrrI7HFZ2kZeuzXYz7sus5ICLoI-WVbTz6vFwBUwrtuWxFzWClgEyF-gMyAuSLZzgZbb8VmcW08dTUT4eVNSNs4pSkdBDEZYOimaXgll7rOiVcdO-etpobhjdmltBCcz6rA/w300-h400/14F7A8B8-6E5A-4270-A8AE-C2368E83A219.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geoffrey, Katharina<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We happened upon a volunteer who was doing a practice tour with a docent. He invited us to come along. We were so thankful as we learned a lot about the garden, the symbolism and the story that unfolds as you walk through the garden.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VdcXDyNWoTpht01cd4dcC875d7cXU7czJtNC0vb-cMZEkJk0yY_r12fIerid7pno5Jjr_RuSV0iedUJY76kHxiWEs2fMcttnoi2rtoYYVJuizvj-n-I4XN396xq_6Mi7uu_vC-S9jilnhqhwG1r3_gqm9cmnBZpQQ2D0olpZw3FFXLSIQn11iZs21ro/s4032/8CFB392A-D5EB-4070-9A9A-A217698B2348.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VdcXDyNWoTpht01cd4dcC875d7cXU7czJtNC0vb-cMZEkJk0yY_r12fIerid7pno5Jjr_RuSV0iedUJY76kHxiWEs2fMcttnoi2rtoYYVJuizvj-n-I4XN396xq_6Mi7uu_vC-S9jilnhqhwG1r3_gqm9cmnBZpQQ2D0olpZw3FFXLSIQn11iZs21ro/w300-h400/8CFB392A-D5EB-4070-9A9A-A217698B2348.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzhqnTf-dig567zl0DZMvjzJmzGnqnf3ZG-lcBywoMAZQ39hg9EVTxhI-GEEWqZnN9jscAvf4vlX-PaMSN265O-zLRerRZ9Fa8kRO5982ZDvP1ExjFHksvBjcmB__g3rEbgJp38pxC90KX0yoGx5MYU4DcSmW0DrAU7yaoE0pP0XRXcV_ccZ9mu3in9M/s4032/970D989B-1E24-4C2C-A320-EBF10F98F3FB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzhqnTf-dig567zl0DZMvjzJmzGnqnf3ZG-lcBywoMAZQ39hg9EVTxhI-GEEWqZnN9jscAvf4vlX-PaMSN265O-zLRerRZ9Fa8kRO5982ZDvP1ExjFHksvBjcmB__g3rEbgJp38pxC90KX0yoGx5MYU4DcSmW0DrAU7yaoE0pP0XRXcV_ccZ9mu3in9M/w300-h400/970D989B-1E24-4C2C-A320-EBF10F98F3FB.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfuY_rXrARxpQaVGxefQdLIxM11phrgBRj-Zmv1eIuoM2YaIBUS0UYOM1qJd4l2ARpZZ6LAjAZXIBuh1evVA-Lo1flU7ZJ7AhTr54scPvWY6MXS36ipf6H0pc90xCs6QsUTDQU6SyRXsYir66BGnPsCONHKPrfLU8wQgj8oWq9XcvQAZFJ1FQs735Gts/s4032/7935D8B9-14CC-4926-84A0-BFBD047C03B0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAfuY_rXrARxpQaVGxefQdLIxM11phrgBRj-Zmv1eIuoM2YaIBUS0UYOM1qJd4l2ARpZZ6LAjAZXIBuh1evVA-Lo1flU7ZJ7AhTr54scPvWY6MXS36ipf6H0pc90xCs6QsUTDQU6SyRXsYir66BGnPsCONHKPrfLU8wQgj8oWq9XcvQAZFJ1FQs735Gts/w300-h400/7935D8B9-14CC-4926-84A0-BFBD047C03B0.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1x6L8JDNUMIgh530gf42V75tWIqBRgQCAl_9Y8N0_FpO69k9UcYUfV3X3lyBr0lmvLI4zW_rC5D3VpXMhTbfo9BltcQo5z1YbRewCzy1DIGdfMDhjw0762cy-b17P3la2Rae1HcBsTwQRQz0WLGi9HhyJ1Upd4eGPDKudfLkmqKi-mBxbmuDTOYx14U/s4032/9530CE1A-A338-49A4-B69D-F57AC1A95EFD.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1x6L8JDNUMIgh530gf42V75tWIqBRgQCAl_9Y8N0_FpO69k9UcYUfV3X3lyBr0lmvLI4zW_rC5D3VpXMhTbfo9BltcQo5z1YbRewCzy1DIGdfMDhjw0762cy-b17P3la2Rae1HcBsTwQRQz0WLGi9HhyJ1Upd4eGPDKudfLkmqKi-mBxbmuDTOYx14U/w400-h300/9530CE1A-A338-49A4-B69D-F57AC1A95EFD.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mama duck and her ducklings was a hit with all of us</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH62bG1xqnOThX7SgntFxDevOAJngbiwcREIj8B0QFHh8AyyW2dmfsM-kvzYgJMf-RrR1ZSIp5LDb3zOTcaZxuh6QcBc2ahDMcmcZepxNqz7KSSF1HRN5xuBflgSbkWp3Y1lw4CKQKRY1uPF4qv4_c5jjPmTk-aZLNY_zhgWE_QfIUUrx1_YoF0k240kk/s4032/89469401-7F03-4B6F-A7EA-A49B927C3F03.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH62bG1xqnOThX7SgntFxDevOAJngbiwcREIj8B0QFHh8AyyW2dmfsM-kvzYgJMf-RrR1ZSIp5LDb3zOTcaZxuh6QcBc2ahDMcmcZepxNqz7KSSF1HRN5xuBflgSbkWp3Y1lw4CKQKRY1uPF4qv4_c5jjPmTk-aZLNY_zhgWE_QfIUUrx1_YoF0k240kk/w400-h300/89469401-7F03-4B6F-A7EA-A49B927C3F03.heic" width="400" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">There were turtles sunning. The Island in the middle of the picture is called Turtle Island, only because it is shaped like a turtle's back.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A great visit. Great memories!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-21263384061330826672023-07-09T09:47:00.001-06:002023-07-18T21:15:18.401-06:00End of the Trail<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We travelled close to 4,000 miles from St. Louis to Astoria, OR following the trail set by Lewis & Clark in 1805. We managed the trek in 47 days as opposed to their 18 months of travel. However, we didn't need to build a fort to spend a winter. We didn't have to cordelle boats against the current of the river. We only needed to hunt for restaurants or grocery stores to feed our group. We didn't need to find Shoshone Indians to barter for horses, and we didn't need to traverse the Bitterroot mountains by foot, stepping over downed trees, around boulders and wading through snow. Even though our trip was far shorter than that they experienced, we had similar feelings of joy as we reached the end of the trail.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNGV6kIgL_QpiiTOl1MwiaJCqj9PHJbrovH9T1-EKnktX0H2POGsUiANrQ40I2_B47QrFkE7fqiF39wsSI4J3z5HwC59KBJgQJEYL0dE_CK8_9zflYGWCU1a6Iu720Wj6h3Sv_RDMu1gL9u728dx-59JOe3NHQWHUv4Yya8XC8anqom1mSZ_RQxqm0VU/s4032/2EBC4544-C68E-413A-8E2C-7723C9CCC4ED.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibNGV6kIgL_QpiiTOl1MwiaJCqj9PHJbrovH9T1-EKnktX0H2POGsUiANrQ40I2_B47QrFkE7fqiF39wsSI4J3z5HwC59KBJgQJEYL0dE_CK8_9zflYGWCU1a6Iu720Wj6h3Sv_RDMu1gL9u728dx-59JOe3NHQWHUv4Yya8XC8anqom1mSZ_RQxqm0VU/w400-h300/2EBC4544-C68E-413A-8E2C-7723C9CCC4ED.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hSfMCiS2U66XXIZEMgTEHfL9HOp6bLO-t4xMsIYi0NH1UuYRMQwuX4vQNiz1pFrbb6GnR3RUrT7Uurhd3B93AhDidebCoTHuFurUjWaRrHey8H72BXi9i0unLis2pWgf2drh_lQ-LlDgSGZuFtdz7to-LVLDwe0g-GKpSH3eNNsDKLqwzA5nPgcWi_c/s4032/77FAC49E-2A90-4E3F-B7C1-61C048A7D952.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1hSfMCiS2U66XXIZEMgTEHfL9HOp6bLO-t4xMsIYi0NH1UuYRMQwuX4vQNiz1pFrbb6GnR3RUrT7Uurhd3B93AhDidebCoTHuFurUjWaRrHey8H72BXi9i0unLis2pWgf2drh_lQ-LlDgSGZuFtdz7to-LVLDwe0g-GKpSH3eNNsDKLqwzA5nPgcWi_c/w300-h400/77FAC49E-2A90-4E3F-B7C1-61C048A7D952.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbAYdddhE6nRU0_niAtFNY9EySJQokaFk_H-hM_14Da7LXGSkes5QPp7slAWFe65F0bnduBYAKCF9OD1PRqgwEfsX9NRner3_bKDctQS7N8hnplBvqwXGpeus6PNItlK7kRIT2JySIxTl3qGC1m6pw4gAX1UITgVQuIYIygJaMTvMvuiXlwgJFU0Vfv4/s4032/4B8A63DD-2B91-4018-8AC6-FE1DDA89B17B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBbAYdddhE6nRU0_niAtFNY9EySJQokaFk_H-hM_14Da7LXGSkes5QPp7slAWFe65F0bnduBYAKCF9OD1PRqgwEfsX9NRner3_bKDctQS7N8hnplBvqwXGpeus6PNItlK7kRIT2JySIxTl3qGC1m6pw4gAX1UITgVQuIYIygJaMTvMvuiXlwgJFU0Vfv4/w300-h400/4B8A63DD-2B91-4018-8AC6-FE1DDA89B17B.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When we <a href="https://livingadream2.blogspot.com/2023/05/let-caravan-begin-st-louis.html" target="_blank">visited the Anheuser-Busch facility in St. Louis</a> we were all given a bottle of beer at the end of the tour. As a group we decided to carry that bottle across the country and enjoy it at the "end of the road". One of the members of our tour suggested drinking the beer at Cape Disappointment as we were disappointed that the beer we received was only a Bud Light...so, that's what we did! My bottle of beer is perched on the monument at the Cape Disappointment Visitor's Center.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIN231PgtqP8gqnFjfik9r_OLmAtDg8fJYP9kSWFD6mthEzHzM0Zj4IXjOREcR67dBD94vOVhVH64lUn-5BRNvk3nJYGrS9X82Zj1OmDLa_UXtzl6-6WkLlk9E83AnGW55NQkGt1h0Rz5f1TAq6aChX6r-ZAqm_rcFQLY1D9eUx6EbuWW2pF6DIwGimSY/s4032/000C3A6D-9C2C-405A-9E74-A58BFC89907B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIN231PgtqP8gqnFjfik9r_OLmAtDg8fJYP9kSWFD6mthEzHzM0Zj4IXjOREcR67dBD94vOVhVH64lUn-5BRNvk3nJYGrS9X82Zj1OmDLa_UXtzl6-6WkLlk9E83AnGW55NQkGt1h0Rz5f1TAq6aChX6r-ZAqm_rcFQLY1D9eUx6EbuWW2pF6DIwGimSY/w400-h300/000C3A6D-9C2C-405A-9E74-A58BFC89907B.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXYSfmD3XMv_1SoIzhWx_v3LJBz6jvID7r_IdSYaS9tzFGkMR8mbsGLDkq5g7LR7ZetfwFmR63JCoeUIh9whmgFF6aKcrP07yDD070hlDAdxYKv08G06k72XlZIgCZAcdXbAXVFtfOofBzAW3IHFWZ_Yivt5ZxuvF0lsqYneXzmmBVgxTbHrPP0xLP-g/s4032/4741492E-A58B-4A1D-93D4-64CAA75CE5B0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXYSfmD3XMv_1SoIzhWx_v3LJBz6jvID7r_IdSYaS9tzFGkMR8mbsGLDkq5g7LR7ZetfwFmR63JCoeUIh9whmgFF6aKcrP07yDD070hlDAdxYKv08G06k72XlZIgCZAcdXbAXVFtfOofBzAW3IHFWZ_Yivt5ZxuvF0lsqYneXzmmBVgxTbHrPP0xLP-g/w480-h640/4741492E-A58B-4A1D-93D4-64CAA75CE5B0.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before the Corps of Discovery reached the end of the trail, they had to stop at a "dismal nitch" where they were trapped by the weather on a rock outcropping above the waves. They were soaked to the skin. A storm raged, and they had no food. Once the storm broke they continued on their way. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpZwLdtO3zOQGtZNlerSbYR5lvoWJ-pob--QSZ1PqbftiLlxn0vYKwhBdk_8v5-UDSvYErWcoO_E0iIQUMT0sQuNz2Lq4z8f7qN7xMUxlXh8wpv7v8xWQ9Bmw0vI6SUSZzHXOuFUx3wj1buLcXNywwKYNnrHVvwpou9Can0tW43QjZku3OgTOm4w4uzk/s4032/83C8FEC8-3124-4AB5-8F31-1115A2B4179D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRpZwLdtO3zOQGtZNlerSbYR5lvoWJ-pob--QSZ1PqbftiLlxn0vYKwhBdk_8v5-UDSvYErWcoO_E0iIQUMT0sQuNz2Lq4z8f7qN7xMUxlXh8wpv7v8xWQ9Bmw0vI6SUSZzHXOuFUx3wj1buLcXNywwKYNnrHVvwpou9Can0tW43QjZku3OgTOm4w4uzk/w300-h400/83C8FEC8-3124-4AB5-8F31-1115A2B4179D.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTX9XyNL7c97voDWnlVT2leRZxbRRBufm0byJkyWXdxW1phBsfGAOnjaVr2CQ87zi_bZKGwjsnI-3Uw5B59VRcBi8ESybVVkhqevKCCQmNbmI3sc75tsWmlaiYsK71ezAS7Qi9QJENpo7w4ko80zBHp6Y6Darxra-FP05CcHDuZFbG1pUl7ze0x4J_S4A/s4032/D6A67E34-3D16-4EBE-9059-F213C0712988.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTX9XyNL7c97voDWnlVT2leRZxbRRBufm0byJkyWXdxW1phBsfGAOnjaVr2CQ87zi_bZKGwjsnI-3Uw5B59VRcBi8ESybVVkhqevKCCQmNbmI3sc75tsWmlaiYsK71ezAS7Qi9QJENpo7w4ko80zBHp6Y6Darxra-FP05CcHDuZFbG1pUl7ze0x4J_S4A/w300-h400/D6A67E34-3D16-4EBE-9059-F213C0712988.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The expedition hoped a ship would be in the area that could take them back to the eastern, US, but any that were there had left the area. Winter was once again approaching, so the group built another fort, Fort Clatsop. 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Clatsop. From November to March there were only 12 days without rain!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kRW6IaeIzkSYuwJsE-W4zzr5CxAWrtr3yQGWxPdLNmtJiwRQDDiMtpikOVTgt_vK3k7W66uCoOC2aY3rtfIgajKxJtkjEdM65S-j1Eb3rXh7KT_OoIa8_IB0SyvKB6vytsNgM3ScZfJhMv1vqX20zOk4IZ9mUmH-1zVQhtX2UwhnPP4WkdJ8eU_aF8c/s4032/C03AC806-4875-426E-8DC9-EA4A29B24169.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-kRW6IaeIzkSYuwJsE-W4zzr5CxAWrtr3yQGWxPdLNmtJiwRQDDiMtpikOVTgt_vK3k7W66uCoOC2aY3rtfIgajKxJtkjEdM65S-j1Eb3rXh7KT_OoIa8_IB0SyvKB6vytsNgM3ScZfJhMv1vqX20zOk4IZ9mUmH-1zVQhtX2UwhnPP4WkdJ8eU_aF8c/w480-h640/C03AC806-4875-426E-8DC9-EA4A29B24169.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lewis & Clark traveled to what is now "Seaside, OR" while looking for whales. A bronze statue now commemorates the team.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-58393629272045751062023-07-05T21:09:00.007-06:002023-07-05T21:09:56.004-06:00Astoria, WA <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We enjoyed a trolley ride along the waterfront. Our guides were very informative. The waterfront area of Astoria was originally built on pilings. Now much of the town is built on fill, with some buildings still perched over the water on old pilings. It's interesting to see pilings in the water without decks on top. The law says that an individual/company can "own" the area over the river if the pilings are present. If the pilings are removed, the area is then part of the river, owned by no one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1FUE3p9AtKDkcGLaGdQtAs70r-AwqGrQjzUOeP8dmYHLWN_pO1UCw2yBEvryl1j5yay3w1w1NoHmYY6zOzwh1Eb2bLiihH8kN4PPjwl87UcCpGh6LHCPWbOsfSKLxc5RgwImd9WJFL_3SFdDoqfeG8n2pML8ngpzZrl1hkLGqgez4n1OM4uqF7ozZBM/s4032/A9BE703F-C78D-4C24-B54A-72C98EB1DD55.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-1FUE3p9AtKDkcGLaGdQtAs70r-AwqGrQjzUOeP8dmYHLWN_pO1UCw2yBEvryl1j5yay3w1w1NoHmYY6zOzwh1Eb2bLiihH8kN4PPjwl87UcCpGh6LHCPWbOsfSKLxc5RgwImd9WJFL_3SFdDoqfeG8n2pML8ngpzZrl1hkLGqgez4n1OM4uqF7ozZBM/w300-h400/A9BE703F-C78D-4C24-B54A-72C98EB1DD55.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2CxfTcRx-NXhRsJGG-ojowCtPiTikD7QHvzbu9jntYxC-5MKrTi4_qALxYYMNatPTSLFMCoYrG2Ey0bWWhqI_azthh8iBX0Ag9L7ywDuwdrVMLxpAhdyPk7cPdZjZNSUK8Hq1M2KPkTnJp6EuR0L-wmBOBlgYevb5Z2J0u10dAHEaSSMXdBLmrwyFXI/s4032/2CCF62B8-4DBB-4102-B768-FDED8543494B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ2CxfTcRx-NXhRsJGG-ojowCtPiTikD7QHvzbu9jntYxC-5MKrTi4_qALxYYMNatPTSLFMCoYrG2Ey0bWWhqI_azthh8iBX0Ag9L7ywDuwdrVMLxpAhdyPk7cPdZjZNSUK8Hq1M2KPkTnJp6EuR0L-wmBOBlgYevb5Z2J0u10dAHEaSSMXdBLmrwyFXI/w300-h400/2CCF62B8-4DBB-4102-B768-FDED8543494B.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The town had a contest to name this old cannery building. The winner..."Red Building"! We had an excellent dinner in a restaurant at the far end of the old cannery. They have a plexiglass piece in the floor that allows you to see the pilings and water underneath the building. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0BGFX8mjn5ZyRSfilw6rrBu8d62o_uXTeVxq1gokTH7KzRoTT_mGE4Sv4eS_NAr5cHBrNNlEjU2Ve4mkWOOH40LXxuvknWuCjwefN3Jp0od8aq2zaJjkyRFtVxdgBczKLBDrjDG4kkh5ZIJd-xQDvwm3FTJrs6Ho3LBS6hLqSYdN0uVxTKzugfQTHNY/s4032/5B49F487-C908-4766-A20F-BD53C5233277.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0BGFX8mjn5ZyRSfilw6rrBu8d62o_uXTeVxq1gokTH7KzRoTT_mGE4Sv4eS_NAr5cHBrNNlEjU2Ve4mkWOOH40LXxuvknWuCjwefN3Jp0od8aq2zaJjkyRFtVxdgBczKLBDrjDG4kkh5ZIJd-xQDvwm3FTJrs6Ho3LBS6hLqSYdN0uVxTKzugfQTHNY/w400-h300/5B49F487-C908-4766-A20F-BD53C5233277.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZ9VeUZ-1cc_uwU84hpB6QiKAcgcmlcwMxmJ0d4ycbIt5UDCqITKhFyC2pH_pCLROzeXf1XWVgJFRSyYZY5ul8KTE_BnQ1IXuKQ4qmrxCHJliu7LCl4YeZ-B58AALfEPMHF5iCxm6scdgR3kLTd0sCjX9fgEtxFdlOCClZ1RFIV5rLGsL9Ve029Rqc2E/s4032/8C739C06-0B43-4CCA-B48D-F7A4B44E6874.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZ9VeUZ-1cc_uwU84hpB6QiKAcgcmlcwMxmJ0d4ycbIt5UDCqITKhFyC2pH_pCLROzeXf1XWVgJFRSyYZY5ul8KTE_BnQ1IXuKQ4qmrxCHJliu7LCl4YeZ-B58AALfEPMHF5iCxm6scdgR3kLTd0sCjX9fgEtxFdlOCClZ1RFIV5rLGsL9Ve029Rqc2E/w400-h300/8C739C06-0B43-4CCA-B48D-F7A4B44E6874.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are whale harpoon points. A fence has been constructed along the trolley line with the harpoon points on the top of each stake. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdOs9Bfjq-It4W2xv_WINd-xwXJ_CURWiYz2JH1JmzzEPwiNqCXfsFG0qXohMQCmB3qpBMrzoUNVdgSzpbRAbbErnaM5sWxEJSNJk2ETw8oZW6OsUr2A1VWjXi_wltRBxftcUUig5m-MOGz7RNpI-A3_05aHtp5mc8jywCfLmyoaSNV3pZ-0GEZ0UfMs/s4032/91758C4B-4F86-456A-9E4E-17F808461E70.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLdOs9Bfjq-It4W2xv_WINd-xwXJ_CURWiYz2JH1JmzzEPwiNqCXfsFG0qXohMQCmB3qpBMrzoUNVdgSzpbRAbbErnaM5sWxEJSNJk2ETw8oZW6OsUr2A1VWjXi_wltRBxftcUUig5m-MOGz7RNpI-A3_05aHtp5mc8jywCfLmyoaSNV3pZ-0GEZ0UfMs/w300-h400/91758C4B-4F86-456A-9E4E-17F808461E70.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTXhKHlHIP0zXhKwI_FGO8TXcC_W9G5WbcXCQFAqiruE0_Rprt99ObighDYwonho67YE-34MeLlrbSHvUPZUXBAV2uVN6gMQpSrb7yQKbkdTFrE-47A80ZfrPb9ERZ56PrsouJYypmtD44m_JHdatuEJjpAXJdaXS3wUn0Ac8UmJJZnRx2VEz3L3qnOM/s4032/96433C8F-CBDD-4353-8A13-ED6517E4357E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiTXhKHlHIP0zXhKwI_FGO8TXcC_W9G5WbcXCQFAqiruE0_Rprt99ObighDYwonho67YE-34MeLlrbSHvUPZUXBAV2uVN6gMQpSrb7yQKbkdTFrE-47A80ZfrPb9ERZ56PrsouJYypmtD44m_JHdatuEJjpAXJdaXS3wUn0Ac8UmJJZnRx2VEz3L3qnOM/w400-h300/96433C8F-CBDD-4353-8A13-ED6517E4357E.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you can see pilings from a former building or boardwalk. The red covered structure is a navigation aid for the treacherous waters of the Columbia River. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZvzKX_2J0-9MRuGzAsLXm5r5sTMTLUTAuuJTn_WBvReFKnCG1PzB6Fyxh38J4VsaANlj4JTzIfeiQuUvpMBYCtjmRVWVAXRs4AQkI9pLZ0JrOi-DhEqPOnlRmjwwCQMNrukaMntnfiTqhsQq9fZAEm0rWijYhfpLr59diQNieTFpAPUkrhMC23mYLDg/s4032/02152680-3567-4CB8-8C9D-1ADC59F7A11B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZvzKX_2J0-9MRuGzAsLXm5r5sTMTLUTAuuJTn_WBvReFKnCG1PzB6Fyxh38J4VsaANlj4JTzIfeiQuUvpMBYCtjmRVWVAXRs4AQkI9pLZ0JrOi-DhEqPOnlRmjwwCQMNrukaMntnfiTqhsQq9fZAEm0rWijYhfpLr59diQNieTFpAPUkrhMC23mYLDg/w300-h400/02152680-3567-4CB8-8C9D-1ADC59F7A11B.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzgaFdPpb6G0Wl2dxALgVv8gtDxlvQaNZ7O9441-qSR8cvz0I049w1Op0ZJBHmmtA9BTO1REf6TGIcVDNYReWBQC_sC7HfNo4I3NFqlY4V4MyMAEDHWL5zj64t7nVh6FXP9ZV2E-UTqjEGMqjZkCqNJMiFr5wQR8-Vyf62N2qpm0og41SIziuyL-S1Ww/s4032/A3233724-BAEF-4F89-B2F1-4190BBB735DA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzgaFdPpb6G0Wl2dxALgVv8gtDxlvQaNZ7O9441-qSR8cvz0I049w1Op0ZJBHmmtA9BTO1REf6TGIcVDNYReWBQC_sC7HfNo4I3NFqlY4V4MyMAEDHWL5zj64t7nVh6FXP9ZV2E-UTqjEGMqjZkCqNJMiFr5wQR8-Vyf62N2qpm0og41SIziuyL-S1Ww/w300-h400/A3233724-BAEF-4F89-B2F1-4190BBB735DA.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This concrete structure was once part of a canning operation. Originally tin cans were sealed by soldering them. In order not to burn down the canneries constructed of wood, an area of concrete was constructed where cans were sealed. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSFQg6tyD5irSD3OnlBxA-2Hb6rVIG3JJ1hxVJ0qPSoa_yEouHL-zejUs5FBx3oAxtejJhiAwVI4FpHT-6sZYOrDdiqJzg3CHvI2x1CoJb9AhRLzQRKtdvr5ELloiogcZX0XLv2oyztqNIWl6rWs2BryuaTkJkzMGUBtPDowDXFq9ILgCjQnonYpNQW0/s4032/AFC62F07-8F7E-43DF-BDDC-48EAFE8EB5DE.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSFQg6tyD5irSD3OnlBxA-2Hb6rVIG3JJ1hxVJ0qPSoa_yEouHL-zejUs5FBx3oAxtejJhiAwVI4FpHT-6sZYOrDdiqJzg3CHvI2x1CoJb9AhRLzQRKtdvr5ELloiogcZX0XLv2oyztqNIWl6rWs2BryuaTkJkzMGUBtPDowDXFq9ILgCjQnonYpNQW0/w300-h400/AFC62F07-8F7E-43DF-BDDC-48EAFE8EB5DE.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Astoria Column perches on a hilltop overlooking Astoria. It records the triumphs, conflicts and turning points in the history of this last frontier town. The historic record begins in 1792 when the first white people, Captain Robert Gray and company, met the Chinook and Clatsop Indians. The column records the arrival of the Lewis & Clark expedition in 1805, and ends with the arrival of the railroad in the 1880's. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The column rises 125' above the hilltop, which is 600' above the river. There are 164 spiral steps to the top. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxiVif8gxBy-j_T1o7x_amvYNj7HklDEQizyTIDiBhoe6HWd4L-jPIUCNxcPvD-vQ7srLiv835MvkZWaAqTMMkYINwpdyTXOcIho6F-qu_yw-je2kYfUjAi1oN_V2Kjy0YwKTRas_G7bWjOgJ9DXI-YBTxs8BfXr148-fzpnjnSWE6s_jTS78NlOpkuk/s4032/230C8879-9750-48DA-A7C2-D13EBF6A9D43.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisxiVif8gxBy-j_T1o7x_amvYNj7HklDEQizyTIDiBhoe6HWd4L-jPIUCNxcPvD-vQ7srLiv835MvkZWaAqTMMkYINwpdyTXOcIho6F-qu_yw-je2kYfUjAi1oN_V2Kjy0YwKTRas_G7bWjOgJ9DXI-YBTxs8BfXr148-fzpnjnSWE6s_jTS78NlOpkuk/w300-h400/230C8879-9750-48DA-A7C2-D13EBF6A9D43.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1ufN0zC3ysYXsYZwy5a-EU0fLFhigGzb0nNydvrTR1BC547DuLrTm4JIz81IHkg3MfrGN57Ra7VVCiux8ImkdmJlWHJzNYKCGaSpBHZe3qG2EagSsfeN5CTmBBfYElsOIZeLjPFfnSJ1k2AJsGZ9WxMJWpDDRo-OJE422qkn_bi1PZ08p1BoKis_5N0/s4032/20DB8193-438D-434D-9204-A02C4A498DE8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1ufN0zC3ysYXsYZwy5a-EU0fLFhigGzb0nNydvrTR1BC547DuLrTm4JIz81IHkg3MfrGN57Ra7VVCiux8ImkdmJlWHJzNYKCGaSpBHZe3qG2EagSsfeN5CTmBBfYElsOIZeLjPFfnSJ1k2AJsGZ9WxMJWpDDRo-OJE422qkn_bi1PZ08p1BoKis_5N0/w300-h400/20DB8193-438D-434D-9204-A02C4A498DE8.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yeah, I had to go up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I paid for it over the next few days!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-58944138220838854902023-06-29T18:25:00.031-06:002023-07-02T09:06:10.467-06:00Mt St Helens - 43 years later<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mt. St. Helens - clouds hanging just above the crater</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuNMzmFy0mZ0-3cVV7EW6ZjtcJL_HYopY0mFxpBCDzDIdgz4GOsTIu605dLPLDO0fp72NmLdzQj4XMNuXI-_wG4I75qsL6nng06t5ACvApfxXwmmIkJvTrBVknAxMi8RpjO1XEAzMjuXpDvMkSdM9eF3DWhgiBNyvyteOYnX264ivak2vzXevR8EC7TU/w400-h300/34D3E1C1-BF12-461F-AFD3-515A00F565A4.heic" style="text-align: justify;" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I had the opportunity to visit Mt St Helens in 2012, and now, eleven years later. However, due to a mudslide a few weeks ago, we could not go to the Johnston Ridge Observatory. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was interesting to see the changes (sadly, I didn't put up a blog post about our original visit - and don't have access to pictures from that time) What really struck me was the huge number of green and healthy large trees I could see now, where during my first visit many of the hillsides were still covered in downed trees blown over by the blast. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I recall having a discussion with the Mister on our first visit about public and private lands and how they were treated differently after the blast. The public lands, those in the park, were left to recover on their own. Forested areas on private lands were managed, and downed trees were collected and harvested. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Looking at the top half of the picture below, one can see a line that moves diagonally from mid center, bottom to the left. On the right is land that was left to return without any interference by man. The lush, green forest on the left side is managed forest. Here downed trees were removed. New trees were planted and the forest is maintained by cutting, thinning and fertilization.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik23GRxzV1TzC-Ok7tRZAtIAixNXGkfWFh2sBfRMnqvRVGO1oWOxDXkIS2WsiXLOAXoREL08OwPUTymoEN5S5gbouNyl8o4Sp5k52SV63X6jApUwKr16hDJgernnUOr-9DqeTCI_VgMyCR7G0P4SJ4f9EE_x52ouQfccJDNBvgHRLOBCHcMuPwBaktePw/s4032/5A4BC0F5-84DD-499A-9F97-DC6B2EA28EA4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik23GRxzV1TzC-Ok7tRZAtIAixNXGkfWFh2sBfRMnqvRVGO1oWOxDXkIS2WsiXLOAXoREL08OwPUTymoEN5S5gbouNyl8o4Sp5k52SV63X6jApUwKr16hDJgernnUOr-9DqeTCI_VgMyCR7G0P4SJ4f9EE_x52ouQfccJDNBvgHRLOBCHcMuPwBaktePw/w300-h400/5A4BC0F5-84DD-499A-9F97-DC6B2EA28EA4.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a picture of a hillside shortly after the volcano exploded in 1980, and that same hillside today. Scientists and locals who were familiar with the land around Mt St Helens commented that after the blast they struggled to recognize the land. In looking at the then and now picture, one could almost say the same thing. This particular area of land is part of the park and is not managed. It has regrown, but the changes are not quite as dramatic as those in managed lands.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzJa9otEcrG17d7LIaG00kkYMt6OWb2z-10wFdOI0fm5rD6jJaalTdhCDtQS64DqnUeq4P74fMs7THnPdB3Tnob1QrNAEJH4O0fv3IzSbwGdl9ulISnk1HWeevHeTg52sgX5GA0m2JoTMOyxTHeZP8tnftTlfFGFhWKkPeyESrj-1-SbGMX0BW4aQkSM/s4032/1866A885-9440-407F-89F3-3E62B879D757_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzJa9otEcrG17d7LIaG00kkYMt6OWb2z-10wFdOI0fm5rD6jJaalTdhCDtQS64DqnUeq4P74fMs7THnPdB3Tnob1QrNAEJH4O0fv3IzSbwGdl9ulISnk1HWeevHeTg52sgX5GA0m2JoTMOyxTHeZP8tnftTlfFGFhWKkPeyESrj-1-SbGMX0BW4aQkSM/w300-h400/1866A885-9440-407F-89F3-3E62B879D757_1_201_a.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Managed lands recovered as much lumber after the eruption as they could. They had to. They were in the businessselloing wood, and the blast effectively removed their product. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_BpkE1r8ICHuObz8_1Szhp92bBUzyWOlmdvlOKPiXihqmb1U8AQv1gpP0JEPUzsUd-u7GIDJkIAljC13bn7-TZxaDgyJIA658qqLl-TEihXSWDRdXbZrdtom5v6GRZChfUeX-xj0lu7vLjiUFzfgnEClkEvCxYp66KJosjYvl2T7YglBEFv4Y70atuc/s4032/1151ED5B-88F3-4ED0-8FA9-772089A90CE1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_BpkE1r8ICHuObz8_1Szhp92bBUzyWOlmdvlOKPiXihqmb1U8AQv1gpP0JEPUzsUd-u7GIDJkIAljC13bn7-TZxaDgyJIA658qqLl-TEihXSWDRdXbZrdtom5v6GRZChfUeX-xj0lu7vLjiUFzfgnEClkEvCxYp66KJosjYvl2T7YglBEFv4Y70atuc/w300-h400/1151ED5B-88F3-4ED0-8FA9-772089A90CE1.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6hr_OjwealkLMl2o4DnMr35hw240TzoHY3am_EeTzzuhcfra3HwW4_99qUsfbfOfJCPGUEH7cmugU_j3DHW-OYJH9TCM3bb3La1B59lyRO44oBSXLxdOG7e9EmoSvHJlON3qbiRr2pi6_tFuU63av50cYKyjEwXhtrxRgoQPZaw1Vrv5IYa-F0mfqiY/s4032/402FF86B-1225-4521-BF8A-9C2E36D14732.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6hr_OjwealkLMl2o4DnMr35hw240TzoHY3am_EeTzzuhcfra3HwW4_99qUsfbfOfJCPGUEH7cmugU_j3DHW-OYJH9TCM3bb3La1B59lyRO44oBSXLxdOG7e9EmoSvHJlON3qbiRr2pi6_tFuU63av50cYKyjEwXhtrxRgoQPZaw1Vrv5IYa-F0mfqiY/w300-h400/402FF86B-1225-4521-BF8A-9C2E36D14732.heic" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUGzTS8tQr6Q8tqIfUAHRVZCcsOLAaw7dBZ5xQKpwfaSDc7_0028IcDZSZpYgQSZFIJYVoV61BrcwPJiFEIxmlZbPfanzu8ZaKm5wjmadoORHnR4DLwr7dipuWOXP0wXeYe2RHrrfiJbXUFaBnCMJ8FxXFQvAMGo9cEmS-wfQYeq_lKCVbrqXZ-6P2ao/s4032/2F51BD0C-C5C3-48A1-BA33-44AB7A24D8EC.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAUGzTS8tQr6Q8tqIfUAHRVZCcsOLAaw7dBZ5xQKpwfaSDc7_0028IcDZSZpYgQSZFIJYVoV61BrcwPJiFEIxmlZbPfanzu8ZaKm5wjmadoORHnR4DLwr7dipuWOXP0wXeYe2RHrrfiJbXUFaBnCMJ8FxXFQvAMGo9cEmS-wfQYeq_lKCVbrqXZ-6P2ao/w480-h640/2F51BD0C-C5C3-48A1-BA33-44AB7A24D8EC.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Trees were replanted on managed lands. Research and experimentation led the foresters to discover that the optimal way to replant was to dig down through the ash and plant the seedlings so that roots could reach the soil. If planted just in the ash, there was little to hold water and there were no nutrients and the seedlings died. They also learned that they needed to trench away from each tree so any water that collected could run off. Without a trench water sat in the bowl of dust and ultimately drowned the tree. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGrJNxW5Xew75TR8tg8_hjF8VF6xUhM-Ob0Yy0MbTicxjBSrcWgtt3COtGPhrhOO39qqpkOBnWxbRM6SkBUnjZEOVCJnokA6mgcElgZk429EENh_G-xeBaKVj2ifa7hKAwBnz4Ilt7NOce6Ay-OHvLDvIiqUFa_IT7CN89RyR_81oWpR2VaT-JyPCZvM/s4032/4CC39663-2243-48A8-9D52-26B956F660E2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGrJNxW5Xew75TR8tg8_hjF8VF6xUhM-Ob0Yy0MbTicxjBSrcWgtt3COtGPhrhOO39qqpkOBnWxbRM6SkBUnjZEOVCJnokA6mgcElgZk429EENh_G-xeBaKVj2ifa7hKAwBnz4Ilt7NOce6Ay-OHvLDvIiqUFa_IT7CN89RyR_81oWpR2VaT-JyPCZvM/w300-h400/4CC39663-2243-48A8-9D52-26B956F660E2.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were wonderful displays at the visitors center that engaged kids (and young at heart) in understanding the concepts of managing forests and the importance of wood products in our lives. Toothpaste...from trees?? (Play "I Spy" to see if you can find the Colgate package)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoMh9Th5bsKF-ApZKL70Q_JtKdwuPdwlMejXvn9r-vEk1YkgSlsYziFoVt9UXXqS3qILqKHR29cqADZlPpAEDvzXYb6O9mozFe1_g4S2Hxw1DiYbQhCn29KcBTXRyPvl6oLX9s0OwrF0vJki8FWo6itT64SUo0_fNpgyGSnPU62nsW0_ylbQpRMZm5GM/s4032/6CCA6553-5E21-44AA-BF06-187CCF27983E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYoMh9Th5bsKF-ApZKL70Q_JtKdwuPdwlMejXvn9r-vEk1YkgSlsYziFoVt9UXXqS3qILqKHR29cqADZlPpAEDvzXYb6O9mozFe1_g4S2Hxw1DiYbQhCn29KcBTXRyPvl6oLX9s0OwrF0vJki8FWo6itT64SUo0_fNpgyGSnPU62nsW0_ylbQpRMZm5GM/w300-h400/6CCA6553-5E21-44AA-BF06-187CCF27983E.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was once a river of mud, ash and timber. Much of that still remains.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01a5Up87gvLOhnr1NSNSCCtj-lWN52AM-FHennp6na86YbvZC42AbcseZkW1idU72DiKICHyJNLaryHgqxq15bz8uCPIAXW-B2JInPS7Z8VOy3DTweExU4upGInk01P6rT5WMuQfU6Wpw2FZQGhmhNfLQU_L2fGQ3lf0hl1dEbzk-r6qFTshmMwzMlIw/s4032/48B2E214-6F2A-4CBD-9651-18FA04BE0165.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi01a5Up87gvLOhnr1NSNSCCtj-lWN52AM-FHennp6na86YbvZC42AbcseZkW1idU72DiKICHyJNLaryHgqxq15bz8uCPIAXW-B2JInPS7Z8VOy3DTweExU4upGInk01P6rT5WMuQfU6Wpw2FZQGhmhNfLQU_L2fGQ3lf0hl1dEbzk-r6qFTshmMwzMlIw/w300-h400/48B2E214-6F2A-4CBD-9651-18FA04BE0165.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-82371867532033830852023-06-27T16:30:00.009-06:002023-06-30T08:51:28.340-06:00Value Added<p>Yup...the pups are now worth far more than when we bought them, if you calculate the "investment" we just laid out on their <strike> lives</strike> health!! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpy5Slhp_Z9b33F1WdiBVSxsYFzVgAIna5bhDI0z4OgI2846Dmrry2seCZ6tplu0xlOUn1J13oaoUx4JjhndfAGxGZucQxtMVDM9SUGrkrqyIJmEOehfRdQy7TLtk04dbTrcMVonCKQlLQ_9eZcLPwxn6rPyJ9gPF6IniIqx9ykdIEez2RTkLCnaNb/s4032/5B70D8A1-D4FA-436A-919B-1E6A10BC2142.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpy5Slhp_Z9b33F1WdiBVSxsYFzVgAIna5bhDI0z4OgI2846Dmrry2seCZ6tplu0xlOUn1J13oaoUx4JjhndfAGxGZucQxtMVDM9SUGrkrqyIJmEOehfRdQy7TLtk04dbTrcMVonCKQlLQ_9eZcLPwxn6rPyJ9gPF6IniIqx9ykdIEez2RTkLCnaNb/w400-h300/5B70D8A1-D4FA-436A-919B-1E6A10BC2142.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Very sick puppies at the vet's office</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We had a morning driver's meeting. Upon returning to the motorhome I noticed a puddle in the crate and chastised the puppies for peeing in the crate. Then I noticed that Vickie was drooling copiously, and was very lethargic. I looked for veterinarians online and called a few that were nearby. One went to voicemail - (my message was responded to a few hours later) The second vet was able to fit me in as an emergency. </span></div><p>I grabbed Vickie and took off for the Vet (10 minutes away). Shortly after I arrived the Mister called and said I needed to come back and get Kaitlyn. She was going "downhill - fast!" She was demonstrating tremors and an unstable gait. He found a friend to drive them to the Vet's office and dropped dog #2 with me. </p><p>A full blood profile and urinalysis was performed on both puppies. The vet found it interesting that the only number that was outside of the normal range for both dogs was that for TT4 - hyperthyroidism. The vet's first thought was they had ingested some tainted raw meat. Well, there was an interesting morsel on the road of the campground, perhaps a dead bird, when we were walking that at least one dog had investigated... but I didn't recall that either had it in their mouths. </p><p>Both dogs were very sick. Obviously they had ingested something that was affecting them. The vet recommended that the dogs have IV fluids and observation for the rest of the day.</p><p>Fast Forward.....</p><p>We picked up the puppies. What an amazing transformation! Vickie wasn't drooling. Kaitlyn wasn't bobbing her head and staggering when she walked. They were alert and ready to go home. </p><p>Reviewing their symptoms, the speed with which they appeared, the different reactions from the dogs and the numbers in their blood profile, as well as the time of year and other patients, the vet concluded that the dogs had ingested metaldehyde, a toxin found in bait for slugs and snails. I had noticed a lot of land snails - of course, the dogs had checked them out. I had not seen evidence of metaldehyde pellets, even though the dogs had been drawn to some areas of shrubs. It is entirely possible that the landscape maintenance guys had broadcast snail pellets under the shrubs to control the destructive animals.</p><p>Later I recalled that the dogs had been interested in a mound of dirt from a gopher's tunnel. I figured it just smelled interesting, but then remembered they each picked something up off the mound. I pulled them away, but evidently they ingested it, and that possibly could have been gopher bait. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOjRQz4MVdl2TQN43ZdaI3yb6onQ_I9QP16LqH__7jjUnhWTbl_Q3Bv9P1Mtw0gvu9xYN6V218DjUGch2NzVjzcuSSi0PrH1W6mgRSJtwjnkftcf6Lknhn7ITuraXn9jd4pi2PyySyGMEDmIQjplCd1qlG65VDDfgKqgrXP78JBdxBgoyfmnuZSpp/s4032/2AB94B8F-82FD-457A-AB22-F2B6DE6E7FE9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAOjRQz4MVdl2TQN43ZdaI3yb6onQ_I9QP16LqH__7jjUnhWTbl_Q3Bv9P1Mtw0gvu9xYN6V218DjUGch2NzVjzcuSSi0PrH1W6mgRSJtwjnkftcf6Lknhn7ITuraXn9jd4pi2PyySyGMEDmIQjplCd1qlG65VDDfgKqgrXP78JBdxBgoyfmnuZSpp/w300-h400/2AB94B8F-82FD-457A-AB22-F2B6DE6E7FE9.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The puppies spent the rest of the day receiving IV fluids and some medications, they and once home had a charcoal shake and medications to coat their stomachs and to control vomiting and vertigo.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWekYqFSnacdn6KuWCzIYsC-afl66jW9Bfbf05KV5P4IQWR0HgJ3UcW7Uj9u7mSYJnr6RSPpQ3nAy2VL4xJtwpwFvGb2ZCGkooyCgsCjOvGtURMvVkA8sizwcRWffBXzEDgO_sANwWx6FZdMj1GOEvLEvfa4xe2odUZ_kFebx9dOTUtaZSlgTBxE8T/s4032/B3780D0F-715A-43D0-9394-FAA930C7EB73.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWekYqFSnacdn6KuWCzIYsC-afl66jW9Bfbf05KV5P4IQWR0HgJ3UcW7Uj9u7mSYJnr6RSPpQ3nAy2VL4xJtwpwFvGb2ZCGkooyCgsCjOvGtURMvVkA8sizwcRWffBXzEDgO_sANwWx6FZdMj1GOEvLEvfa4xe2odUZ_kFebx9dOTUtaZSlgTBxE8T/w300-h400/B3780D0F-715A-43D0-9394-FAA930C7EB73.heic" width="300" /></a></div><p></p><p>We will probably never know for certain what it was. The dogs aren't saying a word! All I can say is that they were very sick and happily, have bounced back. Hopefully they will have no lasting effects from the experience.</p><p><br /></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-21577832718690811602023-06-25T17:11:00.001-06:002023-06-29T13:19:23.332-06:00Saddlery <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While in Pendleton, OR we stopped to see the oldest western wear and saddle shop in continuous operation. Hamley's has been in operation in this exact building since 1905. There were known for making the "finest saddles man could ride", and they continue to make saddles today. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rkI88IgY6ClWyW7O58ydtpVAXvaUeLtGxO22utDMjvQmNL3gE1-qhamDmLzigRA2TGr_DgXfJOj-tbBPNHmFU2OyJuEMlyOxu5HAuBnRpv7pUkGNEqkLPi7i5P02De7HwXMbg_DmgpSkgO1yC9Fu9i4W8QQUCJx45HKJfn3lJ5vKCuntRmxBB8fyo0s/s4032/35DEA155-932F-41A9-8518-D4EB3BD28BB3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1rkI88IgY6ClWyW7O58ydtpVAXvaUeLtGxO22utDMjvQmNL3gE1-qhamDmLzigRA2TGr_DgXfJOj-tbBPNHmFU2OyJuEMlyOxu5HAuBnRpv7pUkGNEqkLPi7i5P02De7HwXMbg_DmgpSkgO1yC9Fu9i4W8QQUCJx45HKJfn3lJ5vKCuntRmxBB8fyo0s/w300-h400/35DEA155-932F-41A9-8518-D4EB3BD28BB3.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eZsMy7Nq9SM2-9HvjreHHeifshWxdfnuHtfhQjCTAmsXXmEyysQDS8zqkPG1Cd467uUYN5Pn2L0OA-TbNkHBwwIHszmfSaO-s--hbs6njHqOYAgnX6bCB3dws5JIlrKlaG75ugWJnhVZsz89vqF0IHIgQgjWWubqehX9V_hGMx933igKahKNLIHbkIc/s4032/43A26E39-0E8E-4CD6-A1E9-D4FB804826CF.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6eZsMy7Nq9SM2-9HvjreHHeifshWxdfnuHtfhQjCTAmsXXmEyysQDS8zqkPG1Cd467uUYN5Pn2L0OA-TbNkHBwwIHszmfSaO-s--hbs6njHqOYAgnX6bCB3dws5JIlrKlaG75ugWJnhVZsz89vqF0IHIgQgjWWubqehX9V_hGMx933igKahKNLIHbkIc/w400-h300/43A26E39-0E8E-4CD6-A1E9-D4FB804826CF.heic" width="400" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6P6d3z9EnCIWv0aFCXM78bk1Qv68YsA0STvCkJ1tbe2bXQBLKIaoXu9XlkB6D34iJCJr3-j4zA8p4TNUmG4wIMu7U-syBVyQJRGl5cWobU6TlAUEiQcKnICvUVbPmo8VBHpbSkbepMN-hNg9ATXakYT8vFHstijgA0Lw6git9KINcS6Q-yzE5rNIhAY/s4032/6F98B714-D970-4831-8A34-E1643087C70C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6P6d3z9EnCIWv0aFCXM78bk1Qv68YsA0STvCkJ1tbe2bXQBLKIaoXu9XlkB6D34iJCJr3-j4zA8p4TNUmG4wIMu7U-syBVyQJRGl5cWobU6TlAUEiQcKnICvUVbPmo8VBHpbSkbepMN-hNg9ATXakYT8vFHstijgA0Lw6git9KINcS6Q-yzE5rNIhAY/w300-h400/6F98B714-D970-4831-8A34-E1643087C70C.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This machine was called the "clicker". It cut multiple layers of leather using a force up to 50,000 lbs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFDR26gfjrtB0jcl7CsnbXrbwbHAP3AmHfqCRvrZ4Omz3ukHxIpKk94dSnQdR_QsHZ1ZGO-svY2nzvYyD0nvLtEIUx2SirrpRoYXZQ3Ia4qFjEiu_wV_eyP6u9L5s5UcJJAeul5zr1HBWSpnFb6r0HnTG4RQ4DS7L_onb7aeA8qa81uBF8nlzDY3DI7Q/s4032/42499279-86ED-4A7D-B3DC-0C5F44595B31.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFDR26gfjrtB0jcl7CsnbXrbwbHAP3AmHfqCRvrZ4Omz3ukHxIpKk94dSnQdR_QsHZ1ZGO-svY2nzvYyD0nvLtEIUx2SirrpRoYXZQ3Ia4qFjEiu_wV_eyP6u9L5s5UcJJAeul5zr1HBWSpnFb6r0HnTG4RQ4DS7L_onb7aeA8qa81uBF8nlzDY3DI7Q/s320/42499279-86ED-4A7D-B3DC-0C5F44595B31.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a Hamley's saddle from 1922 that was sold to Hoot Gibson</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwHmmYeJeqhBVugz-2oKGXcYwnQaTEc4Vx3BBrLfMyt2fbKJB0GVhw52T6Td48-UQaQjRZteVv5hZXwXRtL5QdxMKvpCEnNp2YG-2LHeB4YkADGuX3Whhu7imUeAdPwxuw1ccnfuHYJIrLkCKKcqWIujxonkPJqK53QkLptgKcl73e5qTiM42Cf4fqtw/s4032/611E9CEB-3716-4845-A6E3-9AE9F6CB106E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwHmmYeJeqhBVugz-2oKGXcYwnQaTEc4Vx3BBrLfMyt2fbKJB0GVhw52T6Td48-UQaQjRZteVv5hZXwXRtL5QdxMKvpCEnNp2YG-2LHeB4YkADGuX3Whhu7imUeAdPwxuw1ccnfuHYJIrLkCKKcqWIujxonkPJqK53QkLptgKcl73e5qTiM42Cf4fqtw/s320/611E9CEB-3716-4845-A6E3-9AE9F6CB106E.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Duff Severe was a renowned saddle maker who apprenticed at Haley's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDKWuzMRRXN3LBZx_WYSgPs5PWwYXOhJaBHsFR5vdz3RKzFYX0j8EjjSC5bPduM_jjN17ujwhKGR6eQkmPJ2qp1NygaiTx-YWcS6g_i1ZpQai4gwW3xX8EgZ_5H596_mImCN1TYNDsKFq3hy3D6GAqiIfhj3PwfSINYP1xYHPVe5An9O8o6C0PNc4j7o/s4032/F47068B4-7E4A-4807-BE78-1A593094B96D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDKWuzMRRXN3LBZx_WYSgPs5PWwYXOhJaBHsFR5vdz3RKzFYX0j8EjjSC5bPduM_jjN17ujwhKGR6eQkmPJ2qp1NygaiTx-YWcS6g_i1ZpQai4gwW3xX8EgZ_5H596_mImCN1TYNDsKFq3hy3D6GAqiIfhj3PwfSINYP1xYHPVe5An9O8o6C0PNc4j7o/s320/F47068B4-7E4A-4807-BE78-1A593094B96D.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a description of the bronze art work of Duff</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0x6pkggb0jRDQgOrq7GEeGyJYpAgDSUZaGne-AOYx9W_FCD7Sif6zSrj7Hj82WncHpo3O-wLnkk0VPQtdcQhgG2NFJ_dIaJ-RThxy0UxTxeYT501YJLvWXyE3iwjr0dnVSEHQac8O11st15tnIHh3J4PVyATVssAESzWRd0ZHK5hHhAnl6tNrqd7WdaI/s4032/03145A29-91EB-4A36-A37C-1705B32954A8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0x6pkggb0jRDQgOrq7GEeGyJYpAgDSUZaGne-AOYx9W_FCD7Sif6zSrj7Hj82WncHpo3O-wLnkk0VPQtdcQhgG2NFJ_dIaJ-RThxy0UxTxeYT501YJLvWXyE3iwjr0dnVSEHQac8O11st15tnIHh3J4PVyATVssAESzWRd0ZHK5hHhAnl6tNrqd7WdaI/s320/03145A29-91EB-4A36-A37C-1705B32954A8.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Duff was famous for his detailed miniature saddles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0PRkt8G5D5haI38VQDT0HWMdtvlCyFfoBnzPl_ggaI3qweZFXBTWabdDy12MHa9cKSybR6ElQrDpONxdHI7Gj65mtvtbs9NCBjVwUf6m1Lj2SyzjRaltKRODr7bIWF3vHLspaBMIBQ-7AUeXWnJCXjhcZGv2fsPHCRX6o-2np5zysifoyNKYGRZxgrY/s4032/61552AD7-B125-425D-A194-48C56364EA91.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0PRkt8G5D5haI38VQDT0HWMdtvlCyFfoBnzPl_ggaI3qweZFXBTWabdDy12MHa9cKSybR6ElQrDpONxdHI7Gj65mtvtbs9NCBjVwUf6m1Lj2SyzjRaltKRODr7bIWF3vHLspaBMIBQ-7AUeXWnJCXjhcZGv2fsPHCRX6o-2np5zysifoyNKYGRZxgrY/s320/61552AD7-B125-425D-A194-48C56364EA91.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Across the street from Hamley's we ran into Rod, another saddle maker,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and another character!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOluExyjjrnabtcnZ_bTkZ9uktJDp7AYwgakSzUIkVuTtwQMpL8wabWXnR6oZHkDP04XDzbmOJi2oITnUWE2c9yMW88sLOpSB49HSWUqGDIQPopxrBtPweL0yMoYInzfJ4J3wHfoWWIi0Kly8vO1YAmsHfzwr7YHHg6zMnzpQ9-EOdUr_EkmUfY3NSRI/s4032/3859418A-592E-443D-BEAC-BAF01EF73718.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdOluExyjjrnabtcnZ_bTkZ9uktJDp7AYwgakSzUIkVuTtwQMpL8wabWXnR6oZHkDP04XDzbmOJi2oITnUWE2c9yMW88sLOpSB49HSWUqGDIQPopxrBtPweL0yMoYInzfJ4J3wHfoWWIi0Kly8vO1YAmsHfzwr7YHHg6zMnzpQ9-EOdUr_EkmUfY3NSRI/s320/3859418A-592E-443D-BEAC-BAF01EF73718.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Rod told us about his life riding broncs, drinking too much, coming clean and now working out to make a comeback appearance in a rodeo to honor his brother who died in a rodeo accident. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSesTVI-beFvpPF7aQG5jUq9iSUiEj19N9__ikiBO4LLBm-NAebtIz58LeIrV9A267f3dm-tdM9NXNg9Zg-cwbp11pkzeoXUNUW6XY2vOKc5XOFXDdynE9eS6ND1DJauM6iAtyeGoGdV5dSxDXQuSXd-liCMTq7OGDa-kGqlxzQoU1PUaMs6GyqDG0Tw/s4032/4544A47A-5776-45F7-BF93-FCE1521600F9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfSesTVI-beFvpPF7aQG5jUq9iSUiEj19N9__ikiBO4LLBm-NAebtIz58LeIrV9A267f3dm-tdM9NXNg9Zg-cwbp11pkzeoXUNUW6XY2vOKc5XOFXDdynE9eS6ND1DJauM6iAtyeGoGdV5dSxDXQuSXd-liCMTq7OGDa-kGqlxzQoU1PUaMs6GyqDG0Tw/s320/4544A47A-5776-45F7-BF93-FCE1521600F9.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">But, keep your eyes/ears open to see if miracles do happen,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">which, according to Rod, is a given!</div><br /> <p></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-34955349451980223472023-06-24T16:27:00.166-06:002023-06-27T22:00:18.517-06:00Going Underground - Pendleton <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Many years ago we stopped in Pendleton, OR. We visited the wool mills and a mustard manufacturer, but we were unable to take the famous "Underground Tour". This time, Adventure Caravans had taken care of getting tickets for the tour, so we had the opportunity to go underground and learn what it was all about.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Pendleton, like many cities, is riddled with underground tunnels and underground spaces. These steps lead down to a speak-easy, a popular "watering spot" during prohibition. Notice the spikes welded onto the railing of the stairway. Those were put in to discourage men from sitting on the rail while waiting to visit a nearby brothel. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIy1E0MhXIEmB9bukrC31WLIMJJfGV-pzyoCfUcoDb_AWr8Uy_8bUW3bqTgraZ2-ZQ7dwPZ5ZuTP-ZlYUc_D3YOQbfABjG9rmLI3-QhZn3coNL7Y6JMdeMaBm23w6WB9wy4ELiACjCqmW4oogh9X_fTnlRGYkzqo7iGM8U8Rc_DWUj9iIFdtc83pQW2v4/s4032/89E5C002-56E7-4BF9-992D-10BCFF584BBD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIy1E0MhXIEmB9bukrC31WLIMJJfGV-pzyoCfUcoDb_AWr8Uy_8bUW3bqTgraZ2-ZQ7dwPZ5ZuTP-ZlYUc_D3YOQbfABjG9rmLI3-QhZn3coNL7Y6JMdeMaBm23w6WB9wy4ELiACjCqmW4oogh9X_fTnlRGYkzqo7iGM8U8Rc_DWUj9iIFdtc83pQW2v4/w300-h400/89E5C002-56E7-4BF9-992D-10BCFF584BBD.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There is a bar downstairs that is still used for special occasions now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TEqemu4YBfzzXwTYTAs68pR5xDmE97eIZQ-qoROwT-LK2mT8sxQd3Gsdl51hnKH8HbQ1LxyqCyYRs3XvrVrR615J4aKocasAI5-j8KYkNByTMhnpIzQGEyniWH7_MYvXA6RxfjcpFakg-6sldNvZI0vpyxVIy9YGYTnB-ZelV4InjSHkZQ1OeONeEU0/s4032/E754B76A-CF2C-473E-AEA9-C384DB3D6060.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TEqemu4YBfzzXwTYTAs68pR5xDmE97eIZQ-qoROwT-LK2mT8sxQd3Gsdl51hnKH8HbQ1LxyqCyYRs3XvrVrR615J4aKocasAI5-j8KYkNByTMhnpIzQGEyniWH7_MYvXA6RxfjcpFakg-6sldNvZI0vpyxVIy9YGYTnB-ZelV4InjSHkZQ1OeONeEU0/w300-h400/E754B76A-CF2C-473E-AEA9-C384DB3D6060.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">A serving of ice cream was sliced from the small carton in the picture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ice cream was a luxury, and the ladies from the brothels were often their best customers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOQAcUnXE4Lv0_RlaG2UNO7eBlqTcdfTB4pi0eLtkwUBzk6Zo9U_3fOZj-ox3lxbjSlpaoZ1BW5t9eaVXCRBKh9VFlo-Vb-Xtl44A8TGZcB4Y703hXbVkXK1KRvDlpQInM0o2mMhZVs6ccvccVvGpn-RxgX1sNNlgy-gQ2cdhETTGo8r7DgHk2YnxLeA/s4032/F4B27C5D-ACAA-4D44-BE87-50DC80E5C54D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbOQAcUnXE4Lv0_RlaG2UNO7eBlqTcdfTB4pi0eLtkwUBzk6Zo9U_3fOZj-ox3lxbjSlpaoZ1BW5t9eaVXCRBKh9VFlo-Vb-Xtl44A8TGZcB4Y703hXbVkXK1KRvDlpQInM0o2mMhZVs6ccvccVvGpn-RxgX1sNNlgy-gQ2cdhETTGo8r7DgHk2YnxLeA/w300-h400/F4B27C5D-ACAA-4D44-BE87-50DC80E5C54D.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stumbled on a tribute to Lewis & Clark in one of the tunnels!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaj4ASj6MdFfynKwTcXpiTy2C1rzgcNKeOm4vCJSnb_WeE3adJeGQ4ZX_YOzRoZ41342LcIygAnhhrOJSTFujBRnawr9PdZFbfPA_-xwGFsujwvZcphGROsf3R5hkdp69wCr7Y34MNT2GLQtNAVsAUncsxlQt9RA8lQuvb2cu_mB8SaYVJr7nPEXJRAI/s4032/2529DE22-EB94-498C-88EB-1CC0F515E505.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaj4ASj6MdFfynKwTcXpiTy2C1rzgcNKeOm4vCJSnb_WeE3adJeGQ4ZX_YOzRoZ41342LcIygAnhhrOJSTFujBRnawr9PdZFbfPA_-xwGFsujwvZcphGROsf3R5hkdp69wCr7Y34MNT2GLQtNAVsAUncsxlQt9RA8lQuvb2cu_mB8SaYVJr7nPEXJRAI/w300-h400/2529DE22-EB94-498C-88EB-1CC0F515E505.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Many of the tunnels were lit by way of glass blocks in the sidewalk above.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSsP_P8SUVo8ZGq-0R3oIJHRbYUKx6WaNgwtGD9PEfWT3hEPLYWrwXGoV0mVMFaxJlICDm8liL9hc304FcjgoR_jsEO5DOHHS7h9NHJrC52iXHtNRHTLRPvOr987RVP-k5z2D_iYSNpcuwKATxKq8c6G-ylUz1FpS_RSGeNOvr4XGKLwwNjT4bHyZDvQ/s4032/45AA79BD-6278-4288-B62A-03057F4DCE79.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOSsP_P8SUVo8ZGq-0R3oIJHRbYUKx6WaNgwtGD9PEfWT3hEPLYWrwXGoV0mVMFaxJlICDm8liL9hc304FcjgoR_jsEO5DOHHS7h9NHJrC52iXHtNRHTLRPvOr987RVP-k5z2D_iYSNpcuwKATxKq8c6G-ylUz1FpS_RSGeNOvr4XGKLwwNjT4bHyZDvQ/w300-h400/45AA79BD-6278-4288-B62A-03057F4DCE79.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Windows and doorways lead off the tunnels to various rooms.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfvQfg87Fyw99epN_FpghIOH5qsbGrn2o5U_t5V58PfkqIQy-KpowtiA9xd1Hiuj-ZCE7iTztloC5eiN7MJvQvP97GRXPOBmHTas58lTfbNUWwqn6Ol23vn6oK4X7Nd6RFiEN_PtaUo4MFc1F04639CAG12gQ4JkSH2Zkmk0mSNzXA9kq2vqvlBRGChA/s4032/0883C132-508F-453A-95B7-6FF1EA6D0B81.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfvQfg87Fyw99epN_FpghIOH5qsbGrn2o5U_t5V58PfkqIQy-KpowtiA9xd1Hiuj-ZCE7iTztloC5eiN7MJvQvP97GRXPOBmHTas58lTfbNUWwqn6Ol23vn6oK4X7Nd6RFiEN_PtaUo4MFc1F04639CAG12gQ4JkSH2Zkmk0mSNzXA9kq2vqvlBRGChA/w300-h400/0883C132-508F-453A-95B7-6FF1EA6D0B81.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Chinese laborers were prohibited from being on the streets after dark. Many of the Chinese residents lived underground, and many had businesses there as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was a Chinese laundry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeWaYUrS7_w3ghNgXD34xuJ04xl85vG0X2OtACBbmPhiuiPTvtK-cjafRux0FXPoKkGdwZ-G5rt5_oRoduZnB0prz_Cw0WmQ0Rk31zyl978vIGXijQdYqOw0zN7VrPHhId7wv8Quf3OLcJFdl4O1bEHjs4cpxuDAWpwsg9wSNBbziCUIjAj77VQz15F8/s4032/207F2A99-3290-42A5-82A8-42B6A8AB1658.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeWaYUrS7_w3ghNgXD34xuJ04xl85vG0X2OtACBbmPhiuiPTvtK-cjafRux0FXPoKkGdwZ-G5rt5_oRoduZnB0prz_Cw0WmQ0Rk31zyl978vIGXijQdYqOw0zN7VrPHhId7wv8Quf3OLcJFdl4O1bEHjs4cpxuDAWpwsg9wSNBbziCUIjAj77VQz15F8/w300-h400/207F2A99-3290-42A5-82A8-42B6A8AB1658.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Chinese also had a bathing business. Customers could choose to have a bath or a half-bath.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Men had to bathe before visiting the local brothels. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnHgsBn8tP2n6bNLSHh1Hhk5YSOJeqdftEMD4zEX6ukP8T9aAzumV46bglGNugx2zGcs2kQ9MoHwP0seMPfbRQG8RK-lZ4GLc35aC_94qzYICv4eL1Ls_RZE11ITJW5vesPLmW16NwD_Qe4RPweFxBDMXtTrJPM92x7NjIrjSxfYU2lhADEno13_ZrI4/s4032/BAF95FAC-A9E4-4A1E-B661-BDB9532B37D1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUnHgsBn8tP2n6bNLSHh1Hhk5YSOJeqdftEMD4zEX6ukP8T9aAzumV46bglGNugx2zGcs2kQ9MoHwP0seMPfbRQG8RK-lZ4GLc35aC_94qzYICv4eL1Ls_RZE11ITJW5vesPLmW16NwD_Qe4RPweFxBDMXtTrJPM92x7NjIrjSxfYU2lhADEno13_ZrI4/s320/BAF95FAC-A9E4-4A1E-B661-BDB9532B37D1.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Chinese laborers may have had sleeping areas with bunks in rooms underground.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNDJKbKAHMcQ7VNlmtsqNuZzMF_3Ho7GrMtHXFQQExZ4ItYGaAaY5HBqlzNL-hGDPTYio_sFT9R_Kfl8_AFNUpN6KfBQo4wiXVQE3CA_qlQDeYfzbXGF3GRTKBLA-IMZpxMQIHWAZ6DmIo8dvzqL4TXR1S3jCWEAd7C32vWtkKg8R6YTslXhTcSel4zw/s4032/CD2424E3-9120-4D1E-B146-160740642455.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaNDJKbKAHMcQ7VNlmtsqNuZzMF_3Ho7GrMtHXFQQExZ4ItYGaAaY5HBqlzNL-hGDPTYio_sFT9R_Kfl8_AFNUpN6KfBQo4wiXVQE3CA_qlQDeYfzbXGF3GRTKBLA-IMZpxMQIHWAZ6DmIo8dvzqL4TXR1S3jCWEAd7C32vWtkKg8R6YTslXhTcSel4zw/s320/CD2424E3-9120-4D1E-B146-160740642455.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaog3tZgWC0a14jQROv61hU-8kCUbS-5SMc6-T4GMCOw8HgrD4YENFZqFs7THozD1JQb1qAZVqLWtYFc6D3im8CD3UaBmInPX6vkBgKLA2oDIN4p71VhYpI22nhtEHi6tkFmN-CX5VduOqG-zLQSnU31msu1U55JwwB_SOeiihFf0B3Y9VTZPjw9nju8g/s4032/AD5B578A-68F1-4AF2-9D44-A44EBC31F686.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaog3tZgWC0a14jQROv61hU-8kCUbS-5SMc6-T4GMCOw8HgrD4YENFZqFs7THozD1JQb1qAZVqLWtYFc6D3im8CD3UaBmInPX6vkBgKLA2oDIN4p71VhYpI22nhtEHi6tkFmN-CX5VduOqG-zLQSnU31msu1U55JwwB_SOeiihFf0B3Y9VTZPjw9nju8g/s320/AD5B578A-68F1-4AF2-9D44-A44EBC31F686.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bnZvPfe6aike7bNQkeqUlhqqxNu0uZ6aMfA1MJ-1HJZDo3S09QgReQqWnUHcPlpZy5B1hQOunlYN_gYCZr6kq-67CKtvzeasIn81C9i-xyfxs6UkMkef83grrjg_Ex2A1jtBBtsG2PKo47cq20x3Brt0pvt2y2BunZbS7sLdOUUboPV3WOzC2L5AaLo/s4032/1A653AB2-FAA9-41F3-BBAC-DB935FA8D02B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bnZvPfe6aike7bNQkeqUlhqqxNu0uZ6aMfA1MJ-1HJZDo3S09QgReQqWnUHcPlpZy5B1hQOunlYN_gYCZr6kq-67CKtvzeasIn81C9i-xyfxs6UkMkef83grrjg_Ex2A1jtBBtsG2PKo47cq20x3Brt0pvt2y2BunZbS7sLdOUUboPV3WOzC2L5AaLo/s320/1A653AB2-FAA9-41F3-BBAC-DB935FA8D02B.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some artifacts were discovered in the tunnels and underground rooms that show how the Chinese laborers lived and worked. There were several Mahjong sets found below ground, as well as evidence of opium usage. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ldbUnrlpQsQmKeXMJSKe5JViSVX0HsTdecHHWX0pacnLkbDlPp5t3BmskH6tRGor7tJs-GgvpSROIZYY3bwjG-kcn7NX_XCSLrvbquWC8x97_-anWrf0PmLP3LDpQ0D9hTi8KrW7rQ8b0ilkcU2SkKrzU0FnNcn6RmfMWHVMxVsfkpns7kg47_ctgcw/s4032/5353D628-6B27-4291-B36C-8365BD4A9C16.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ldbUnrlpQsQmKeXMJSKe5JViSVX0HsTdecHHWX0pacnLkbDlPp5t3BmskH6tRGor7tJs-GgvpSROIZYY3bwjG-kcn7NX_XCSLrvbquWC8x97_-anWrf0PmLP3LDpQ0D9hTi8KrW7rQ8b0ilkcU2SkKrzU0FnNcn6RmfMWHVMxVsfkpns7kg47_ctgcw/s320/5353D628-6B27-4291-B36C-8365BD4A9C16.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A butcher had his shop in the elaborate underground spaces. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was a great place to store and sell meat!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhil3V6YZQIVozI34hW6yUu936UEVKf2mTwtRRS4qMmasQKkFexSfVyghEQ49jJC8X_fOdA1zQMZIEkqA14fnpMU5GRe5QCohOLbxAaIhO1ulsXqkVPCpMWpKGoZVMXLnn-HTxR27pDH-KPXTIqiuj_gFLcpootlvG-c8V15BCiRNCjoTNRhjGKd_tmO-Q/s4032/5FC94EA8-874D-4797-ADC5-432DA979356E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhil3V6YZQIVozI34hW6yUu936UEVKf2mTwtRRS4qMmasQKkFexSfVyghEQ49jJC8X_fOdA1zQMZIEkqA14fnpMU5GRe5QCohOLbxAaIhO1ulsXqkVPCpMWpKGoZVMXLnn-HTxR27pDH-KPXTIqiuj_gFLcpootlvG-c8V15BCiRNCjoTNRhjGKd_tmO-Q/w300-h400/5FC94EA8-874D-4797-ADC5-432DA979356E.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5N1Y1NNx-QyPog4xTO5tcHC0NN1drXiQQ1Mikyv6fBCbPvPEIbpIM2qjRdS18z_iKoEiZ7mpJh_ro092ZLAxrxDy4qBdewi6xSh389Jd8dS9Nrqml0dzCfjER9pV7wjyIZbXgkArBmutRjNGm_pm4I3Nx8RNg01-86O_MW2X-lBnWIZXGbTrHal3LeY/s4032/48778213-97C3-4608-BA38-E39CAC6883C8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5N1Y1NNx-QyPog4xTO5tcHC0NN1drXiQQ1Mikyv6fBCbPvPEIbpIM2qjRdS18z_iKoEiZ7mpJh_ro092ZLAxrxDy4qBdewi6xSh389Jd8dS9Nrqml0dzCfjER9pV7wjyIZbXgkArBmutRjNGm_pm4I3Nx8RNg01-86O_MW2X-lBnWIZXGbTrHal3LeY/s320/48778213-97C3-4608-BA38-E39CAC6883C8.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Madame Stella Darby ran one of the <strike>brothels</strike> boarding houses in Pendleton. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She had two rooms that she rented to men to keep her status as as "rooming house".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Each woman had her own private bedroom separate from the "cozy rooms". The ladies had a shared kitchen area and laundry. The men were interviewed by Stella and she maintained high standards.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The women she hired were well taken care of and she contributed generously to her community. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A statue of Stella graces the sidewalk near her brothel.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEpkLRKw3xagWabkoSJOq9jXavulL_P8fGurorRiJWdKZ3RuOBOf1DULfFblmztVwt8Y3M-RGHwSfuKneXd7fIOW8XFHNxFBVDXzR6IB1q56Ai1iX2MCPTQft_J-sIudF9FPaS80m1p7LEQNXdRiwhbO1zIFHrxDsnc_IVyoWcao6rrenNPu3bysXp0w/s4032/1CD5A6B6-5683-4413-AC80-BA782CBCC628.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEpkLRKw3xagWabkoSJOq9jXavulL_P8fGurorRiJWdKZ3RuOBOf1DULfFblmztVwt8Y3M-RGHwSfuKneXd7fIOW8XFHNxFBVDXzR6IB1q56Ai1iX2MCPTQft_J-sIudF9FPaS80m1p7LEQNXdRiwhbO1zIFHrxDsnc_IVyoWcao6rrenNPu3bysXp0w/w300-h400/1CD5A6B6-5683-4413-AC80-BA782CBCC628.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-54914741707644987022023-06-23T16:49:00.003-06:002023-06-23T16:49:00.152-06:00Dam, That's a Lot of Water<p>We had a quick tour around Portland, then out to the Cascade Locks, the Bonneville Dam and Multnomah Falls. </p><p>The highlight of the Portland tour was a stop at the International Rose Test Garden. The flowers were magnificent. The scent enveloped us as we walked around. 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Many species spawn in the fresh waters of rivers. Upon hatching the young navigate to the ocean and return to the same river and location when they are ready to spawn.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lamprey eels were among the fish that were moving upstream as we visited.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXho4VZqe2yv3bb8jgtboTl-T3Iujvb-urN-MXoG_v9N990tOnDNQ3tQgvrbptqGbHNNkvUH5_jQyRNsG-lqONfriZjMrLNIvC6DdTbIHDc_Fxg6A0YwUX4uRns-1WJh6qOYsxmMt1Or7z00Dt9uAGShcCldexEgNZt_soXr978wL7GwU473fPMjhGLVo/s4032/AF8C9BA8-B609-4318-BD80-13FFBEF5BE02.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXho4VZqe2yv3bb8jgtboTl-T3Iujvb-urN-MXoG_v9N990tOnDNQ3tQgvrbptqGbHNNkvUH5_jQyRNsG-lqONfriZjMrLNIvC6DdTbIHDc_Fxg6A0YwUX4uRns-1WJh6qOYsxmMt1Or7z00Dt9uAGShcCldexEgNZt_soXr978wL7GwU473fPMjhGLVo/s320/AF8C9BA8-B609-4318-BD80-13FFBEF5BE02.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The fish are counted and their species and numbers recorded each and every day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zJBfIWE-43CsDNFP3c2lrskep4Yd--sJKJlEDFJiUQtC8U3c5niDOMkdLB7wDnsxqymrxhZFpZRb9LTtwVO1evQVlWcajluT5svKZNdUS-CH71XxLvEiwBbRwDRxb8j336OUu8gttUSqSicl9vCn_fdyhQyYn2j5Rxd6wPUiozybNfWqxyRa6TN6RXA/s4032/2AFBF386-7DB8-43B0-90E5-CBAFBE29C763.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zJBfIWE-43CsDNFP3c2lrskep4Yd--sJKJlEDFJiUQtC8U3c5niDOMkdLB7wDnsxqymrxhZFpZRb9LTtwVO1evQVlWcajluT5svKZNdUS-CH71XxLvEiwBbRwDRxb8j336OUu8gttUSqSicl9vCn_fdyhQyYn2j5Rxd6wPUiozybNfWqxyRa6TN6RXA/w300-h400/2AFBF386-7DB8-43B0-90E5-CBAFBE29C763.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At one point, even before Lewis & Clark passed through the area, there was a land bridge stretching out into the Columbia River. Indians from either side saw this land as sign that they should meet and befriend one another. A large mural on a support of the Bridge of the Gods which runs from Oregon to Washington just below the Cascade Locks shows the land bridge.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_491larfrvLK8aLMGbygz5B1-TjVYo4Zja6aln509FDaAeUeBJHDQK0s2syvYTN-XH8ws3x_4e6tc5yt53vyQcnfhTVtAN0iaK5rmOkBPTDP7BTPolLQGTrB06tqYnJwL2qVdvPKxw06WDr6XSf_TQX9iJWCF1OL6UcI2Xnnv8l6BpWeeu0RIbwuWgw/s4032/37C69BD7-15AC-4818-A038-BB9C14DE5888.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9_491larfrvLK8aLMGbygz5B1-TjVYo4Zja6aln509FDaAeUeBJHDQK0s2syvYTN-XH8ws3x_4e6tc5yt53vyQcnfhTVtAN0iaK5rmOkBPTDP7BTPolLQGTrB06tqYnJwL2qVdvPKxw06WDr6XSf_TQX9iJWCF1OL6UcI2Xnnv8l6BpWeeu0RIbwuWgw/s320/37C69BD7-15AC-4818-A038-BB9C14DE5888.heic" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lewis & Clark first noted tidal movement on the river and realized they were getting close to the ocean. However, they learned that they still had many miles to paddle before they actually reached what is now Astoria, OR.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3YVMzywjQd0KikhswgmP0eOqRKYOtyzTX6jBCl_mqqIqnBwbRgB87qpmXfqr9y3yZuoxAYNmIX7REFNWIsqhbpQE_IM8GKZLDbpFbyKDW1DyxD4RYLhQ9oUeVp-VLyZ_Ac-taMi9C7tLH8M89qs3pHElsqi_iVj5wAaphyPQJwgkBOCtI9CcIKcHpsY/s4032/958F42AB-741E-4BC9-AF07-A6678237C92F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3YVMzywjQd0KikhswgmP0eOqRKYOtyzTX6jBCl_mqqIqnBwbRgB87qpmXfqr9y3yZuoxAYNmIX7REFNWIsqhbpQE_IM8GKZLDbpFbyKDW1DyxD4RYLhQ9oUeVp-VLyZ_Ac-taMi9C7tLH8M89qs3pHElsqi_iVj5wAaphyPQJwgkBOCtI9CcIKcHpsY/w400-h300/958F42AB-741E-4BC9-AF07-A6678237C92F.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-21722054694901686222023-06-22T16:26:00.001-06:002023-06-22T16:26:00.146-06:00Hell's Canyon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We took a jet boat ride on "Hell Bound" along the Snake River through part of Hell's Canyon. We started our ride on the water between Lewiston, ID and Clarkston, OR. Guess who the towns are named after!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUv9ELe_jiuhHRX5Go3d4E9JHmb-v4-5cZVDP98B88ppnxarHFFljpOd_qXeTSJhNs4daMM08xNIAZcztrQILnCFGyzHiu0GhHDAyu0SxUa5S_sAXtrK8bWssdM2VVQl4S2W8F7Fl6skFBU4iulPP5FGxdP1mCM8nTS8JIhZMjw8ZWXlHZYwiIhT9nmw/s4032/3F9F04C2-205D-408C-BCBE-4880F813023D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmUv9ELe_jiuhHRX5Go3d4E9JHmb-v4-5cZVDP98B88ppnxarHFFljpOd_qXeTSJhNs4daMM08xNIAZcztrQILnCFGyzHiu0GhHDAyu0SxUa5S_sAXtrK8bWssdM2VVQl4S2W8F7Fl6skFBU4iulPP5FGxdP1mCM8nTS8JIhZMjw8ZWXlHZYwiIhT9nmw/w300-h400/3F9F04C2-205D-408C-BCBE-4880F813023D.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The water was high, so there wasn't quite as much rough water. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">However, we still hit a few rough patches.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5Q_lINQYlQqw_SVcThZvV0NAxqLD0URTZ0rgDPeM5eAFW3A8NDrbboWrkAwMG3UsFtpzBzZkmgQIuewlqkzSwLikQAVCip8uLOusZ8vhuQF6mG4bbmZfEv4zm962AtkdolUoykFiT0TH40zwpeUj3xtskLjuePjv2nPqJtujKnN_gADIBFoB6qHUlNo/s2374/97F2962F-2BBF-474D-84F2-C1BB260FD4CF_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2033" data-original-width="2374" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5Q_lINQYlQqw_SVcThZvV0NAxqLD0URTZ0rgDPeM5eAFW3A8NDrbboWrkAwMG3UsFtpzBzZkmgQIuewlqkzSwLikQAVCip8uLOusZ8vhuQF6mG4bbmZfEv4zm962AtkdolUoykFiT0TH40zwpeUj3xtskLjuePjv2nPqJtujKnN_gADIBFoB6qHUlNo/w400-h343/97F2962F-2BBF-474D-84F2-C1BB260FD4CF_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There were some great geologic formations and local animals. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is an osprey nest.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiTyoM-OhEZuy4gVOkDSFgYQkMFCzCy0nBTeJXKL7bk9SLDm-kEawexqWX-aXt_SOs-AkSoiEAacIEQn3nLDPkltWg71bYG4OjiBkGd8-VTPGd5GIkWq6jPREncpaaLykopGRvwDhYlOrTtgequGeRIEQr0_7sBLHxfxATe_DGUDPOmYFU-tFpsL81EQ/s4032/0F455C42-06C6-4C12-AFCA-EC8782806C93.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDiTyoM-OhEZuy4gVOkDSFgYQkMFCzCy0nBTeJXKL7bk9SLDm-kEawexqWX-aXt_SOs-AkSoiEAacIEQn3nLDPkltWg71bYG4OjiBkGd8-VTPGd5GIkWq6jPREncpaaLykopGRvwDhYlOrTtgequGeRIEQr0_7sBLHxfxATe_DGUDPOmYFU-tFpsL81EQ/w300-h400/0F455C42-06C6-4C12-AFCA-EC8782806C93.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The river is a playground for all kinds water craft.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxMY_50a3xVax3VzYb-jwPDO7gdF4OWhoD6hjTXGpYucS1T0u5o-nPLWkQf8gK5oJEGDiaGLvL_go9X81H7xAqMFzGr1m3E7quhCxoPfIcWKHhnqeJHXWHcM73r1W6O7BLwG3BeB4V186mI9F1Ex99BLgFhVs2GGlKrE0q0XIsRg-_3Q_BBhDHr4fJic/s4032/87FF0DCF-1211-47A3-9BB4-3C8D1A018DB2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmxMY_50a3xVax3VzYb-jwPDO7gdF4OWhoD6hjTXGpYucS1T0u5o-nPLWkQf8gK5oJEGDiaGLvL_go9X81H7xAqMFzGr1m3E7quhCxoPfIcWKHhnqeJHXWHcM73r1W6O7BLwG3BeB4V186mI9F1Ex99BLgFhVs2GGlKrE0q0XIsRg-_3Q_BBhDHr4fJic/w400-h300/87FF0DCF-1211-47A3-9BB4-3C8D1A018DB2.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We reached Garden Creek, a small ranch about 35 miles upriver. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were treated to lunch along the river - it was a perfect day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKwk8sn2xyOQDui6dcd0w5Au10e7kaugO0rDdXg-XyX-CnP89inI9_Fq9s7s_GZv9jUsztQ-MXIG_bB4wKVrrOEYhuwuM05a2mYhVT00po5xTfwvcKyRHSNWQxSUjyRjT41YhqYU-vROg_2pMSQHbrMNtJDeSNyGKTT5o4KGNFvQHv4bf6QZ2FeH6EnU/s4032/04F5762E-204E-4E83-B32A-154395CAA6A4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKwk8sn2xyOQDui6dcd0w5Au10e7kaugO0rDdXg-XyX-CnP89inI9_Fq9s7s_GZv9jUsztQ-MXIG_bB4wKVrrOEYhuwuM05a2mYhVT00po5xTfwvcKyRHSNWQxSUjyRjT41YhqYU-vROg_2pMSQHbrMNtJDeSNyGKTT5o4KGNFvQHv4bf6QZ2FeH6EnU/w400-h300/04F5762E-204E-4E83-B32A-154395CAA6A4.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The ranch's barn burned down a month ago. It was a total loss, not surprising since the road going in is almost impassable, and all supplies are brought in by boat and garbage is taken out by boat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBKEP11oy8aStMx3gU1EUfnuDy4-Y0NxMmSmGwZJKGUVRjMo-BirGcbaCR85Y6KD7lWFKlxr5d3HtqTiaAvLhjanuNh6fWcPe5ctZn5R_GsdQA16yxvkF6rGX7KeTBkh6zbDBZjzxcZ4Ua7Mcz4QWoM0H22fx6L7-w4E-0FK0wXYx8I4I5WLNeN8QQFI/s4032/83E0682B-BB1E-4A5A-8FF3-EE5AE4329E0D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBKEP11oy8aStMx3gU1EUfnuDy4-Y0NxMmSmGwZJKGUVRjMo-BirGcbaCR85Y6KD7lWFKlxr5d3HtqTiaAvLhjanuNh6fWcPe5ctZn5R_GsdQA16yxvkF6rGX7KeTBkh6zbDBZjzxcZ4Ua7Mcz4QWoM0H22fx6L7-w4E-0FK0wXYx8I4I5WLNeN8QQFI/w400-h300/83E0682B-BB1E-4A5A-8FF3-EE5AE4329E0D.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How interesting to see such large, almost perfectly formed blocks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-SDPb_Ad4H1k2LH6cu9Daw14o5luztnCY-hYX0oCDbPPFzOvnDHA_lq4QncS_1gTjXgJ7_v0VwoYVtLLCSgQNOphsAWSzNAsI5xbeKPU741R1c6l1HShzQVOlsLq0gvGWVu77-X3t_7xoj0zI7yxDoWqwodzSICtMR3NfVDPXqjy8KRpocx669CKorE/s4032/554C4343-CAE7-44F1-8709-EB92E94A70AD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf-SDPb_Ad4H1k2LH6cu9Daw14o5luztnCY-hYX0oCDbPPFzOvnDHA_lq4QncS_1gTjXgJ7_v0VwoYVtLLCSgQNOphsAWSzNAsI5xbeKPU741R1c6l1HShzQVOlsLq0gvGWVu77-X3t_7xoj0zI7yxDoWqwodzSICtMR3NfVDPXqjy8KRpocx669CKorE/w400-h300/554C4343-CAE7-44F1-8709-EB92E94A70AD.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">On a nice warm day there is quite a breeze from the river. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I don't think I'd want to experience that breeze in the winter!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7hfZBHoBAFW1X8AQuVUDJGm-FPG5CkM4iOcq5O4u82tzEJRjDsV0KoE6_9wjw_cdhtcJivn6681xDaC7nhavlFERjcTAkQh5Ap5-x2zvd12U9LS_mKxHjpZL4dMoIX1zS4WpxbvM0ljH1-CnjVV1P3Xz2hI8fPOnbvmr6xDgqEavhp9RpPyYv5Uh6sk/s3385/B09EDFCC-F710-468B-8CFE-B6C55228A932_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2725" data-original-width="3385" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU7hfZBHoBAFW1X8AQuVUDJGm-FPG5CkM4iOcq5O4u82tzEJRjDsV0KoE6_9wjw_cdhtcJivn6681xDaC7nhavlFERjcTAkQh5Ap5-x2zvd12U9LS_mKxHjpZL4dMoIX1zS4WpxbvM0ljH1-CnjVV1P3Xz2hI8fPOnbvmr6xDgqEavhp9RpPyYv5Uh6sk/w400-h321/B09EDFCC-F710-468B-8CFE-B6C55228A932_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We had a presentation about medicine that was used as Lewis & Clark proceeded to the west.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was amazing that only 1 person died (Floyd) and very little illness or injury was experienced.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkufLe3p1J4tSUxtFvS6Tw6XJxrtSCY6kj-d6EaMIrBvhnTVelnygo2pWNcdiJSEJVNwNFk8hOLQ9F_qU-Ymk3o-lcI78_IgspaUN44Dfb1pmkrpp-ZAhVMyEjwb7d4R1dKFOF1mWjDvHhS1a0AFCqAAI2dvW1L9D_O4MoJGo6jOwZlXUBHs4z4zmldU/s4032/BCA89296-FC18-4C48-9781-DB29E9B5D840.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNkufLe3p1J4tSUxtFvS6Tw6XJxrtSCY6kj-d6EaMIrBvhnTVelnygo2pWNcdiJSEJVNwNFk8hOLQ9F_qU-Ymk3o-lcI78_IgspaUN44Dfb1pmkrpp-ZAhVMyEjwb7d4R1dKFOF1mWjDvHhS1a0AFCqAAI2dvW1L9D_O4MoJGo6jOwZlXUBHs4z4zmldU/w300-h400/BCA89296-FC18-4C48-9781-DB29E9B5D840.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Before the trip left the east Lewis talked with doctors, He received good advice and information, He carried a few books about health and medicine </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8nHDqIPuHlaNBPS2AC5_3k9B8O5p7JJ3vw_df7RnoTY0vIrS0zx-B0rOhb75LxqiU21WmadseDVeG0_xXbLVfDzEbGFbtHBQ7NKZJkHXfFsnp_R6o0SglATPOXjtjDAuNPgKBaBUMq57uHB0h5FoUEOmI4Xph-3QNIWmMhIgXfyCz7Cv60plXlTa-Y0/s4032/CDEF1BCC-3ADD-43CE-837A-EA7F7A52CB5A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi8nHDqIPuHlaNBPS2AC5_3k9B8O5p7JJ3vw_df7RnoTY0vIrS0zx-B0rOhb75LxqiU21WmadseDVeG0_xXbLVfDzEbGFbtHBQ7NKZJkHXfFsnp_R6o0SglATPOXjtjDAuNPgKBaBUMq57uHB0h5FoUEOmI4Xph-3QNIWmMhIgXfyCz7Cv60plXlTa-Y0/w300-h400/CDEF1BCC-3ADD-43CE-837A-EA7F7A52CB5A.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The general course of medical treatment began with purging, followed by bleeding and if that didn't help the patient recover, then clystering was used.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoslSZDYzohyJH_V7jmJY8G9ZaWEWeEO5s_HREap6nxkOfQgAcRhqrZZSnOvg78y2vjC47HWqH09K0KUhl2AWpQbRTtACI-UfpVeOy5_yfGKGNzt2bFfwdX8F4pkw9OIfKfCRstBMGkM71TP7bcoIObQWGYv7AJ77bJgknSk-w-4ZomqUM_Ygva1-gkz0/s4032/F92C89C1-ABF1-4DBA-A1AA-8FB4451D4547.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoslSZDYzohyJH_V7jmJY8G9ZaWEWeEO5s_HREap6nxkOfQgAcRhqrZZSnOvg78y2vjC47HWqH09K0KUhl2AWpQbRTtACI-UfpVeOy5_yfGKGNzt2bFfwdX8F4pkw9OIfKfCRstBMGkM71TP7bcoIObQWGYv7AJ77bJgknSk-w-4ZomqUM_Ygva1-gkz0/w300-h400/F92C89C1-ABF1-4DBA-A1AA-8FB4451D4547.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We stayed at the Hells Canyon RV Resort. This was a nice, small campground with gravel sites, grass and some trees. The restrooms and the pool room bad wonderful historical tiles on the walls</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSuUmQw3dH2z_0xXzcOLk12cLNaXcO-8A4DUTjojSpDNmFIfuuqGOT01I8DWcVdfDGJ-t9K8zdJjkBblalomDnREBDkL6DKHVY0lAbMnaWg8hA8DTqGmncCWFjpB7Gg-1zyjUnnlvdYNxcXkn7jmvi7Z0HxfGD0TAZpHh8u5pRvwk1XhPa5nIb1wf_Nc/s4032/3BE28A61-D4CB-4A37-B522-0878F6DF3FB0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXSuUmQw3dH2z_0xXzcOLk12cLNaXcO-8A4DUTjojSpDNmFIfuuqGOT01I8DWcVdfDGJ-t9K8zdJjkBblalomDnREBDkL6DKHVY0lAbMnaWg8hA8DTqGmncCWFjpB7Gg-1zyjUnnlvdYNxcXkn7jmvi7Z0HxfGD0TAZpHh8u5pRvwk1XhPa5nIb1wf_Nc/w300-h400/3BE28A61-D4CB-4A37-B522-0878F6DF3FB0.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNI7GUSMplVed4TRdnBCs6FOFqoPJt6zYxjONlaC0fLs0xr-LJbRfYKRCKNM8HVSyMILctGVgHJiFZldmLzyu2k5qd6HV_hvPxLlN55K5itbE-atju0dL9dw80xsRGBSLG065kilZhT65OB62ng77-BJxJhDAl5s0QNRFvlME60LdHcN9ARNs0UOabbS0/s4032/76B082D7-5D97-4D4B-B17E-F30FCC894693.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;">This is the sort of canoe that Lewis & Clark used to continue up the Missouri and had to haul when they portaged around Great Falls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIaQcazjz5fURkuYBHA1NTC0j48Gxlmg9z4PSn3eEYf2rq3KpS_nu6OBpQmVTcTLEhfxwTl9NeleCJZKbReUBPjKsa9C8WVviR_eepFk8bZHfX7CL-6r8TNWPkeIf1719OyRLvYmsuRygrfTXCZW5U-3fOOsFJDB0cP0HZfFob5EvgIc260efrWHj/s4032/21922AEC-A2EB-4E35-B841-C09B7A37BFD3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoIaQcazjz5fURkuYBHA1NTC0j48Gxlmg9z4PSn3eEYf2rq3KpS_nu6OBpQmVTcTLEhfxwTl9NeleCJZKbReUBPjKsa9C8WVviR_eepFk8bZHfX7CL-6r8TNWPkeIf1719OyRLvYmsuRygrfTXCZW5U-3fOOsFJDB0cP0HZfFob5EvgIc260efrWHj/w300-h400/21922AEC-A2EB-4E35-B841-C09B7A37BFD3.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I am standing with my feet on either side of the Missouri! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The water comes out of a spring in the the copse of trees behind me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2t0uuIFoX2X71TjnEwszLX6Ut4OP_qcVug69Pwnf6FcrWobX9quY7duDDq86kgMTxbtx9NUW9hqvYL-qdheEw9y4yKCSWyuCWsnBgIuD166nT_Whcdj5eljpZ7cUum1QExK7B30VYn-FiIcKhzY2MPzHlfS-2-ujRm7JY5SgSzAnrCfLTAYKyoYi/s4032/AC2EA8E4-4FF8-48A7-8149-2A25A3BD5BB6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2t0uuIFoX2X71TjnEwszLX6Ut4OP_qcVug69Pwnf6FcrWobX9quY7duDDq86kgMTxbtx9NUW9hqvYL-qdheEw9y4yKCSWyuCWsnBgIuD166nT_Whcdj5eljpZ7cUum1QExK7B30VYn-FiIcKhzY2MPzHlfS-2-ujRm7JY5SgSzAnrCfLTAYKyoYi/w300-h400/AC2EA8E4-4FF8-48A7-8149-2A25A3BD5BB6.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-37161624186709012202023-06-20T12:26:00.002-06:002023-06-20T23:25:36.268-06:00Bannock, MT <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bannack is a former mining town near Dillon, Montana. Most of the houses and shops were abandoned when gold ran out, with the last residents leaving in the 1970's. The town was founded in 1862 following a major gold strike. 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The gallows are located one the hill toward the center of this picture. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oM_Aw278lTUddvmH86ydCGGyeqpSyekJL5DtZVIbOt9yKL68d7wmGd2LMM1RAcVi1ABTcR5R1vqklcfG1ODLSFWUbaTXioPnqpr17ANIEkBBK0IfZInLXiC98eHKTl-tZaMIy07hAHo48CbgV3q2YhlJ1INtK6ILxof3YXW03rLKD-PRF3EVbHVU/s4032/C2405E0F-777F-4D33-B273-6EEB3B6FB5FF.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oM_Aw278lTUddvmH86ydCGGyeqpSyekJL5DtZVIbOt9yKL68d7wmGd2LMM1RAcVi1ABTcR5R1vqklcfG1ODLSFWUbaTXioPnqpr17ANIEkBBK0IfZInLXiC98eHKTl-tZaMIy07hAHo48CbgV3q2YhlJ1INtK6ILxof3YXW03rLKD-PRF3EVbHVU/s320/C2405E0F-777F-4D33-B273-6EEB3B6FB5FF.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /> <p></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-23024432015625580302023-06-19T08:13:00.001-06:002023-06-19T08:13:15.580-06:00The Original Governors Mansion<p>We toured the Governor's mansion in Helena, MT, which has been restored, down to the tiniest detail, to what it looked like when the Government acquired it in 1913. The home was originally built in 1888 and has been the home of 9 Governors and their families until a new residence was constructed in 1959. I was impressed with the efforts the Restoration Society has made to return the building to earlier times. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdcA0RFs1cfrEuCfIX97SdfH-iB1o7HAEYQDULBPT-nosMgwVviqRqBa_u2td21jZnLeg7CUzm5_8sldN8xlAld8AUDx1Bklqyb790kMrr7cLQVW83kLpxgGYJJaowvP7SzjxEZOOR4aQ1lSyrc9ec7bBarq-giGpywNDb5dNun9e8QKrgo8bI6HN/s4032/1D8209BF-49BB-40EC-AC8B-8CC7A232E63D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIdcA0RFs1cfrEuCfIX97SdfH-iB1o7HAEYQDULBPT-nosMgwVviqRqBa_u2td21jZnLeg7CUzm5_8sldN8xlAld8AUDx1Bklqyb790kMrr7cLQVW83kLpxgGYJJaowvP7SzjxEZOOR4aQ1lSyrc9ec7bBarq-giGpywNDb5dNun9e8QKrgo8bI6HN/w400-h300/1D8209BF-49BB-40EC-AC8B-8CC7A232E63D.heic" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p></p><p>Elaborate tiles surround the fireplaces in the drawing room and dining room</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">It may have been used for dances in the early days.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Our guide played music on two different machines, here an Edison phonograph with a cylinder.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6LGjdFrSfk-u08At3P1zqNOl9SK14YlVFSAEHBRrqEqasrPL19zxxDetCT2xvSLnSSA-A8c3fNn7IBiPBhx2uFtyyitDVszPGJ6jedkN_gVnesmy0tZit60l7Ci6TlLLnE1bJfKW4mD-x4DC6AVZ7UFL_Mn2q7cxx7gOYqhBOSbYKiRbCxmlsZ_K/s4032/DDE3A900-01BC-499E-8ECD-0C6EA13E2D17.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD6LGjdFrSfk-u08At3P1zqNOl9SK14YlVFSAEHBRrqEqasrPL19zxxDetCT2xvSLnSSA-A8c3fNn7IBiPBhx2uFtyyitDVszPGJ6jedkN_gVnesmy0tZit60l7Ci6TlLLnE1bJfKW4mD-x4DC6AVZ7UFL_Mn2q7cxx7gOYqhBOSbYKiRbCxmlsZ_K/s320/DDE3A900-01BC-499E-8ECD-0C6EA13E2D17.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The doll in the carriage has real hair in the same style as the little girl that played with her</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvT6OOy5MZ7wGrgoF-y6fiN4e7Aqq2_Ij7Gf014hQ7pocjaxdN_6b0QG48pT2N-vvlFpLMLz4V22a9yHVciIXOIgEH48qw4z3-vmaHQcAU79eF0sgiv2VzkZAs4jXs8pWlQpDVbNCSoB30eJoAiqXG-Do93ckbqhRFL5i0c9FevDmiutSZcjfwKBIf/s4032/04FDBDC7-F21B-4669-A22F-B8DD504AC4E9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvT6OOy5MZ7wGrgoF-y6fiN4e7Aqq2_Ij7Gf014hQ7pocjaxdN_6b0QG48pT2N-vvlFpLMLz4V22a9yHVciIXOIgEH48qw4z3-vmaHQcAU79eF0sgiv2VzkZAs4jXs8pWlQpDVbNCSoB30eJoAiqXG-Do93ckbqhRFL5i0c9FevDmiutSZcjfwKBIf/s320/04FDBDC7-F21B-4669-A22F-B8DD504AC4E9.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The top floor was at one time used by a seamstress</div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFcjY80epQI5TOU0JYXoaXF6H7__NhtXGAEIS4YD37wwGlyK3sIjbnZlMJSLLV7LS35wATRre-qJi0UHOD9gCtP_7b3-ns59zc9ZC8yoh0584liuKxHOPoKWGWoCY48vhRUJb6jyppxcP6II0luLoB43z3pigY1uR7ZimqylXcu856_6MDRRdsr-6/s4032/6D110D3B-801D-44BB-A493-9FFD717791B9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFcjY80epQI5TOU0JYXoaXF6H7__NhtXGAEIS4YD37wwGlyK3sIjbnZlMJSLLV7LS35wATRre-qJi0UHOD9gCtP_7b3-ns59zc9ZC8yoh0584liuKxHOPoKWGWoCY48vhRUJb6jyppxcP6II0luLoB43z3pigY1uR7ZimqylXcu856_6MDRRdsr-6/s320/6D110D3B-801D-44BB-A493-9FFD717791B9.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Helena has some lovely old homes and buildings reflecting its beginning as a gold camp in 1860's</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1_u3gUzz8IMvzXr0q0mMd-tvl74OEh5g5J1_O_1ntKf6Yk81biyLy71ZLKnnnxSXQLjtEHlxynWz1c2z3uJyMs2D8HRWN3TOQ1cZqiwq9zaZAl7xPOWtFV_NMYplfW2USyjz0CG2GQIn0aiCcMEnB2imckw2nJjJ1uv722pwbpcBA6gLs7QTf8M6/s4032/06CE7B01-85BC-4DBA-9944-38F4A0D9F62B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1_u3gUzz8IMvzXr0q0mMd-tvl74OEh5g5J1_O_1ntKf6Yk81biyLy71ZLKnnnxSXQLjtEHlxynWz1c2z3uJyMs2D8HRWN3TOQ1cZqiwq9zaZAl7xPOWtFV_NMYplfW2USyjz0CG2GQIn0aiCcMEnB2imckw2nJjJ1uv722pwbpcBA6gLs7QTf8M6/s320/06CE7B01-85BC-4DBA-9944-38F4A0D9F62B.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This is the "Guardian of the Gulch" that was constructed after a fire in 1876.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfdOMoqXyi9WXBGMMb-8pP09DHKVCy9Mj0ls_S4qHECgIgjkapkUvm1ZBocDQYNkj6DlSsTGStMJnQnI1wFTUmwm3F7dAP9QsH9iOyQxuuLjnKK-FoCmW1Rq9YyBCqn9EOukjEHtFSvGBAZ6o_BLTsvx8YaF3ffMWPu20Q1l8gFAlanT2rV49xKi6/s4032/B04B622A-C56D-410C-BF21-51EBAD4AA835.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDfdOMoqXyi9WXBGMMb-8pP09DHKVCy9Mj0ls_S4qHECgIgjkapkUvm1ZBocDQYNkj6DlSsTGStMJnQnI1wFTUmwm3F7dAP9QsH9iOyQxuuLjnKK-FoCmW1Rq9YyBCqn9EOukjEHtFSvGBAZ6o_BLTsvx8YaF3ffMWPu20Q1l8gFAlanT2rV49xKi6/s320/B04B622A-C56D-410C-BF21-51EBAD4AA835.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We visited the capitol building</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnxitCxtOO2DfU7mBafrFTASeLlaEghXbGMEqK_4eQI4lP3ZUmRdjWtbcTRBNzmUBQGJuFOe2BHEBVhfqiAc68sRGu7wrIlIYbeCnl4hNZsh3oQrYPYJ50Pc6lSw9cnvgspe_MY6ZaWlmZr-zVAIVl6YLX3j0kTsrF9KLIJehNZCZqY0wwR-jiE7h/s4032/2809A319-E308-491C-8CEF-6C09A53500CC.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtnxitCxtOO2DfU7mBafrFTASeLlaEghXbGMEqK_4eQI4lP3ZUmRdjWtbcTRBNzmUBQGJuFOe2BHEBVhfqiAc68sRGu7wrIlIYbeCnl4hNZsh3oQrYPYJ50Pc6lSw9cnvgspe_MY6ZaWlmZr-zVAIVl6YLX3j0kTsrF9KLIJehNZCZqY0wwR-jiE7h/s320/2809A319-E308-491C-8CEF-6C09A53500CC.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlfxnuAHoUJyzhOmhB3jdDllQBAx2C0xUSKont1fkvBdmLXXmV5EpO1ffoQ95nxxc_QPPLzMUBcu-ckz0ZnadTx0Scc7wjpnCul6gQKZMC2or7DBBQyU1kC_EjE6pnGtFCMuRlXXWtXvvaH34oXEGo5G9kffgPxrLouD4AFmbSiAx_YzIH-mZYA31/s4032/32870514-9D1B-49D1-8F34-CCE3C76EF2AD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlfxnuAHoUJyzhOmhB3jdDllQBAx2C0xUSKont1fkvBdmLXXmV5EpO1ffoQ95nxxc_QPPLzMUBcu-ckz0ZnadTx0Scc7wjpnCul6gQKZMC2or7DBBQyU1kC_EjE6pnGtFCMuRlXXWtXvvaH34oXEGo5G9kffgPxrLouD4AFmbSiAx_YzIH-mZYA31/s320/32870514-9D1B-49D1-8F34-CCE3C76EF2AD.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wpA5ETV4aJX48ndRMO9asFJOZvgj1nxn3m6HtJYFFMUMwGoaTv7XiNqj3L4gTuD7X6N2EZAh13PA2vSqZ9s5zjqqcHnXasnwBXiXm_vCgYGlAgz5dj8QPHwASm75lV4YbrqUSWliEiVtC3uPqsu2n5_DYOpLtEgGle6KvBicfKy3jwBxu_nRrDez/s4032/A8A82074-1C4A-4711-ADF0-51734E6C5E50.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wpA5ETV4aJX48ndRMO9asFJOZvgj1nxn3m6HtJYFFMUMwGoaTv7XiNqj3L4gTuD7X6N2EZAh13PA2vSqZ9s5zjqqcHnXasnwBXiXm_vCgYGlAgz5dj8QPHwASm75lV4YbrqUSWliEiVtC3uPqsu2n5_DYOpLtEgGle6KvBicfKy3jwBxu_nRrDez/s320/A8A82074-1C4A-4711-ADF0-51734E6C5E50.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After seeing CM Russell's paintings we were interested in seeing this, his largest work, hanging in the House of Representatives. The scene depicts Lewis & Clark meeting the Indians. Russell had to raise the roof of his studio in order to paint a canvas this large.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTbT5JXjbK0M-mNLWOucZAu1OPCf0q-jNS1pv6nFCw9A0m-FmEaQm9O3Vw_tm-eFBXuXl5D6h_HGr_Zwh438xsOhTsW-BtjdcnB222tSwLin7gH28oDOPXzmiQMD898FD2WNvPNKrfr5v2_wcIIPG_rhz3Pr0t4a4ICACVu8QDS3spgr3ISRLHTRe/s4032/AF1BBC8E-6923-4D24-93BA-39F847054986.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifTbT5JXjbK0M-mNLWOucZAu1OPCf0q-jNS1pv6nFCw9A0m-FmEaQm9O3Vw_tm-eFBXuXl5D6h_HGr_Zwh438xsOhTsW-BtjdcnB222tSwLin7gH28oDOPXzmiQMD898FD2WNvPNKrfr5v2_wcIIPG_rhz3Pr0t4a4ICACVu8QDS3spgr3ISRLHTRe/s320/AF1BBC8E-6923-4D24-93BA-39F847054986.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPkcsiRz2wOGYu5DaW3juU4UyAsIJ_YYG94Qish-thZgtGVDQGLa7nnm5TOaAm4vv_rGckG26ytgYDp6siGxp8hUy0OZtviReQ_wgwCCKB9Gn9CDmqy98mezdaVQCUa5xxVe2SyPXDluAekBYqZllhzp60lXc9q6-VJiI9LIts9Z-qbJvoFnC1SAJ/s4032/6B65B36A-086E-431B-B5E4-C4F9A9E42C44.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJPkcsiRz2wOGYu5DaW3juU4UyAsIJ_YYG94Qish-thZgtGVDQGLa7nnm5TOaAm4vv_rGckG26ytgYDp6siGxp8hUy0OZtviReQ_wgwCCKB9Gn9CDmqy98mezdaVQCUa5xxVe2SyPXDluAekBYqZllhzp60lXc9q6-VJiI9LIts9Z-qbJvoFnC1SAJ/s320/6B65B36A-086E-431B-B5E4-C4F9A9E42C44.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CgSTPvwKpswNWZNxVZmKT1MguNIJNWZhSSbwj0kRtyFxbdQloOuTa4FRs3OvcGtEvt_JtdR3fGU9D4ghvqzqyEEOlpaL92gv9R7C2W8zoOV_T6prUXDiR-LTSMIBo53-onS_fQATp6XuHiBUrSDRWVGlKk91Iah2Yrg3D_f59mtxl983O1xQy6i0/s4032/1896CE67-DFB5-442C-8F85-B152C0E523D3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8CgSTPvwKpswNWZNxVZmKT1MguNIJNWZhSSbwj0kRtyFxbdQloOuTa4FRs3OvcGtEvt_JtdR3fGU9D4ghvqzqyEEOlpaL92gv9R7C2W8zoOV_T6prUXDiR-LTSMIBo53-onS_fQATp6XuHiBUrSDRWVGlKk91Iah2Yrg3D_f59mtxl983O1xQy6i0/s320/1896CE67-DFB5-442C-8F85-B152C0E523D3.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Senate has this large, bronze bas relief depicting the Corps of Discovery struggling onward.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgl0kkpel0FmIgb8Ab5D9QqBR0GjwEc_9cNomgJB6eRkmXjCaztfFAH49rfMb3sIAcbIXqA0bWNMWzhn065zVFbC64xDVgsIxCIBS_pPmzuJ8-NJs7F7qMIfKd16YJRe1B_3NadlJMWI5Bd6XFrpjP4Mg_EMiflFIzOKmTSemJhp-0hUHWLryMB8Y/s4032/99CD9AF6-B8BF-49DB-BE71-A0851042C36A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgl0kkpel0FmIgb8Ab5D9QqBR0GjwEc_9cNomgJB6eRkmXjCaztfFAH49rfMb3sIAcbIXqA0bWNMWzhn065zVFbC64xDVgsIxCIBS_pPmzuJ8-NJs7F7qMIfKd16YJRe1B_3NadlJMWI5Bd6XFrpjP4Mg_EMiflFIzOKmTSemJhp-0hUHWLryMB8Y/s320/99CD9AF6-B8BF-49DB-BE71-A0851042C36A.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqEwP1i6PwvwktnQm3WgPWU551zJfzQ0YQcJ3MbcfB8MhyjXMzsIqmMQRR1iuJ_-uINEdzUMKe6qAzDmobtBvgXGBXBao2cyjHeQ3Crd3k9eYzj0kVUHfZLilWxnp8-EfV-Cf-pbUvAFlP-ppIhFRyM3jaMpat0MYyxN58sqDJpvZ_iyqlH3-Daz-/s4032/78A6812D-241E-4E16-A71A-3DA873AAE9EA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoqEwP1i6PwvwktnQm3WgPWU551zJfzQ0YQcJ3MbcfB8MhyjXMzsIqmMQRR1iuJ_-uINEdzUMKe6qAzDmobtBvgXGBXBao2cyjHeQ3Crd3k9eYzj0kVUHfZLilWxnp8-EfV-Cf-pbUvAFlP-ppIhFRyM3jaMpat0MYyxN58sqDJpvZ_iyqlH3-Daz-/s320/78A6812D-241E-4E16-A71A-3DA873AAE9EA.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We also took a boat trip to see the "Gateway of the Mountains", as described by Lewis & Clark. The guide pointed out geological features and historical locations, one where the Corps of Discovery camped and another where a devastating wild fire took the lives of 13 firefighters.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TSwMi1VycZhtCoYUCHMAgkyiVbxQsmrJp7kaviHza3P0gJW_LnVCcmXEBOnZ0NR4ETYqKPBzaQBwFopbuDt00YolhAvFvgMQPrsNxc0r1VRAd-G3hZL1xesYvLAq0Z2Lvl3CZUF_lRw2JvAH1ec7grRqspwd8hkhcHhdmPEHr7ZEKFKonCSltnki/s4032/012F8D82-44CC-4FF6-8A17-823F3CB4B014_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TSwMi1VycZhtCoYUCHMAgkyiVbxQsmrJp7kaviHza3P0gJW_LnVCcmXEBOnZ0NR4ETYqKPBzaQBwFopbuDt00YolhAvFvgMQPrsNxc0r1VRAd-G3hZL1xesYvLAq0Z2Lvl3CZUF_lRw2JvAH1ec7grRqspwd8hkhcHhdmPEHr7ZEKFKonCSltnki/s320/012F8D82-44CC-4FF6-8A17-823F3CB4B014_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Indian pictographs can be seen in this recessed grotto. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85CQp0daydw_0yvA3DUwcKkZv-8s8GFZjiYE1F5lsC3QgTleykA3oX34mOn9hn_5sqdnP5j-Pz6HcZ0UGeS27-rMpguLFXywVH0RL79PFcA7tJK2VPOje_b6IGGfGT2BvagU8nbNT1lzc42nwx7w6C9Q9gQC6r0JdOmv8HJkwfvHJjtPDdxMobk2p/s4032/68CC20F8-C5C4-49C8-81E2-2BF28C93D7F5.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85CQp0daydw_0yvA3DUwcKkZv-8s8GFZjiYE1F5lsC3QgTleykA3oX34mOn9hn_5sqdnP5j-Pz6HcZ0UGeS27-rMpguLFXywVH0RL79PFcA7tJK2VPOje_b6IGGfGT2BvagU8nbNT1lzc42nwx7w6C9Q9gQC6r0JdOmv8HJkwfvHJjtPDdxMobk2p/s320/68CC20F8-C5C4-49C8-81E2-2BF28C93D7F5.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The flat plates of rock were created by plate tectonics</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXJ76zhtsATaZm6jlIOshQoeOKbBaIIQvh3IVjBzNFjQh3YqPUu8QtbWnHAztIACaKKeNx2k44Qxut4GbCk8EE_Pq4OGHX5EdzLGA254v_s4_s0zgh5bnWpHJ73iU54y3IJSBXwata3zYgF6VZWuOwZKEGOKP39Msel0KMtvweUpJdS0d71PGuPq2/s4032/EC1D1C23-5652-4411-B4F4-FC34A8E85906.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWXJ76zhtsATaZm6jlIOshQoeOKbBaIIQvh3IVjBzNFjQh3YqPUu8QtbWnHAztIACaKKeNx2k44Qxut4GbCk8EE_Pq4OGHX5EdzLGA254v_s4_s0zgh5bnWpHJ73iU54y3IJSBXwata3zYgF6VZWuOwZKEGOKP39Msel0KMtvweUpJdS0d71PGuPq2/s320/EC1D1C23-5652-4411-B4F4-FC34A8E85906.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrGpEjQEwT-F5iuCXQH02Tf-TekpcUIJYmBT3XeF2p3S36Gv5lmlFaxaPgSfJouQqcAfyqaE_a3nExGP1dMiC4epmz6Y5xGDQgFEmx5Q0oyLfZqzjZHYEV92CinBYBBOPuBHsnpHI5nzwCy3A2ITNfSEuVF6FFkTjO_KvPRqS3sNVqGjQxBkKNnja/s4032/85265F44-E30E-4DD7-A9B6-9BF0E3AF66CB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrGpEjQEwT-F5iuCXQH02Tf-TekpcUIJYmBT3XeF2p3S36Gv5lmlFaxaPgSfJouQqcAfyqaE_a3nExGP1dMiC4epmz6Y5xGDQgFEmx5Q0oyLfZqzjZHYEV92CinBYBBOPuBHsnpHI5nzwCy3A2ITNfSEuVF6FFkTjO_KvPRqS3sNVqGjQxBkKNnja/s320/85265F44-E30E-4DD7-A9B6-9BF0E3AF66CB.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Site of the Mann Gulch fire in 1949</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtxBKCH401ZCOEeUJpAVoj4llwDuyXorZrjAFxiVo0-Ojbec21FGeSj2Z8Gssa2TB24ceygp4ehzTagDjU2yb_RA6gEmw6DwL6wPzcavwczGEPQfO1VdYoWMcREPBW8or69VwnRitG8iaXwad_Gy6dnPqU6wfhR0fvMJ52zLn-a_QWDa11KenRMdI/s4032/8602C109-7FB2-4E16-A739-E4A8245E1764.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8uadsOb5R0CV8HJarxCNPjJbOyKuTIfASq4j5mGFvGuMKx5tSkcVy3wb7heAoFg095hcZpmlncEm4rdMBcopBuEEqVXwslHHiDzKwYVMgaFzNVKfCyqOf1_zJ6Y3zT7tqM9zUb4ac6WgLFx3mJzO9SCvomjCwE_5D_RewQ0IVzHy6ZC9Rja2uZE_2/s320/AA44BEBB-4FDD-4670-9CAD-8B1B97F99C04.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Gateway</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtKFvkXQyjQCWBBfbfAcoAuofi36pMznRju2cpvHQQ1SYTk2-pWrrF16NKyy5FlXEBkvk4lJCxm5vkV2Pi7VRb5l2riWlJfrhVTHhbtpi5C3B0-Be-oXA3IxR2SoZRJrdssMDgd5xZWWamm9EOCJgQdQAqLoSLmsf3DL_3s311_OJ6uP6nIZ6yqMt/s4032/BD8D01B1-9041-4518-8E5D-A864AEB8C709.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgtKFvkXQyjQCWBBfbfAcoAuofi36pMznRju2cpvHQQ1SYTk2-pWrrF16NKyy5FlXEBkvk4lJCxm5vkV2Pi7VRb5l2riWlJfrhVTHhbtpi5C3B0-Be-oXA3IxR2SoZRJrdssMDgd5xZWWamm9EOCJgQdQAqLoSLmsf3DL_3s311_OJ6uP6nIZ6yqMt/s320/BD8D01B1-9041-4518-8E5D-A864AEB8C709.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The video shows why this area was called the Gateway. As the boat moves, the rock seems to slide open, or closed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dy74ZH99DtjwlytEMBoWYfSsoRVyMvLwChLA-fS_BopQv-dvidlKvzv-sIq26hGxIsC79glZDGt_HrVpzurqA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-35041738768687759662023-06-17T22:54:00.002-06:002023-06-17T22:54:37.439-06:00Great Falls - Charles Russell - Buffalo Jump<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">While in Great Falls, Montana we visited three different historic venues. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Since we have been following Lewis & Clark's trail, we had to see the area where they had to portage their heavy canoes for 18 miles to avoid five sets of waterfalls in the area now appropriately named Great Falls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14XcMW-af1EJhMMh_K5v-hnFvcHizBNaxW7AhbRZcCe2sSjJlpfB0A82NZ78wYyrKExZqAzOqDLzZ1DFdkHeL6cArI4ABvr_-ycxmSLDMmyop5TYRiTk5gBGNxn1ESvWj40c1jxHowL5vGkXmcH_ACB01ifVhb3U0m_nKp9zAKoieNzehsrnS6p6J/s4032/92F8F49A-97E5-4413-B101-08830AB3188F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14XcMW-af1EJhMMh_K5v-hnFvcHizBNaxW7AhbRZcCe2sSjJlpfB0A82NZ78wYyrKExZqAzOqDLzZ1DFdkHeL6cArI4ABvr_-ycxmSLDMmyop5TYRiTk5gBGNxn1ESvWj40c1jxHowL5vGkXmcH_ACB01ifVhb3U0m_nKp9zAKoieNzehsrnS6p6J/s320/92F8F49A-97E5-4413-B101-08830AB3188F.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">The Missouri takes a different course now than in did when Lewis & Clark traveled here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wLR0ykbTY5IkX29H_D-kmjgpEG2uVAzV7UzAImfyzxmI50AjzFoujU7EWn4nlU1omGQ5XSybQZmULURxvKAnA-CmbyOxqMmOHSJIlS-UehSZlXi9Aa2hAHRKG_wEEVsqHZF1jX3Ns03_zhftxijUkLgSKoejiQkNGnOek0r0-9Gy8qcZe38E7Htq/s4032/B498F89B-EE9B-4AD1-BDF9-ADF784E64967.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4wLR0ykbTY5IkX29H_D-kmjgpEG2uVAzV7UzAImfyzxmI50AjzFoujU7EWn4nlU1omGQ5XSybQZmULURxvKAnA-CmbyOxqMmOHSJIlS-UehSZlXi9Aa2hAHRKG_wEEVsqHZF1jX3Ns03_zhftxijUkLgSKoejiQkNGnOek0r0-9Gy8qcZe38E7Htq/s320/B498F89B-EE9B-4AD1-BDF9-ADF784E64967.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are 4 of the 5 dams</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma_8gqorjSK8GJ22xl8TAGlDgXQhQIgTQ07f7sespP8PpafvijkVm4z16HCpWDHJV35Zoa7gLyv08DALKNi4cSa4jmb4kWERe6ZN8q8drpfPZE3czlxXraF7QWjKQH6KUVviHRfC9sEtvdUzMLGTmIfJZ1zBLIzsCzteN7dT9w61sZ1ufukiTKshi/s4032/A3496234-1487-45E0-B482-0A179B9FEDBA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhma_8gqorjSK8GJ22xl8TAGlDgXQhQIgTQ07f7sespP8PpafvijkVm4z16HCpWDHJV35Zoa7gLyv08DALKNi4cSa4jmb4kWERe6ZN8q8drpfPZE3czlxXraF7QWjKQH6KUVviHRfC9sEtvdUzMLGTmIfJZ1zBLIzsCzteN7dT9w61sZ1ufukiTKshi/s320/A3496234-1487-45E0-B482-0A179B9FEDBA.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgv0o2lfSRGVv42PVZs1vqvtPB5raYc_iECbgcXyC3vQwy_aIFN4I1HwaMbs7KXLeo1hCTeeSJ5z3JSxopjO8DMe8wveF9aby8jGGLWS_tvSkuc7yKRBwhMPSnpXVOQNS0SbE8-zihMPj1ZEW-oeaGQ6Aw4cpyK_3t9AvM-Do24nKeX8mOnV_bhDa_/s4032/C4F7D977-B9FF-401F-84F3-102833F4CC14.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">There was an occupied eagle nest on the tip of the island.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">An adult eagle can be seen slightly to the left of center. A youngster is located toward the right side of the nest. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAI34A3l9dQmgQDKJa8SbbzutLkE7K4HLwE7p5cD3DccA3Za8YrUMaATqq_RN7nF5xW7IJo33RWsNk5ySoQ-F1-5ofw_hBAYwCA3Ui2Mq-6HYUuSKDSrTk8bMiV1iwfBGNw2diF9Nkmnkp13fGLllx7TejZa_Nbl_-jq-VJ_Gqb_wpyk6w-mv82aWz/s4032/0D1836CC-8399-4C29-9B2E-1C1218B212C5.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAI34A3l9dQmgQDKJa8SbbzutLkE7K4HLwE7p5cD3DccA3Za8YrUMaATqq_RN7nF5xW7IJo33RWsNk5ySoQ-F1-5ofw_hBAYwCA3Ui2Mq-6HYUuSKDSrTk8bMiV1iwfBGNw2diF9Nkmnkp13fGLllx7TejZa_Nbl_-jq-VJ_Gqb_wpyk6w-mv82aWz/s320/0D1836CC-8399-4C29-9B2E-1C1218B212C5.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The adult (mom? dad?) flew off while we were watching, and then returned. I snapped a picture as the eagle was coming into the home base.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkQgBj6ij1Gmuqk0iCKE68hvIInAoYKUXr0Wx8HkFvftdB00ZDk8Py38PU_ymL1l1-X6wkNzxYr7UJ-SAMp_CoUz0eqMnkMt2QzUjlJOkiyiZO66ml-EH4qMncHf8ft1wjzXpwEWZPk_eW4qoYRQN6yJllAYZnlRlIJa6YBqhk6nRXnCiRmXV4XtG/s4032/C5132135-6714-42DD-8886-CE9302A0938A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkQgBj6ij1Gmuqk0iCKE68hvIInAoYKUXr0Wx8HkFvftdB00ZDk8Py38PU_ymL1l1-X6wkNzxYr7UJ-SAMp_CoUz0eqMnkMt2QzUjlJOkiyiZO66ml-EH4qMncHf8ft1wjzXpwEWZPk_eW4qoYRQN6yJllAYZnlRlIJa6YBqhk6nRXnCiRmXV4XtG/s320/C5132135-6714-42DD-8886-CE9302A0938A.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Great Falls was the home of Charlie and Nancy Russell, and now houses an expansive collection (over 350 pieces) of his works. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJ6K3pi1ZUHUiu0_mFWVCGy1JGAf-fjI5IsVDrbfpVOrDL4bMiCDx1a9pyZbFQB5N3qhJ9jVLsxe_wTqETj8KuwXVJG-lspU7b2lqNmMRutaoXIDWcsJv0WL-zhnrA3UiHi1QXsh2MzOtAEd_tZC-hj3d6_6yWhFys__s32C9YFOp8WTCVQVW51j1/s4032/D191EB37-0D63-4774-9E76-7A5E00859D81.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGJ6K3pi1ZUHUiu0_mFWVCGy1JGAf-fjI5IsVDrbfpVOrDL4bMiCDx1a9pyZbFQB5N3qhJ9jVLsxe_wTqETj8KuwXVJG-lspU7b2lqNmMRutaoXIDWcsJv0WL-zhnrA3UiHi1QXsh2MzOtAEd_tZC-hj3d6_6yWhFys__s32C9YFOp8WTCVQVW51j1/s320/D191EB37-0D63-4774-9E76-7A5E00859D81.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It was interesting to compare some of his earlier works with later works. Russell was self taught, and later in his career he took lessons from painters in New York. His work after this time had more color and light. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeCP0c-sn0_Z6-qKr5ss4gqk3V0imSU-fpyiEW766syuHxEfpnZ0aQ8q9Zvj9NOvuEqketZkrMs7oVbNNttu7y1CpV6prmOsDq2XO53ZmPXmgK1iwjSQW1HSjZAgOngcG31vHEgoqLAeN8QDbkYabt4PDS-cVeQx9mdRD4iMiu40pHlD6rwSslqw4/s4032/4AF1AF94-BE76-454A-90D8-387E6C5E465F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeCP0c-sn0_Z6-qKr5ss4gqk3V0imSU-fpyiEW766syuHxEfpnZ0aQ8q9Zvj9NOvuEqketZkrMs7oVbNNttu7y1CpV6prmOsDq2XO53ZmPXmgK1iwjSQW1HSjZAgOngcG31vHEgoqLAeN8QDbkYabt4PDS-cVeQx9mdRD4iMiu40pHlD6rwSslqw4/w400-h300/4AF1AF94-BE76-454A-90D8-387E6C5E465F.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We liked this painting of the Indians overlooking the Missouri and questioning each other about the boat that can be seen below. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_Xpy9S6z1Pe6LOTFzwayM4pn5dSAXqH88WSU2hW6afSf3rHt_uUxpRMK4RCvI-y1EdaFLYOlejWtX48olYAT44OcufjVWAFd4mqVV4f61ZdeoFj_cM-ZzW9z_msGojGebkgu5io2DGxjpFux0DC_sI3KRAm97PhvkUxcT7EUnXvq209ge4ji36GZ/s4032/EB2531DD-5B63-4192-A32C-407550DB77AE.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF_Xpy9S6z1Pe6LOTFzwayM4pn5dSAXqH88WSU2hW6afSf3rHt_uUxpRMK4RCvI-y1EdaFLYOlejWtX48olYAT44OcufjVWAFd4mqVV4f61ZdeoFj_cM-ZzW9z_msGojGebkgu5io2DGxjpFux0DC_sI3KRAm97PhvkUxcT7EUnXvq209ge4ji36GZ/w300-h400/EB2531DD-5B63-4192-A32C-407550DB77AE.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgPpCRFlI0WJ-H5HdVkubR28JdZvdNZ64JC_vlc1H4853fdjEvIK-ZtCe9TxCrnH8XirqNegLABXLAUVZx7oJ-JRvueydV5Jrj7eGQ2rY8iLrpV8T8h6qVOA2f18DgfeDB4R_izAsyeS99_ermuN61Il0VhOc_loqv3yrKZzHR74rD3e6FK0LAIxF/s4032/37C4C474-A3E4-47A1-A0CF-EECEA4949823.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfgPpCRFlI0WJ-H5HdVkubR28JdZvdNZ64JC_vlc1H4853fdjEvIK-ZtCe9TxCrnH8XirqNegLABXLAUVZx7oJ-JRvueydV5Jrj7eGQ2rY8iLrpV8T8h6qVOA2f18DgfeDB4R_izAsyeS99_ermuN61Il0VhOc_loqv3yrKZzHR74rD3e6FK0LAIxF/s320/37C4C474-A3E4-47A1-A0CF-EECEA4949823.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sacred Indian lands in nearby Ulm, Montana, are located where a buffalo jump was used to kill bison for centuries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZx1gO3J15WJClXTLS7G--1p7jpSltbTC6-iJmsyT3Jg75xgsqmnRa-giW4039f28G3Hk0QCWnw33sHLyCW1O0P4IlDOVoLXwJAQmUTjegXhLe5rDyu8UL98AjobewhzwMvE1PokCi-FslZagV4Q0BWEs68SFiFGl0d_40HximJkHBjo3IJHwqV9AH/s2451/B8305297-6E30-4C48-8C10-FFFE632848F0_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1602" data-original-width="2451" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZx1gO3J15WJClXTLS7G--1p7jpSltbTC6-iJmsyT3Jg75xgsqmnRa-giW4039f28G3Hk0QCWnw33sHLyCW1O0P4IlDOVoLXwJAQmUTjegXhLe5rDyu8UL98AjobewhzwMvE1PokCi-FslZagV4Q0BWEs68SFiFGl0d_40HximJkHBjo3IJHwqV9AH/s320/B8305297-6E30-4C48-8C10-FFFE632848F0_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One Indian was designated to lure the bison up on a plateau with one side having a sheer cliff. The Indian would entice the herd to follow, as several other Indians would flank the herd, and begin to pressure them into moving. At the last minute the lead Indian would race toward the precipice and scramble over the edge, taking cover under a ledge of rock or protected by a log. The Indians in the back, now more numerous, would frighten the herd into running. Their eyesight wasn't the best, and by the time they realized there was a drop-off in front of them it was too late. The momentum of the animals behind them would push them over the edge and hundreds of bison would plummet to their death. Indians waited below to kill any bison that survived the fall but were injured. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What the buffalo saw ahead of them....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDacA2kivkGUBHa6sBR7HHGokrQAmLJBuiro_pNcH_joWNuZikvBfNSGT3txQ5Zhk3pfmD7SrSPTYOtfOMbPdOXYcuTXyyxelXtZRCyHVBvr4uQzlL12Snfqs9aEAaFd6oEBwHCk_9dKYuteWWtF9ooktEJfjd1e-rDO3mZ_Pam_v3voqokxi7Tg5I/s4032/F7759E28-B2F6-48FC-BD09-8F40EB413507.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDacA2kivkGUBHa6sBR7HHGokrQAmLJBuiro_pNcH_joWNuZikvBfNSGT3txQ5Zhk3pfmD7SrSPTYOtfOMbPdOXYcuTXyyxelXtZRCyHVBvr4uQzlL12Snfqs9aEAaFd6oEBwHCk_9dKYuteWWtF9ooktEJfjd1e-rDO3mZ_Pam_v3voqokxi7Tg5I/s320/F7759E28-B2F6-48FC-BD09-8F40EB413507.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What was actually in front of them....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuM_9HgdzeNPsugBEhMco1tDXLVZpytli6CWR0nbXvDuVnGngUm8HBWOtLjcbPNAAZzQDgOBce4vzZPldyXTl1iwFCOlP-ZAqRMMScGj_HZcbjuiEFcxgIUDRPmt_xEvk0h0DCvUxljKPJ2fNs9tJE7wyoO8QkZXKJkNoLVM8HTLc3FV-kT8R2xK0e/s4032/EE9E5839-B16D-493D-B457-42FD5C270353_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuM_9HgdzeNPsugBEhMco1tDXLVZpytli6CWR0nbXvDuVnGngUm8HBWOtLjcbPNAAZzQDgOBce4vzZPldyXTl1iwFCOlP-ZAqRMMScGj_HZcbjuiEFcxgIUDRPmt_xEvk0h0DCvUxljKPJ2fNs9tJE7wyoO8QkZXKJkNoLVM8HTLc3FV-kT8R2xK0e/s320/EE9E5839-B16D-493D-B457-42FD5C270353_1_201_a.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The location remains a sacred Indian land and is occasionally used for sacred ceremonies. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are the remains of sweat lodges from one ceremony.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiJi-8mFmDPbaWM-PInyyikXvDJ2k3rh2GpwEHbr4JSKG6KZd68a_Fb2-T-fFanyzWR4VS55VXcuiFYEqf2FUoidYa6XuLvV4Qbz29_bbS037xOSX9XH4z95Ag3dS3U1Oph15XvkY0KH4bl-svlIjUDp1Uxx8A25FXnFoNC5Z9vRPpAz0tJK0_JV2/s4032/D4B27BA0-369B-4196-8705-6E36C7559DCC_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieiJi-8mFmDPbaWM-PInyyikXvDJ2k3rh2GpwEHbr4JSKG6KZd68a_Fb2-T-fFanyzWR4VS55VXcuiFYEqf2FUoidYa6XuLvV4Qbz29_bbS037xOSX9XH4z95Ag3dS3U1Oph15XvkY0KH4bl-svlIjUDp1Uxx8A25FXnFoNC5Z9vRPpAz0tJK0_JV2/s320/D4B27BA0-369B-4196-8705-6E36C7559DCC_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The clash of white and Indian cultures resulted in the near extinction of the American Bison</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">White men hunted the buffalo not only for the hides, but to remove those animals from the hands of the Indians</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCG1K4y-sRXch5_AdLDGjfHXdXttqn18YRp838840q17-ZdG5ty8gCbOW2R4Kjhm307bERmqc15MSsP05ikcaie0iNaQ0QEXZuEqxiyRY2TNcnL1CnWlmE9q4Pnb5og0KJ8ejhPgMR9KzbB1t4SpBSoUUyMH4uQsRen-xaDjPIBdIfAW0becNW3QhF/s4032/78EA07BD-DC52-4731-80FE-8D32C9ADEED3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCG1K4y-sRXch5_AdLDGjfHXdXttqn18YRp838840q17-ZdG5ty8gCbOW2R4Kjhm307bERmqc15MSsP05ikcaie0iNaQ0QEXZuEqxiyRY2TNcnL1CnWlmE9q4Pnb5og0KJ8ejhPgMR9KzbB1t4SpBSoUUyMH4uQsRen-xaDjPIBdIfAW0becNW3QhF/w400-h300/78EA07BD-DC52-4731-80FE-8D32C9ADEED3.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We had an overnight in Havre (pronounced "have-er"), Montana. As we left the next morning we came upon grain silos with a map of Montana inscribed, "Get Lost in Montana". (Promoting a <a href="https://www.getlostmt.com" target="_blank">Montana tourism site</a>.) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CV30_Eni4LjPBM-GtQOfMCB6wsvlyzX1y2pEbB6xN1mlEh08KLCzfneiSpktbv7HOfNkyQ3eJTL8y7LXap43KCEwGzJMUFeiG1_2-g9fNP8FXL1rq23tDnHq1Y6oAm94lnpeloskg-N9cm7pb3V5moSSH5ktSi40c_ZscKD3K_95rxuSgoYixA-4/s4032/59284E34-09A8-414A-A2AD-BD4B8A423E47.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4CV30_Eni4LjPBM-GtQOfMCB6wsvlyzX1y2pEbB6xN1mlEh08KLCzfneiSpktbv7HOfNkyQ3eJTL8y7LXap43KCEwGzJMUFeiG1_2-g9fNP8FXL1rq23tDnHq1Y6oAm94lnpeloskg-N9cm7pb3V5moSSH5ktSi40c_ZscKD3K_95rxuSgoYixA-4/w300-h400/59284E34-09A8-414A-A2AD-BD4B8A423E47.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">If you look at a map of our route through Montana, one might think we were lost!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudhIjPwjD_Ozc-gPKIYfF6WezNIMvcUhwBp00d8Zy1qpzsi3Eb7vfCIkKPzPBuHqzNZGYDeP0_mSfz8xqey7UFfLa7x5iONx_wQcuOBjuY-Biph3w8bFzuy4VAuzAyMmzH9FuIZ5a20O7uPuaA0ZqtvH0lrQEUIpMYuyNDn8t6db5NoiY02hXKWCI/s1270/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-09%20at%205.07.38%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="642" data-original-width="1270" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjudhIjPwjD_Ozc-gPKIYfF6WezNIMvcUhwBp00d8Zy1qpzsi3Eb7vfCIkKPzPBuHqzNZGYDeP0_mSfz8xqey7UFfLa7x5iONx_wQcuOBjuY-Biph3w8bFzuy4VAuzAyMmzH9FuIZ5a20O7uPuaA0ZqtvH0lrQEUIpMYuyNDn8t6db5NoiY02hXKWCI/w400-h203/Screen%20Shot%202023-06-09%20at%205.07.38%20PM.png" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On our route we passed through Big Sandy (Population ~700). They were preparing for their Memorial Day Parade and the school band was in position, standing on a flatbed trailer, ready to play! Not something most towns/schools would condone!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXmDgRLNGxJjRxUdhwQRUb0twEbu4WH5mGgr8yXSt_awTjRpe5UfFNNTgHOyGYez5LQD3Dbb8KQQDxws8ecZqges8Nki7hoh8EjgFQWfFBNvktdM8eufTe2X0XdSlawVTmPwqaCP8S9SBMOQU_EW08YBn5ZKHbOfTGHWIjpJ9HNa8KQOSgYhL37ud/s4032/61383B7B-31D2-489A-838B-A53D58462EB9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXmDgRLNGxJjRxUdhwQRUb0twEbu4WH5mGgr8yXSt_awTjRpe5UfFNNTgHOyGYez5LQD3Dbb8KQQDxws8ecZqges8Nki7hoh8EjgFQWfFBNvktdM8eufTe2X0XdSlawVTmPwqaCP8S9SBMOQU_EW08YBn5ZKHbOfTGHWIjpJ9HNa8KQOSgYhL37ud/w300-h400/61383B7B-31D2-489A-838B-A53D58462EB9.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We stopped in Fort Benton, the oldest continuously occupied settlement in Montana. At one point it was the most upstream navigable port on the Missouri. The Fort, like others we saw, began as a trading site and with the decline of the fur trade, was used bay the army from 1868-1881. Lewis & Clark passed this way and a memorial depicting Lewis, Clark and Sacagowea with baby Jean Baptiste. The statue was cast in New York and traveled across country standing upright on a flatbed trailer. 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His body was never recovered. Meagher had an interesting history in Ireland before arriving in the US, and there are conflicting reports and rumors about his demise.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnh2Ach5XN3Sh_O6EV_4Y_1yXteRIYB6eih8sXgl4dqSjXQIL4x-Pnt7zmpNiK_KWOJA4VsY3tPtu7PUe0wXpE_Kr5N1_F54p3oXu8qKMzWXC84lqnaMDsmStGfYrNq7a6LpIukOaj_SA-j9AbYW7Rb80wvuZoj7NPm6ADR0lElhtmqBSk1URNKKNb/s4032/1EC3D8E7-8790-44EC-93C9-50701BAD0812.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnh2Ach5XN3Sh_O6EV_4Y_1yXteRIYB6eih8sXgl4dqSjXQIL4x-Pnt7zmpNiK_KWOJA4VsY3tPtu7PUe0wXpE_Kr5N1_F54p3oXu8qKMzWXC84lqnaMDsmStGfYrNq7a6LpIukOaj_SA-j9AbYW7Rb80wvuZoj7NPm6ADR0lElhtmqBSk1URNKKNb/s320/1EC3D8E7-8790-44EC-93C9-50701BAD0812.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There are several museums in Fort Benton, besides the fort itself. Next to the fort there was an excellent exhibit (and docent) describing the trading process and chronicling Indian life. One exhibit demonstrated how the Indians captured Eagles to get their feathers for ceremonial clothing. Something I had never seen before.</span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8H0DOw-zA53uVrzU9kH49t0U116cnDuPi00ZMiKuEFAfL2B2SsEeeWQI_84Po4ltl7e5xJNcjII48SgftZgwy9eQkAy-FMYb8lmhT_OyRwu1wtJGDux0HRJtuFb1gC-iEfJroUZnZDrJdh7OZ9Ai3TONKJ53FaDGamU0uFZMPHaHRjjhwXYHMkf2/s4032/27D1D459-711F-49B9-B2B0-3745E100B259.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR8H0DOw-zA53uVrzU9kH49t0U116cnDuPi00ZMiKuEFAfL2B2SsEeeWQI_84Po4ltl7e5xJNcjII48SgftZgwy9eQkAy-FMYb8lmhT_OyRwu1wtJGDux0HRJtuFb1gC-iEfJroUZnZDrJdh7OZ9Ai3TONKJ53FaDGamU0uFZMPHaHRjjhwXYHMkf2/s320/27D1D459-711F-49B9-B2B0-3745E100B259.heic" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDaU_jYbsdm_IV5p7lZnVgdO7JFRgvhgEOgIyOKZ945zrbX2bQs-KkMFGpOyh8qpTtqypeTCU0MGwnB4Lg9UzNVZVWSc9lo0IrKsdxEisSM5knFSnJ9WpWcWsUNzEYU92Nb9a0mcJg9LXTTpTTNgZoz0LdV0tiNaQdoK1NT7_oEsEZEvls52oOVYI/s4032/58F80EF0-C778-4D2C-A0BB-3AD8CEC4676A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDaU_jYbsdm_IV5p7lZnVgdO7JFRgvhgEOgIyOKZ945zrbX2bQs-KkMFGpOyh8qpTtqypeTCU0MGwnB4Lg9UzNVZVWSc9lo0IrKsdxEisSM5knFSnJ9WpWcWsUNzEYU92Nb9a0mcJg9LXTTpTTNgZoz0LdV0tiNaQdoK1NT7_oEsEZEvls52oOVYI/s320/58F80EF0-C778-4D2C-A0BB-3AD8CEC4676A.heic" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Museum of the Northern Great Plains had a lot of information about trading and agriculture in the area. The addressed the decline of the fur trade, explaining that silk hats became more popular than beaver and were easier to make. and that the supply of beaver was waning. Buffalo robes (tanned hides) were still valuable trade items, until their population declined due to overhunting, especially by white hunters trying to remove food sources for the Indians between 1870-1873. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd4J1PkaPxW4MJVH4gGxKVKFrFLRPWF7BQCDjPoPuy0ZF8PCelKG3MOVmITQPyglNpjh0iHmuepmWKS3it435nVYfFenRyT8y41UqfGQqQyDPXazJoWZyAMqdngPk0teWDmlcziRCiutJSEb5AqDEHN9kUyS2k88wA4JbUvMNf7p54XeNuddKbdaP/s4032/D0E60447-8027-48C3-9805-D9938E6C0304.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd4J1PkaPxW4MJVH4gGxKVKFrFLRPWF7BQCDjPoPuy0ZF8PCelKG3MOVmITQPyglNpjh0iHmuepmWKS3it435nVYfFenRyT8y41UqfGQqQyDPXazJoWZyAMqdngPk0teWDmlcziRCiutJSEb5AqDEHN9kUyS2k88wA4JbUvMNf7p54XeNuddKbdaP/s320/D0E60447-8027-48C3-9805-D9938E6C0304.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">James Hill, railroad tycoon for Northern Pacific, along with banks, agents and state governments promoted homesteading in western lands. Anyone could get 160 acres of land for free, if they built a house on the land and farmed it for 10 years. All went well for a few years, until drought and grasshoppers spelled out failure. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTuQVtTP8YpADslWILyRQ6dw3JyIMEnCQAqYeW5nUDiDfYNaKoJzsnQ4OLJ0kuBRgn5mgYDCwzKPYZlT34NKfHrhElwSIdBCTnSv6ec9rCkIOKNjcQBpXQ4Uemx98YTEjaFJEVj2OPFXTyObHFEmEsce1oYmXtKAdOTA67oeC6dONdxZIKL7JebZF/s4032/4723FC21-480D-4011-B65C-72C85CDADC97.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTuQVtTP8YpADslWILyRQ6dw3JyIMEnCQAqYeW5nUDiDfYNaKoJzsnQ4OLJ0kuBRgn5mgYDCwzKPYZlT34NKfHrhElwSIdBCTnSv6ec9rCkIOKNjcQBpXQ4Uemx98YTEjaFJEVj2OPFXTyObHFEmEsce1oYmXtKAdOTA67oeC6dONdxZIKL7JebZF/w300-h400/4723FC21-480D-4011-B65C-72C85CDADC97.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Plowing up the native prairie grasses led to huge dust storms.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgmQofbqiFv3m1IvS5WaD4pruQf3VM9Ii5vvdnnk_NI9xTf5G5D8b5JNt4ZCzl78Bx6W7dnkTUNf1lIabT77vlVAdrtVTNnxm6Jud8YovxozUi5X10fmT6HWBeDRj0aszHtmoifqNzgdtZoXe-ssEbbs3Z75wjTeZV6qyFVhteCXy9i_kqjhBiXYs/s4032/65DC7EBE-73AD-49B6-8BB5-6D0E6A5C7FCE.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgmQofbqiFv3m1IvS5WaD4pruQf3VM9Ii5vvdnnk_NI9xTf5G5D8b5JNt4ZCzl78Bx6W7dnkTUNf1lIabT77vlVAdrtVTNnxm6Jud8YovxozUi5X10fmT6HWBeDRj0aszHtmoifqNzgdtZoXe-ssEbbs3Z75wjTeZV6qyFVhteCXy9i_kqjhBiXYs/s320/65DC7EBE-73AD-49B6-8BB5-6D0E6A5C7FCE.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Canadian farmers faced similar conditions and came up with three practices to help combat harsh conditions of the midwest.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKn1RJ_XwOQ4-oJP9A1aqS4zMboGhgjEuJ1b3g8pAyXV9V8ffxY2ONHHMxqy2ZO9TpDZ6QkC0DAMxc68LONm9An-qSNDZZ0wTTITkQ9W3Zbpwc_hl59SzalJUHpESOduB3l_dq24oZtj1rj2aFHr76PMRhWZSJCGldcPdmo3QtSddFZGjZb-Nei1i/s4032/02444E9D-E560-43AF-A9CB-2187C3E5A033.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKn1RJ_XwOQ4-oJP9A1aqS4zMboGhgjEuJ1b3g8pAyXV9V8ffxY2ONHHMxqy2ZO9TpDZ6QkC0DAMxc68LONm9An-qSNDZZ0wTTITkQ9W3Zbpwc_hl59SzalJUHpESOduB3l_dq24oZtj1rj2aFHr76PMRhWZSJCGldcPdmo3QtSddFZGjZb-Nei1i/w400-h300/02444E9D-E560-43AF-A9CB-2187C3E5A033.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Roosevelt's New Deal agencies such as the WPA, the CCC and the PWA came to the rescue by way of the construction of the Fort Peck Dam in near Nashua in northwest Montana.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkJhL_Kkboj89xGzm6U_IiTIVGxhikVN6Ayb5arGDaLCdQB6tanLiKe5irW7sQ5NirhWhqsGZ1UjOkU1vqUrFbcNfTGYE9LCQf6lAovm1UmQc43Hz0kg-NpuBdJin95Ylv7b8d6SyHVfAdDcffO3MsaoiSHnWZDtQE4jrvDWpF0e1_q4_3EsIHbUk/s3196/4D580121-F5E7-4AC1-966D-771A96362653_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2006" data-original-width="3196" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjkJhL_Kkboj89xGzm6U_IiTIVGxhikVN6Ayb5arGDaLCdQB6tanLiKe5irW7sQ5NirhWhqsGZ1UjOkU1vqUrFbcNfTGYE9LCQf6lAovm1UmQc43Hz0kg-NpuBdJin95Ylv7b8d6SyHVfAdDcffO3MsaoiSHnWZDtQE4jrvDWpF0e1_q4_3EsIHbUk/s320/4D580121-F5E7-4AC1-966D-771A96362653_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fort Peck Dam has many superlatives associated with it. It is the tallest dam on the Missouri. It is the largest hydraulically filled dam in the US and creates Lake Peck, which is the 5th largest dammed lake in the US. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HXbVT72-OokNtGWnNxVhhsgvIEtBK4MLs4QNr8W6qAPCynVy9Nvr8_T_-NzA8k8GbxVlNoHSeWWEXOUhypqzuexwZ030GHRbWyQdNoophNHRcXMntrpxxz2_OAjozKYZQsLdGbOX_hD6KOjqdiW740mL_qpoqe6RyIl6qwVEJf-TXtikVRTNQjs-/s2627/043A2B44-A4D0-4BFF-953F-82DEE5E05BB4_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2627" data-original-width="2469" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3HXbVT72-OokNtGWnNxVhhsgvIEtBK4MLs4QNr8W6qAPCynVy9Nvr8_T_-NzA8k8GbxVlNoHSeWWEXOUhypqzuexwZ030GHRbWyQdNoophNHRcXMntrpxxz2_OAjozKYZQsLdGbOX_hD6KOjqdiW740mL_qpoqe6RyIl6qwVEJf-TXtikVRTNQjs-/w376-h400/043A2B44-A4D0-4BFF-953F-82DEE5E05BB4_1_201_a.heic" width="376" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1ug9asbaomO_nwmfLt5OVbtHaV2vuSglC9VZ8w7rqhAo_edepgHsdCOfc4vjGIrqIRiZ9rqDWg40T8R1dzvXwAN9MS8sTsS8q3QbDi3FpIMnyHZVBKCcHjV2EifWuTdpmu6KK66MyKZen_7TawRzsjGWAVhHL6rExsUDdTIISJn7v9z4pRcEeKL9/s3017/7125BBB3-4463-46E2-A9F5-041D2B29FFB5_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2416" data-original-width="3017" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1ug9asbaomO_nwmfLt5OVbtHaV2vuSglC9VZ8w7rqhAo_edepgHsdCOfc4vjGIrqIRiZ9rqDWg40T8R1dzvXwAN9MS8sTsS8q3QbDi3FpIMnyHZVBKCcHjV2EifWuTdpmu6KK66MyKZen_7TawRzsjGWAVhHL6rExsUDdTIISJn7v9z4pRcEeKL9/w400-h320/7125BBB3-4463-46E2-A9F5-041D2B29FFB5_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">To accommodate workers the town of Fort Peck was created near the dam site. Dormitories that would house up to 6000 men were built. A large recreation hall and a theater that showed movies 24 hours a day were constructed along with a hospital and a hotel. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoa8JbORRwYq_wvNj3gcOYDxT7YVDYtG5-E8VSBnrU1dq600_CGsvoCC_dDyXRqTkpr6Fnl3b56poJbV06BI8PckLoMowUMhswSHJCZ9RDCsNmtzpP3R6Bi5JbocDuJD6hUWGDgIM4ZTpy0hl-MvZsHEgNo1Nnx2hjJ6HO1tnNPpnbCTCPqeYoLCF/s3363/C443AB3C-0F94-4040-9441-3400232E5C2F_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2525" data-original-width="3363" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJoa8JbORRwYq_wvNj3gcOYDxT7YVDYtG5-E8VSBnrU1dq600_CGsvoCC_dDyXRqTkpr6Fnl3b56poJbV06BI8PckLoMowUMhswSHJCZ9RDCsNmtzpP3R6Bi5JbocDuJD6hUWGDgIM4ZTpy0hl-MvZsHEgNo1Nnx2hjJ6HO1tnNPpnbCTCPqeYoLCF/w400-h300/C443AB3C-0F94-4040-9441-3400232E5C2F_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is the theater building today, where we attended a performance of "Hank Williams - Lost Highway"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzIqgBNw1v6Cm95_DhTudCSj7xsd_y29L5M-q2Oqivwr5waRA2-DcaKcjynY0itQLubSroDOZI6HS_n4LzJjhGsaxOrF1ygXHXOLY5x6au7_3queRCRO3mC-S1WvjiuRVdIJCaoxQEzD_g-PmpvCYRSV_y-DQh0YwpfgRt2HoD0iDIhhgAXDX7p5H/s3772/B91B9D76-972B-4BE5-8979-D135C202CBE1_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2496" data-original-width="3772" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijzIqgBNw1v6Cm95_DhTudCSj7xsd_y29L5M-q2Oqivwr5waRA2-DcaKcjynY0itQLubSroDOZI6HS_n4LzJjhGsaxOrF1ygXHXOLY5x6au7_3queRCRO3mC-S1WvjiuRVdIJCaoxQEzD_g-PmpvCYRSV_y-DQh0YwpfgRt2HoD0iDIhhgAXDX7p5H/s320/B91B9D76-972B-4BE5-8979-D135C202CBE1_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is one dorm building under construction</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JCDEvjieWKz-rVUVN-SqvGy-HnMkGtGyRvFCuiNgiWXw9Z-om8FvvDEbsMKy04vZSa48a2fycl0zd8fPBbfkA4mUWhjqEpc1oXEGWOqYbm7IoeCwLRsryd70q4uRghw0mdeSNbR0S75Bn4RVFiKBYejRGbjDSrwcO6tiSQRzqv0WcjDZnvshC7cl/s2855/25030727-DE20-4B18-A243-17D64DD70D86_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2208" data-original-width="2855" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3JCDEvjieWKz-rVUVN-SqvGy-HnMkGtGyRvFCuiNgiWXw9Z-om8FvvDEbsMKy04vZSa48a2fycl0zd8fPBbfkA4mUWhjqEpc1oXEGWOqYbm7IoeCwLRsryd70q4uRghw0mdeSNbR0S75Bn4RVFiKBYejRGbjDSrwcO6tiSQRzqv0WcjDZnvshC7cl/s320/25030727-DE20-4B18-A243-17D64DD70D86_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">But there was a problem. The dormitories were meant for men, only. Many men traveled to Fort Peck for work with their families. Several boom towns sprung up around the dam construction site for families. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8siOwC11nS7DrODpcrSa93X-WcvII9okgRGMNBOsJA6-4W0l3QP7wfrJA075hICa83p4fxrfQmlTmfnaZvrdKzo5D4WD93SeRWDYV6xur6R5qYBJwqWMz-8_p_7Gfc3muSZhKlfXeo6zaFfJeTde9788E1mAMm35AsQm7LP51E6urvQ0slG7GwrW/s2437/7F49C327-91C8-46B8-B368-9435E0EDB928_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="2437" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC8siOwC11nS7DrODpcrSa93X-WcvII9okgRGMNBOsJA6-4W0l3QP7wfrJA075hICa83p4fxrfQmlTmfnaZvrdKzo5D4WD93SeRWDYV6xur6R5qYBJwqWMz-8_p_7Gfc3muSZhKlfXeo6zaFfJeTde9788E1mAMm35AsQm7LP51E6urvQ0slG7GwrW/s320/7F49C327-91C8-46B8-B368-9435E0EDB928_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzz2r3VnGVSVLEdwRjv8noxJ1Z-O3pNSQMzdbN516cyjUwXxZsy750MnDE9c95eyQ0EoTsFVV9bDjti2T42knbzgA049860MJ47BEOOH8kB0Bbt_qGeriRNwsf_p8gOwwv95DeQCLJSWUiLuv-eVcmNnu_PXGj--xeEbooEsK5rDBxaheBf-zPczV/s2699/50C8373B-CF59-4FA4-9352-0B8B5FBFD86A_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2699" data-original-width="2449" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvzz2r3VnGVSVLEdwRjv8noxJ1Z-O3pNSQMzdbN516cyjUwXxZsy750MnDE9c95eyQ0EoTsFVV9bDjti2T42knbzgA049860MJ47BEOOH8kB0Bbt_qGeriRNwsf_p8gOwwv95DeQCLJSWUiLuv-eVcmNnu_PXGj--xeEbooEsK5rDBxaheBf-zPczV/s320/50C8373B-CF59-4FA4-9352-0B8B5FBFD86A_1_201_a.heic" width="290" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Many of the families lived in small, crude shanties that barely kept them warm in the frigid winters. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFpf1N3drCUysKGRMxLQDlRzOueEKlPRp_rb_I3ZcQAoHaWliXV0JJj6sK1PrKcsUzdK5drLHnEHoreNlBpbu2odYYkTj93EbCmkP2hKmp_58fx0CQCewkCiPDfr85kJshwq5QUO1QhyylbSnoukGhV_HV5QqUG91Gcfy7ZUqMfWZ5t2gCuG3UwUv/s1692/8815098F-CA06-4852-A1EE-2E0DC2C29F63_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1692" data-original-width="1527" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnFpf1N3drCUysKGRMxLQDlRzOueEKlPRp_rb_I3ZcQAoHaWliXV0JJj6sK1PrKcsUzdK5drLHnEHoreNlBpbu2odYYkTj93EbCmkP2hKmp_58fx0CQCewkCiPDfr85kJshwq5QUO1QhyylbSnoukGhV_HV5QqUG91Gcfy7ZUqMfWZ5t2gCuG3UwUv/s320/8815098F-CA06-4852-A1EE-2E0DC2C29F63_1_201_a.heic" width="289" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Working on the dam was grueling. At the height of construction over 10,000 men were working in 3 shifts over 24 hours each day. In all, close to 50,000 men were employed by the project. There were 61 fatalities in the years of construction, eight caused by a landslide.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0lbrjQ3LB8vWVARaH2EmAstST4O9fmRx1RlyhcLZgQ55LNG-pOhRi-JA_S63G2SfhhY5s8v56fJ_Ubk3eizVooIfBij45-6CTgyd9Vnr0_igD1aQhdR0IMT7W-lZqh2porDZ41BQxg2T0Kim6dycN9NZy1IBCcDHf8hgtQ95Q8JDyb3h8Ika4Tx4/s2840/88B248E0-7040-4B80-9B53-42F20CC00EFA_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2840" data-original-width="2086" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0lbrjQ3LB8vWVARaH2EmAstST4O9fmRx1RlyhcLZgQ55LNG-pOhRi-JA_S63G2SfhhY5s8v56fJ_Ubk3eizVooIfBij45-6CTgyd9Vnr0_igD1aQhdR0IMT7W-lZqh2porDZ41BQxg2T0Kim6dycN9NZy1IBCcDHf8hgtQ95Q8JDyb3h8Ika4Tx4/w294-h400/88B248E0-7040-4B80-9B53-42F20CC00EFA_1_201_a.heic" width="294" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWj-22StHloPmu4VkO5fyQuJuhhTWeC25BWU-vmJp0Kqv1GjFoAeKJJC9fb7wfyCyWaRiP4kM5kIHaqGLmGuyK8gQTKavrDKqQFIqm7R17qvjlR0cQMt1Z1QE9BzSukvNtqu1ideb4WGGV0-36u78UNMLmXoyhpPLaNmdNKGTwiKz9OMUPHEASgeMy/s3267/17C07532-D7AE-474D-8E6D-07AF62419752_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="3267" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWj-22StHloPmu4VkO5fyQuJuhhTWeC25BWU-vmJp0Kqv1GjFoAeKJJC9fb7wfyCyWaRiP4kM5kIHaqGLmGuyK8gQTKavrDKqQFIqm7R17qvjlR0cQMt1Z1QE9BzSukvNtqu1ideb4WGGV0-36u78UNMLmXoyhpPLaNmdNKGTwiKz9OMUPHEASgeMy/w400-h195/17C07532-D7AE-474D-8E6D-07AF62419752_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Vickie & Kaitlyn below Fort Peck Dam</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3s_eZ-3Iq6pt_pCZIbTVMffHfPb4cOrdcBoibXQci-W0I7qasDUOgEI6_PFaoZSsGtSPJ1syzyTId32YVu7H36VG6U1tpdc5yWpOTll5VwjNSzbo85JDse0u9OBT7gTqmarGwNjd1UgbsVHlJfk6fsNRCA_3KAWuYB28cnoPK5uypd0dMnJsj67_/s4032/0CD716BF-7B84-462C-A40C-7243697A6600.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3s_eZ-3Iq6pt_pCZIbTVMffHfPb4cOrdcBoibXQci-W0I7qasDUOgEI6_PFaoZSsGtSPJ1syzyTId32YVu7H36VG6U1tpdc5yWpOTll5VwjNSzbo85JDse0u9OBT7gTqmarGwNjd1UgbsVHlJfk6fsNRCA_3KAWuYB28cnoPK5uypd0dMnJsj67_/w300-h400/0CD716BF-7B84-462C-A40C-7243697A6600.heic" width="300" /></a><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The dam has an excellent interpretive center. Some of the center deals with local flora and fauna, and even includes some displays of live fish. There is an impressive geologic and paleontology exhibit of fossils, as well as information about construction of the dam and life around Fort Peck. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-42519996041404525722023-06-14T13:48:00.000-06:002023-06-14T13:48:13.839-06:00Fort Union<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fort Union was built in 1828 on a high bluff along the Missouri River, near the confluence of the Yellowstone River. It is in a location that Lewis & Clark noted as a possible trade site on the upper Missouri, near present day Williston, ND. The fort was built "larger than life" to impress fur traders and make them think this was the best trading post around! The trading post was built by the American Fur Company owned by John Jacob Astor. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52dHltNGbBalCxzrQYuzIAa21vfw9w7lNSwQnjeR5TYTa0j15rYKqIzyO9aPh0vWxDla06o3hQdmOXRV0xSZmjj1-eULUHDqaVWdvRpSxqP-fugQm8jEHGuHbS0EwXobjY3HnlpVASeYoqsfV22n4DHQodv5JnPadJwB_NE0PVoIcF-9W3cb185Md/s1600/Fort%20union%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52dHltNGbBalCxzrQYuzIAa21vfw9w7lNSwQnjeR5TYTa0j15rYKqIzyO9aPh0vWxDla06o3hQdmOXRV0xSZmjj1-eULUHDqaVWdvRpSxqP-fugQm8jEHGuHbS0EwXobjY3HnlpVASeYoqsfV22n4DHQodv5JnPadJwB_NE0PVoIcF-9W3cb185Md/w400-h225/Fort%20union%202.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Image from North Dakota Travel & Tourism Guide</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The approach to the fort is imposing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUExFs2twRWQQSAYjQKy7w5wM-pgtRM78UqPtNPU_imWg7T66-EEA-Dghi9FUqTaowg6SKPa-3C0BugfrUWIzmq7pzZltWXMPrz95_G_mP4FU1eaxuvB_QFVUD0ebwR7RbKnSDvEgaRMR-a-0bA_YcYLeOnm_yvg2GCpcON3dB2-XsApyP-vr8iqdi/s4032/7F81565F-502E-4B0C-B1B7-84303C04FE11.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUExFs2twRWQQSAYjQKy7w5wM-pgtRM78UqPtNPU_imWg7T66-EEA-Dghi9FUqTaowg6SKPa-3C0BugfrUWIzmq7pzZltWXMPrz95_G_mP4FU1eaxuvB_QFVUD0ebwR7RbKnSDvEgaRMR-a-0bA_YcYLeOnm_yvg2GCpcON3dB2-XsApyP-vr8iqdi/s320/7F81565F-502E-4B0C-B1B7-84303C04FE11.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fur traders met with Fort Union personnel at the small window on the left. If they had promising furs they were let into an enclosed portion of the fort where they had access to a room where furs could be spread out and examined. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FBTKdmkEztwciZv8Fg2nf5SanNb4gONrA78KuMhoYdmhY9UtUoSfEtv0OPxNN9KrzRngJKJz54W67QwuuAtPa5oi4JWsdJ_BbpFu-R-PPEiD_K8y7fE0XJcShjAFexjSGqzMxWAnaFNTI0Yu75SjlgWWictefMSwdSDKalF_emMLAbcdyi3vIPcJ/s1024/fort%20union.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="683" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-FBTKdmkEztwciZv8Fg2nf5SanNb4gONrA78KuMhoYdmhY9UtUoSfEtv0OPxNN9KrzRngJKJz54W67QwuuAtPa5oi4JWsdJ_BbpFu-R-PPEiD_K8y7fE0XJcShjAFexjSGqzMxWAnaFNTI0Yu75SjlgWWictefMSwdSDKalF_emMLAbcdyi3vIPcJ/s320/fort%20union.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pAqyqYrvE14jrYbT9ffXkqVACARCnAK9Ggxgk4joJ0bYjlYORz4BxbQzjZbuo-MEWB0W0MKdrVD4HqkmxEGgJ19E6d3vjmvsSx3uPxqICEuCqr48s5VNqnU9x7uRW2IY1ejl4jUJj_FOTPAla2ZK_Ud1AY7y2UHlDcH-gE1Sasz47BicUHzELnlS/s4032/639C379E-ADA6-445E-A356-386E48F34544.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9pAqyqYrvE14jrYbT9ffXkqVACARCnAK9Ggxgk4joJ0bYjlYORz4BxbQzjZbuo-MEWB0W0MKdrVD4HqkmxEGgJ19E6d3vjmvsSx3uPxqICEuCqr48s5VNqnU9x7uRW2IY1ejl4jUJj_FOTPAla2ZK_Ud1AY7y2UHlDcH-gE1Sasz47BicUHzELnlS/s320/639C379E-ADA6-445E-A356-386E48F34544.heic" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In the examination room there was another trade window where the fur traders could request items to take in trade for their furs. Items they might trade for included woven cloth, beads, pots or pans, metal tools, fire arms and spear heads and other items imported from Europe and those that are not able to be made in the wilderness areas of the northwest. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBz66lEAstyGYec5lLygLfatZZIkhaQIw_KMvYUOu-nq8pcEUAhH1EtPzX3Vy95EEq5m0O9Xbg4pQh3hODikt43GQMCoSh1xyUYMeloEO9vE-ksgUZcu3n-t_fvtB15RhxmY3e43nvu4cAg9ROLVV0nZIKwCUpg7z4Io6ENmb1Q5qcickKml07QQGj/s4032/D541CA9A-CF35-4BE5-BD19-0F51A8052DA9.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBz66lEAstyGYec5lLygLfatZZIkhaQIw_KMvYUOu-nq8pcEUAhH1EtPzX3Vy95EEq5m0O9Xbg4pQh3hODikt43GQMCoSh1xyUYMeloEO9vE-ksgUZcu3n-t_fvtB15RhxmY3e43nvu4cAg9ROLVV0nZIKwCUpg7z4Io6ENmb1Q5qcickKml07QQGj/s320/D541CA9A-CF35-4BE5-BD19-0F51A8052DA9.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Beaver pelts were the high value trading item until the 1830's when beaver-felt hats fell out of favor and were replaced by silk hats. After that tanned buffalo hides (called robes) became the high value item. About 20,000 robes were shipped out each year. One Indian family could process about 20 robes per year. Pelts and hides were pressed and bound into bundles so more could be packed on steam ships that began plying the river in 1832. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The fort was profitable for 39 years. Around 1867 trade diminished as buffalo began migrating west, Indians engaged in wars and employees began leaving. The US bought the fort when it ceased to be a trading post, but never used the property. Anything of value was moved to establish Fort Buford about 3 miles away, which saved as a supply depot for military operations. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-39021781936289497502023-06-13T22:23:00.000-06:002023-06-13T22:23:29.853-06:00Fort Mandan<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Corps of Discovery wintered near current Washburn, ND, close to Mandan and Hidatsa Indian villages. The Mandans had proven to be kind, and had a strong trade network established. The Corps could possibly use this as a foothold for future commerce. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The men began construction of fortified living quarters in early November. They created several rooms for the men, storage rooms, captains' quarters and rooms for daily activities and work. The rooms formed a "V" shape and the span between the buildings was fortified with tall cottonwood logs as a palisade. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2za-3nzLjMa4AG6NeLXcFCGWGACJ2SwqKwLEJfJwBANSksOeVquY0VqbtT3-ziItKtv-5Or-Ke1o1TnFfeh-FQrQv7u8IiD66RJXy8nK-IhvlDJBqZkIN_kK1fJNj5_YWRZ-_O4KG7hGqaovey7DpzVfzwfWRhdnLfRxwbmpAurv-7MxxbZ3EL1o_/s4032/582FE090-1496-4BF8-AF65-95CE4CE32D5A.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2za-3nzLjMa4AG6NeLXcFCGWGACJ2SwqKwLEJfJwBANSksOeVquY0VqbtT3-ziItKtv-5Or-Ke1o1TnFfeh-FQrQv7u8IiD66RJXy8nK-IhvlDJBqZkIN_kK1fJNj5_YWRZ-_O4KG7hGqaovey7DpzVfzwfWRhdnLfRxwbmpAurv-7MxxbZ3EL1o_/s320/582FE090-1496-4BF8-AF65-95CE4CE32D5A.heic" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibltio_NJ-iE1pgEEsoLFtQqhAtSjPKz1HVHguLAfDls0phqufj-MbSapWH-n1o9P16-pynDBm-ulCQH5yop_vZ6oxVBsF4K7EX6e7v_THlVexZN4ccvhUKBkLxYNNtZuH1OYxUDz-RU-XQtE-ToXEFx9u8SMIOBsHYAMt7HVcJsoJZ3stQVpXa2g5/s4032/4C5250DC-28F2-4AA9-9915-55F9BC78AE43.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibltio_NJ-iE1pgEEsoLFtQqhAtSjPKz1HVHguLAfDls0phqufj-MbSapWH-n1o9P16-pynDBm-ulCQH5yop_vZ6oxVBsF4K7EX6e7v_THlVexZN4ccvhUKBkLxYNNtZuH1OYxUDz-RU-XQtE-ToXEFx9u8SMIOBsHYAMt7HVcJsoJZ3stQVpXa2g5/s320/4C5250DC-28F2-4AA9-9915-55F9BC78AE43.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Fort was constructed to protect them men from hostile Indians, especially the Sioux. However, they experienced no problems.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vQ04hpZnqj7gZek_KxyVZB4NFlRz2M7096Asbli5yIuSdL3pdatjqtKdFIvGMH7mSKcIPlD7v3tuaFh3WESt1C1B51N_IX8-m1Urj5bkRPD0ybfAT6ULniR4dIE8SVgvmZLyhhORf4K5NcCp3-HNb_HF6Ts9CFCxW4kiz5SornXuC0SGkShYhHMS/s4032/8CAB0034-4CCE-4EE3-9362-663EEEED9960.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vQ04hpZnqj7gZek_KxyVZB4NFlRz2M7096Asbli5yIuSdL3pdatjqtKdFIvGMH7mSKcIPlD7v3tuaFh3WESt1C1B51N_IX8-m1Urj5bkRPD0ybfAT6ULniR4dIE8SVgvmZLyhhORf4K5NcCp3-HNb_HF6Ts9CFCxW4kiz5SornXuC0SGkShYhHMS/s320/8CAB0034-4CCE-4EE3-9362-663EEEED9960.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Over the winter the men made rope, clothing, metal objects for trade with Indians, dried meat and made 6 canoes from large trees. 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Near Fort Mandan a large statue of Seaman has been constructed with a nice description of Seaman's purchase and the ways in which he helped the men.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzMab_w2DoqdMwqWFK1-O7k_5bZ2AZBhmJ3HIwuc39GLy5owuap4qbleIvb0HdOoE0y53mAWbRde_WnhDBI9x5z4mPXN0SAxd4KuvmvdRLWqToFbpT7dtXcB2pOGrkFGBR2QunQEtnASg5ItHnxi2j-1pL5ut4IvGTzaWx7M_iSoiAMX1pEcsvT9S/s4032/87A787AB-393D-4D54-9D9D-280449C05CA3.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBzMab_w2DoqdMwqWFK1-O7k_5bZ2AZBhmJ3HIwuc39GLy5owuap4qbleIvb0HdOoE0y53mAWbRde_WnhDBI9x5z4mPXN0SAxd4KuvmvdRLWqToFbpT7dtXcB2pOGrkFGBR2QunQEtnASg5ItHnxi2j-1pL5ut4IvGTzaWx7M_iSoiAMX1pEcsvT9S/s320/87A787AB-393D-4D54-9D9D-280449C05CA3.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The keel boat began its return journey with a small crew and specimens, maps, reports and journals for President Jefferson</span></div><br /><p><br /></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-59743245504964612612023-06-08T08:42:00.000-06:002023-06-08T08:42:06.437-06:00Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center - Washburn, ND<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">En route from Epping, ND to Fort Peck, MT we stopped at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center in Washburn, ND. Many of the Interpretive Centers we have visited have been very impressive. This is among my favorites. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Huge metal sculptures of Lewis, Clark and Chief Sheheke greet visitors at the center.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcN-aDKD5jbTumMnIXOiNqIRrHu675t5rpW4kwiDt8R1_RgrvbxjwdHX8sKTMDj6rXxz9Qo3yxME6rUUC5O5Cwi22S-Bylc3_QWpxjMfXL5GGH4POwMhKYmpkX34ZQA_NUV8dzPaZfuPZjyZ_6Dmupy2zbZnBJmF7E4CKLiC5VCGJt8as8vkuyJybU/s4032/F8479C9F-5EF7-416C-B159-55F2D79BDB5F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcN-aDKD5jbTumMnIXOiNqIRrHu675t5rpW4kwiDt8R1_RgrvbxjwdHX8sKTMDj6rXxz9Qo3yxME6rUUC5O5Cwi22S-Bylc3_QWpxjMfXL5GGH4POwMhKYmpkX34ZQA_NUV8dzPaZfuPZjyZ_6Dmupy2zbZnBJmF7E4CKLiC5VCGJt8as8vkuyJybU/s320/F8479C9F-5EF7-416C-B159-55F2D79BDB5F.heic" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The displays were innovative....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbEBHDHiaAbeWvIod78BQ8NjgewwODlhyrSfrAeyNSzzhvzqtUc2ReL-dCAtbPvgA-9u8YdmwX9xgFHEIuKRiJhqFWNKuYJnkiSIvnGX4y607--7bG-rRz-nZ_GHF4m4pmo9yJdRoXc1cYVQRwv_WVa3HpFRqZSh_oxZWRzb4lrjnzCx38DyyOpE_/s4032/34FCB20A-4DDC-4113-B1F2-A8D23A4CC232.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbEBHDHiaAbeWvIod78BQ8NjgewwODlhyrSfrAeyNSzzhvzqtUc2ReL-dCAtbPvgA-9u8YdmwX9xgFHEIuKRiJhqFWNKuYJnkiSIvnGX4y607--7bG-rRz-nZ_GHF4m4pmo9yJdRoXc1cYVQRwv_WVa3HpFRqZSh_oxZWRzb4lrjnzCx38DyyOpE_/s320/34FCB20A-4DDC-4113-B1F2-A8D23A4CC232.heic" width="240" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">\</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Of course, I had to play along</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPf0bIBjVJ4wghCuPKADVUbnF0bUAGTuDJU9wY5dQ-uAEMIH0C1jJrtd4enRetrM_fND78qKYjJgKOrkdlEoi5yQLF43LhOe2i-M8q-7wY_KxS8bZhsANqUEZZ3XCxLuYrw85iGOEoV3ibPRZsHSeRrjxQaK3IvqMmH4InFPedfqpQheUg8q2_4Bsc/s1936/F0AF2036-7A7F-4AD9-9915-B3660651C082.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="918" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPf0bIBjVJ4wghCuPKADVUbnF0bUAGTuDJU9wY5dQ-uAEMIH0C1jJrtd4enRetrM_fND78qKYjJgKOrkdlEoi5yQLF43LhOe2i-M8q-7wY_KxS8bZhsANqUEZZ3XCxLuYrw85iGOEoV3ibPRZsHSeRrjxQaK3IvqMmH4InFPedfqpQheUg8q2_4Bsc/s320/F0AF2036-7A7F-4AD9-9915-B3660651C082.jpeg" width="152" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Corps of Discovery reached this area as winter was setting in.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Mandan Indians were friendly and would help the party,</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">so they created a fortified camp in the area. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw2cCMcyw9La9NaQ9Dq7gG6Hekr5-WMlCmWOUwZEWd2pzYdww8mEv8fDMDlzIYcKo1qRiQsExq_Nbq9B6Gui1RA0tp-lyE7AQdeRvcLeFPqz6BSBr4bR_qGYfRWjFO8T0J-jBuNA6VGUOYKd8_WvPPmXZXdMSLsryjIPSWBL3p9uablGDvUt9xN6NQ/s4032/FC5AE84C-29F4-4310-883B-43319C7B1677.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmFPmfH7Vk1qNnBqkJQzFD8XlQuiK-2JmVUO34X0Lhvz4Gx6V0M3RPAq0fLGz6zF5y2DmXBqw7tr0xgvHSRkGc7ED1OA6fBFRjJ7ZFEhPMIdepjemn-q_kk1_jzdxJO7iX5wTslFqsB6QyH4ZXfA_2F2UqCaOPLZdG6oswhl07HjE4MDpUnHjGV_4t/s320/F6F3B350-C063-4C65-AC2C-FD4B040BD6B9.heic" width="240" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Knowing that the keel boat would not be able to proceed further north on the Missouri as it grew more shallow, it was sent back with journals and specimens of plants, animals and minerals. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KkfKZ5AZez1QYOjTqmDbb-O7gGbHM8Ecr-Ypl3jj5tkCyDzbTDdphdBpcN-fdW4ZdCEm4vqly4j7qZmZOZ0J3yPSPH3M2hvw3uc1diilAanZnzO0D_4aip1LDnc1kHJ8k52Kh6pq96Seod8Cjh8gJz0YCkdt2inUkbWbDzx5mU57EXoE1fp37Kje/s4032/E78AF691-58C9-4863-B247-E37F70512870.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Not only does it have a nice campground, but it has several great historical sites. The Park is located in Mandan, North Dakota, which is across the Missouri River from Bismarck. The Visitors Center has some wonderful historical displays. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">From the Visitors Center it's a short walk to the "On-a-Slant" village that once held 75 Mandan earth lodges. The village was occupied for an estimated 200 years, or greater, until the smallpox epidemic of 1781. Lewis & Clark visited the site and learned of its history from an Indian guide. The park service has recreated a few of the earth lodges, and inside there are some displays telling of the culture, lives and history of the people.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Mandan people were members of the Hidatsa tribe. They had a matriarchal society with each earth lodge being "owned" by the eldest female of the family. The lodges held 10-15 people, the grand parents, sons and their wives and their children. Caches were dug into the floor for storage of dried vegetables. Pits were also used for trash and sometimes burial. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A few recreated Mandan lodges on the site of the original village. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGrs7RFf9NzY-pXC5f9aiFmO-AKhUIRFFCfYck6ChHH5NVZMYtmckdTUqToyQAHu_jtdxx6Zn6NUFGsoR1fiyYU-fbuUrx-bvvxgjKPv6erI5qjkpVlyeTdTaEG7d-czJvcue4tDR3wOBPdS7w4cYjCh5m2fQWzDNvpi8Os7D7AsEcugqm6Pg9Fn7/s4032/AD30A041-AC61-448E-A189-DC348C862268.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNGrs7RFf9NzY-pXC5f9aiFmO-AKhUIRFFCfYck6ChHH5NVZMYtmckdTUqToyQAHu_jtdxx6Zn6NUFGsoR1fiyYU-fbuUrx-bvvxgjKPv6erI5qjkpVlyeTdTaEG7d-czJvcue4tDR3wOBPdS7w4cYjCh5m2fQWzDNvpi8Os7D7AsEcugqm6Pg9Fn7/w400-h300/AD30A041-AC61-448E-A189-DC348C862268.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The village was situated on a bluff near the Missouri River. It had a natural ravine along one side, and the Indians built a wood barricade along the other exposed sides of the village for protection from other Indians.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeczOA6ZmRd69B5HtM3_G1P_7eQ121TCNhGqNDbq-U470tCjLxUyOWsIaWTmy-CyR1v-NJGhn0BcGuUQcHEbZICYVJsy07MKOIc3m-JmVfsaKu4Ro_5H8dLxgnBprESr_GPHODkm3u24E_i02cSb1pcw_ueuf5UEOWe035tIO_xG0Dz4sws1Ehv5G/s4032/8AC5AF18-8F99-41D7-891E-EFC9D038AF18.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeczOA6ZmRd69B5HtM3_G1P_7eQ121TCNhGqNDbq-U470tCjLxUyOWsIaWTmy-CyR1v-NJGhn0BcGuUQcHEbZICYVJsy07MKOIc3m-JmVfsaKu4Ro_5H8dLxgnBprESr_GPHODkm3u24E_i02cSb1pcw_ueuf5UEOWe035tIO_xG0Dz4sws1Ehv5G/w400-h300/8AC5AF18-8F99-41D7-891E-EFC9D038AF18.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A cross section of what a cache might look like.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SyzcAwLw8VH01s6r8wQGSfwdwsIrr723c14kf3f-63PyEa24mpMZCazMa7DjCsGaIglvY6Bdd5Pr9tmDJ_7wo7JqQfeljjv4236oZ7G_22X4z8tLWGrJveyn-7xaJ9IEhOfVv5icKTsspG4O_5Mh7XCWK9WhvluRxxnn7mCmtjm6i44BTAgTLNxt/s4032/4D6714CB-3200-458E-B537-17968B3B31AB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3SyzcAwLw8VH01s6r8wQGSfwdwsIrr723c14kf3f-63PyEa24mpMZCazMa7DjCsGaIglvY6Bdd5Pr9tmDJ_7wo7JqQfeljjv4236oZ7G_22X4z8tLWGrJveyn-7xaJ9IEhOfVv5icKTsspG4O_5Mh7XCWK9WhvluRxxnn7mCmtjm6i44BTAgTLNxt/w300-h400/4D6714CB-3200-458E-B537-17968B3B31AB.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Buffalo skins would have been used to block of the entrance when it was cold. Some beds may have been made out of logs and placed along the perimeter of the lodge. Children would most likely sleep on the floor in buffalo skins. We were told that in the larger lodges in another nearby village, horses were even brought in during inclement weather. The On-a-Slant village was decimated by smallpox. Survivors moved north and rebuilt in smaller villages.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This lodge had interesting, informative displays printed on "hides"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotwv1a7Z35aak12sZwC8R72PZDmpeEyNF1q-iHrU6P1ITrje6u5LKr4MKTrkdi5eMHh0iDoZ8Fp1ZepLIAwwNzmjo5UJHz5eWia40-4fVPQ_daNz7qC3ht5fsnn9hQ62_Ampsdvn6ejinsCARIrmf93Uv8WiTIrlRZFiaxiMTn-nYn-za30Vtd9L3/s4032/7DD1EC8E-CA5A-4E43-A919-774289D305AD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiotwv1a7Z35aak12sZwC8R72PZDmpeEyNF1q-iHrU6P1ITrje6u5LKr4MKTrkdi5eMHh0iDoZ8Fp1ZepLIAwwNzmjo5UJHz5eWia40-4fVPQ_daNz7qC3ht5fsnn9hQ62_Ampsdvn6ejinsCARIrmf93Uv8WiTIrlRZFiaxiMTn-nYn-za30Vtd9L3/w400-h300/7DD1EC8E-CA5A-4E43-A919-774289D305AD.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">One display talked about storytellers. This was an amusing story they shared.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntYFn0oIh-NSpHpGOTkTdoP4U71gl6B5gImKW1yO4jsD8XHJdXafrXV9MaYXm0EMtWpxmAZ_u5VxIVCKNhqsuZVUNuBtjRWEhOgpkyY9aFZ9MAoyIBfYm91TJj2E5ZR7Vc1QPL-M0HT1pZHUqJk-xBaTwONDIuqa58PueKbnk8xuBvWwoGbo2ja3M/s4032/2B769A42-8C77-40B3-88B9-B7331BB0DCAA.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntYFn0oIh-NSpHpGOTkTdoP4U71gl6B5gImKW1yO4jsD8XHJdXafrXV9MaYXm0EMtWpxmAZ_u5VxIVCKNhqsuZVUNuBtjRWEhOgpkyY9aFZ9MAoyIBfYm91TJj2E5ZR7Vc1QPL-M0HT1pZHUqJk-xBaTwONDIuqa58PueKbnk8xuBvWwoGbo2ja3M/w640-h480/2B769A42-8C77-40B3-88B9-B7331BB0DCAA.heic" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHj8aDnEOoVCOkCoiyrEDlllRMZIQ8lK0sKHLnmyGecYMWUYciicw2Njc3HDf1BhfckRkFCEmo27GQgIEUmFdb4kDNhmGbEr4rqf9Kpfg7-BRPbVDcT2eKoZB3Pd4nBYn0_Ie-YpwjUqqQGL2S9hK6QVBbFVH8wQmPQKHmbItllASw5dJaidE72808/s4032/F454D7B5-696F-44D1-A8AD-5F7C36EEAAE9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHj8aDnEOoVCOkCoiyrEDlllRMZIQ8lK0sKHLnmyGecYMWUYciicw2Njc3HDf1BhfckRkFCEmo27GQgIEUmFdb4kDNhmGbEr4rqf9Kpfg7-BRPbVDcT2eKoZB3Pd4nBYn0_Ie-YpwjUqqQGL2S9hK6QVBbFVH8wQmPQKHmbItllASw5dJaidE72808/w400-h300/F454D7B5-696F-44D1-A8AD-5F7C36EEAAE9.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">In the early 1870's Fort McKeen was constructed on a hill overlooking the Missouri the infantry built a fortified post with blockhouses on three corners, having palisades of cottonwood walls or rugged hillsides to protect them from attack. From this vantage point they could see any action around them. The fort was renamed Fort Abraham Lincoln.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DLue9VyCYPfFODEXWPzORGxF9k7-VdW82069EyP_Cx5se5mLMIRTrTchdwXbqubEj0r-Rmdw6PVyT6pcJZu5viMwofecJ2u1Jf6xAXzJPker89kNOFgRNEQREwbwVg2NliKgkxuZRrLC1lhacPtmimq4_wrPMqVzjFVjdhFP4i2N1FbdaPTpMI9j/s4032/D0AE2121-4C1C-4FB6-B511-CCB9F962B2F0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1DLue9VyCYPfFODEXWPzORGxF9k7-VdW82069EyP_Cx5se5mLMIRTrTchdwXbqubEj0r-Rmdw6PVyT6pcJZu5viMwofecJ2u1Jf6xAXzJPker89kNOFgRNEQREwbwVg2NliKgkxuZRrLC1lhacPtmimq4_wrPMqVzjFVjdhFP4i2N1FbdaPTpMI9j/w300-h400/D0AE2121-4C1C-4FB6-B511-CCB9F962B2F0.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The plan of the fort</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tAMBYoKfIKOY2jhW-g4SDXuKkEf-mfBvs93wqbmRVfEUd2ZOsqaY1MZzx8ThbvzNM1CzBbbOC07HzYVp3JwIcIh46eRuFYvq9Tuh4s-lqFwu4EZyqoJJBgnXbx_lAIBHngNgjnH0BXzkcpu6IF4BFls1tnNwhjso0e1W3u8T1p5b918mcg9KlqrG/s4032/B50417EB-87E9-4A91-AC97-A91EAF53EB28.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tAMBYoKfIKOY2jhW-g4SDXuKkEf-mfBvs93wqbmRVfEUd2ZOsqaY1MZzx8ThbvzNM1CzBbbOC07HzYVp3JwIcIh46eRuFYvq9Tuh4s-lqFwu4EZyqoJJBgnXbx_lAIBHngNgjnH0BXzkcpu6IF4BFls1tnNwhjso0e1W3u8T1p5b918mcg9KlqrG/w300-h400/B50417EB-87E9-4A91-AC97-A91EAF53EB28.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Congress authorized the addition of cavalry to the post in 1873. George Custer was the first commander of the expanded facility. His house and some of the buildings of the cavalry unit have been rebuilt on the site where they originally stood. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpPb05xLisCubpCLHwKqApjfiA1nJfLSWql7plBpyZOZ9HETMZE-Sxg2TF1yyfw7o7-_9m3wB3u3AsrsSifC0ixp_NSgnIUG3f0LfS1M13MhqtqBTMoCFwfcKYd-ytTF7g3YsninHuJl5WjZI0ghPgK6e85vH_2sLBrvv76RgCcAMECVsiPbkemHU/s4032/F6C5751C-1617-4E1C-B532-0A90C9674C12.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpPb05xLisCubpCLHwKqApjfiA1nJfLSWql7plBpyZOZ9HETMZE-Sxg2TF1yyfw7o7-_9m3wB3u3AsrsSifC0ixp_NSgnIUG3f0LfS1M13MhqtqBTMoCFwfcKYd-ytTF7g3YsninHuJl5WjZI0ghPgK6e85vH_2sLBrvv76RgCcAMECVsiPbkemHU/w400-h300/F6C5751C-1617-4E1C-B532-0A90C9674C12.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgozi8YTaZIzIOzq-ylcX2b-Wkk-H4xUifcs_GmmCnTFAj5e5L10YS7rcjzrWCMAHEUHdW91S0HwchE0vIGK6FzUP0N4shyuZCiBwhBp05V0hEGtVQrfzdYaMZRL8DgSxL2sK102iwkSxv3y8xX-VMZuva65coARq_eFspaajgdpfN9g2P8kNusMS/s4032/595C284E-F046-497E-AE7B-4A2138C02908.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgozi8YTaZIzIOzq-ylcX2b-Wkk-H4xUifcs_GmmCnTFAj5e5L10YS7rcjzrWCMAHEUHdW91S0HwchE0vIGK6FzUP0N4shyuZCiBwhBp05V0hEGtVQrfzdYaMZRL8DgSxL2sK102iwkSxv3y8xX-VMZuva65coARq_eFspaajgdpfN9g2P8kNusMS/w400-h300/595C284E-F046-497E-AE7B-4A2138C02908.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Our tour guide at the house pointed out some furnishings that were original to the house, and that have been returned to park. The curtains in the living room were in the original Custer home. </span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoWa1XQNf5gYxstZGVAik38rmwVQWCM5NC42VLwnrK_yKZj4JMt0rPsPvWcQJXefufHoFbYoHxzixMzklpJQZMU_k7z69YZPT2Sbud2sl_S_1KUIkNZbf7tIustZjYyb_pZRdpAbKrKphh4VEiZ8QC9R-XqGM0fLOCZJ5nP9gHKfrjW64vua5IFJq/s4032/83D93168-6EC9-466C-B524-8E735609F252.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmoWa1XQNf5gYxstZGVAik38rmwVQWCM5NC42VLwnrK_yKZj4JMt0rPsPvWcQJXefufHoFbYoHxzixMzklpJQZMU_k7z69YZPT2Sbud2sl_S_1KUIkNZbf7tIustZjYyb_pZRdpAbKrKphh4VEiZ8QC9R-XqGM0fLOCZJ5nP9gHKfrjW64vua5IFJq/w300-h400/83D93168-6EC9-466C-B524-8E735609F252.heic" width="300" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Custer practiced taxidermy and had many examples of local animals in his house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5r0GkdJkSUI2OI3MU6v5ZSJfC0Yeclmys1JBrLFXfpntANs4wKMsxbBgXLN1IQNJtqPiOXze4BVG_C87K_AbjpVR8RjgAunH9_n-j73SYSIvi9TAAQSXFGKN4FJ2NZ7l_QEbDEYInePFUcYxvij6JQ4VUTxSA8wmsZTKpipj8D09iOdHrS1qvcJA/s4032/97B34EF8-CF9C-4017-9AA7-689E34E842FF.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5r0GkdJkSUI2OI3MU6v5ZSJfC0Yeclmys1JBrLFXfpntANs4wKMsxbBgXLN1IQNJtqPiOXze4BVG_C87K_AbjpVR8RjgAunH9_n-j73SYSIvi9TAAQSXFGKN4FJ2NZ7l_QEbDEYInePFUcYxvij6JQ4VUTxSA8wmsZTKpipj8D09iOdHrS1qvcJA/w400-h300/97B34EF8-CF9C-4017-9AA7-689E34E842FF.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A rocking chair from Custer's original home. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZyY-owb7BvVuavhEtNaPDtW44jQs3SGH_JrLQt917uNGE3hdhwRWJBNDD6xH8Drb9gayHpMg82YJc1NVaUj1mZTDzso_uoQdemQQ6a5x3ca4T62Om-FNvM83WWRljvcuIiQ36KvxOUiP2sdwzA5jnqWXNm8r9FKNqcOYcjxkyOjEJITPbbXn5G9s/s4032/A009A669-F761-40B4-A5BF-8A0D5FF92089.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXZyY-owb7BvVuavhEtNaPDtW44jQs3SGH_JrLQt917uNGE3hdhwRWJBNDD6xH8Drb9gayHpMg82YJc1NVaUj1mZTDzso_uoQdemQQ6a5x3ca4T62Om-FNvM83WWRljvcuIiQ36KvxOUiP2sdwzA5jnqWXNm8r9FKNqcOYcjxkyOjEJITPbbXn5G9s/w300-h400/A009A669-F761-40B4-A5BF-8A0D5FF92089.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Custer's field desk</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05ZN28xGYXVbz1aZQHfaug1ZBUZIwFB_HoSXSpglLaWjY55mpViQHWOnu5p0myaWAkKHFo177ASVjBtXKHWa9HEdK8qqNC8qAWD-BeKjRBirU8M2l9VicHJplQKvY_1cHOPh6sTFjQ4XsWAPAQKcOl_voX0RIJC2xdi_rjMU2HcCPpyYRBYNUG2mj/s4032/ACC4E92B-787C-4503-B922-6E8D028A2E89.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi05ZN28xGYXVbz1aZQHfaug1ZBUZIwFB_HoSXSpglLaWjY55mpViQHWOnu5p0myaWAkKHFo177ASVjBtXKHWa9HEdK8qqNC8qAWD-BeKjRBirU8M2l9VicHJplQKvY_1cHOPh6sTFjQ4XsWAPAQKcOl_voX0RIJC2xdi_rjMU2HcCPpyYRBYNUG2mj/w300-h400/ACC4E92B-787C-4503-B922-6E8D028A2E89.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">A view of one of the barrack buildings across the parade grounds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The kitchen and mess hall are situated behind the barracks.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKpY4VjOQXAaX9cIoQHuyBUbcJZ3lKJExlwmI2uQe44jgkvg0fNDNM4TPABmPBxHeL7e38vJ3wYIcPlO4Pqb9y6SceeD_9ZxafucBLs8f_iH9Bp1XHDVeTRX_tIpn-T5ICUWS4oKLvhrwPirJPurfHsHhWQumHug-qly0CSr3DJkot3Mlf0312GUq/s4032/C40D611E-4A29-4C3A-A26C-AD2DFC96EBF3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinKpY4VjOQXAaX9cIoQHuyBUbcJZ3lKJExlwmI2uQe44jgkvg0fNDNM4TPABmPBxHeL7e38vJ3wYIcPlO4Pqb9y6SceeD_9ZxafucBLs8f_iH9Bp1XHDVeTRX_tIpn-T5ICUWS4oKLvhrwPirJPurfHsHhWQumHug-qly0CSr3DJkot3Mlf0312GUq/w400-h300/C40D611E-4A29-4C3A-A26C-AD2DFC96EBF3.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span>Custer led the 7th cavalry and his men were part of a 3-pronged attack on the </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #212529;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">Lakota Sioux, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho. From what I have read, it isn't clear exactly what happened, but the US Cavalries were hugely outnumbered. The only survivor of Custer's 7th Cavalry was a horse name Comanche.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p></div></div>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-23478209130348355942023-06-02T17:26:00.000-06:002023-06-02T17:26:11.980-06:00Lewis & Clark Adventure Caravan Trip: From St. Louis, MO to Great Falls, MT<p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>I enjoy writing silly poems. Here is a poetic recap of some of the highlights of our trip following the Lewis & Clark Trail from St Louis to Great Falls. Our trip, to this point, has taken almost four weeks. Lewis & Clark were on the river for almost 6 months to their winter quarters in Fort Mandan, and then another 3 months the next spring before arriving near what is now called Helena, Montana. </i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><i>This tells of our trip.....</i></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The first day of our adventure had finally come</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We arrived from all over, ready for fun.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Most felt like strangers, but o’er Louisville BBQ we did chat</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Learning about each other, and sharing this and that. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Early the next morning we all boarded the bus</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Where Albert, the driver, entertained us. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of the history of St Louis he was glad to tell</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And sprinkled his story with jokes as well. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Missouri, he told us, has 2 states above and 2 below</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And 5 east or west if in that direction you go. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of parks, buildings and breweries, we saw it all</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And ascended the arch, at 630 feet tall.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We traveled back in time, to the departure of Lewis & Clark</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Who influenced the growth of our country. They left their mark.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At Camp River Dubois, the confluence of the Mississippi and the Mighty Mo</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They gathered goods, selected men, and in May,1804 were ready to go.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We saw historic centers, and movies and models of pirogues</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And lists, and examples of everything in their load. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the years after Lewis & Clark’s expedition</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Steamboats plied the Missouri, despite its poor condition.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Many a ship caught on sandbars or by tree snags were sunk</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And some guys in Kansas City set about a myth to debunk.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After 132 years, Steamboat Arabia was dug from a field,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then the men were finally able to see what she’d yield.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They started a museum to share the treasure in her hold:</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Boots, knives, dishes, so many other things…but no gold. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We toured old mansions, now museums, filled with eclectic stuff,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some folks eyes began to roll back in their heads, as if to say, “enough”!</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But, how could you not find something interesting to see</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In St Joseph at the expansive three-story Hotel Patee. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They had antique toys, dishes, trains and a ball of string</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A carousel, Jesse James’ house and so many things. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We climbed in and out of many a bus </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And tour guides, like Joan, would try to teach us</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">About the buildings, the history, and all of the statues</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">About local culture, events and historical venues</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In all of the Saint cities, like Louis, Charles and old St Jo</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As well as Kansas City, Independence and so many mo’</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We saw how the guys on the pony express would ride,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And would quickly transfer the mochilla (a piece of hide),</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From one horse to a another at the next station</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And ride 70-100 miles without cessation.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In Platte City Lizzie made us laugh with her bawdy jokes and tales;</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another day Jim, in the guise of Clark, told us tales from the trail.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He told us glaciers scoured the land, creating lakes, rivers and bluffs</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">High atop one the Corps held counsel with Indians to instill trust.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’ve never seen anything like the Squirrel Cage Jail, </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If prisoners tried to escape they’d surely fail.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Three levels of cells would rotate to the only door</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Where the jail keeper would wait at whichever floor.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Each floor had ten pie-shaped cells, housing two,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I’m glad I was only there for a tour, how about you?</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At the Strategic Air Command museum we saw impressive aircraft,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One that could traverse this country in less than one hour flat.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our guide shared so much with us, and didn’t want to end</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But some of us headed out to eat at “Round the Bend”.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This renowned steak restaurant started it all</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In June they host the annual testicle festival. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On a hillside beside the highway Dignity stands,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A star quilt of glass held aloft in her hands.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A lonely sentinel watching over the land of the Sioux,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Inviting respect for the culture from those passing through.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It seems that each little burg, county or town</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Along the trail of such renown, </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Had some sort of center for tourists to see,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Or a plaque to acknowledge an honoree.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Most centers focused on what happened there,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bringing history of that spot alive for those who care</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To stop by to see, study, read and reflect,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And grab the sort of thing from the shop they collect.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It impressed me to see how sites engaged all of us</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With stamps, or ropes to pull, or things to discuss,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With costumes, buttons to push and things to ponder,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As we imagined the hardships the men faced as they wandered.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With all the men endured, from Indians, weather & accidents,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Floyd was the only casualty, dying from an illness they couldn’t prevent.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He was first buried near Sioux City, high on a bluff,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But his remains had to be moved as the river undercut</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The place where he lay, and he was moved yet twice more.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now a tall obelisk memorial above him does soar.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We marveled at the designs adorning the Corn Palace </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Made of corn, grass and weeds nailed into place.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While there in Mitchell we also did see</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">An ancient village and the Library by Carnegie.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On our way to Pierre we all made a stop,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Toured the Lakota museum and yes, we did shop. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One display showed Indian conflict with US regs and rules</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Something I somehow missed when I was in school.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We learned that the Lakota were one part of the Sioux,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Known as fierce warriors, they were called Tetons, too. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Corps had a close call with them while passing by Pierre,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But a Chief calmed things down, there was nothing to fear.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Have I mentioned the food we have enjoyed on this trip?</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We’ve been told there are some things you just can’t skip.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Like the Sioux City sandwiches filled with loose meat</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A sloppy Jo without sauce, but they were still messy to eat.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At the Cattlemen’s Club we enjoyed a steak</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But the salads were lacking, was that a mistake?</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The staff prepared meals to feed to our group</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">How can you forget that delightful stone soup?</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">We toured some capitol buildings, how different could they be?</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Pierre’s building has a dome, Bismarck’s is the tower on the prairie.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Each built with local hardwoods, beautiful stone & tall columns</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The guides tossed out numbers, including the total cost sums.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At Abraham Lincoln State Park, North Dakota’s first,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Mandans were decimated by smallpox and dispersed,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Leaving their earth covered lodges and traveling forth,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Leaving On-a-Slant village and traveling north.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lewis & Clark saw the ruins on this very same site</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Where an Indian chief told him of their plight.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nearby in the 1870s they built Fort McKeen</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On a tall hill they had blockhouses, from there they could see</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Any threat to the infantry that was there to protect</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Railroad workers from harm by any Indian sect.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The fort was expanded to include cavalry,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Custer was the commander, until the massacrē.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Custer’s home was reconstructed so all could see</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">How he lived on this remote post of the military. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Corps was discouraged. They had fallen short of their goal</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And soon would be facing cold weather and snow.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Mandans were friendly and would lend support,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So near them they built a small palisade fort.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Charbonneau convinced them his skills they would need</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As he knew the area and he could help them proceed.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Furthermore, Sacagawea, his Indian bride</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Could help them get horses from the Shoshone tribe.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lewis & Clarks’ camping was far different than ours,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We have nice RVs, they were in tents, or slept under the stars.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But, of campgrounds and RV parks we’ve seen our share</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Big ones and little ones, great ones and fair.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The camp at Fort Peck was paved and had plenty of space</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It only had electric but had birds all over the place.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In Haver we circled our wagons, and formed two lines</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A different sort of campground of an unusual design.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It rained some in Epping making some sites a bit icky, </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And Basswood Resort turned out to be rather ticky.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: large;">After Lewis & Clarks’ journey a trading economy grew;</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">“I want a cooking pot for me, here are furs for you.”</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Indians traded for things they couldn’t easily make.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fort Union, one of the grandest posts yet, was built on a place</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That Lewis & Clark had determined would be a good spot, </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Close to the Missouri River, but on ridge high atop.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There a trading post grew, almost a monopoly,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">By Astor’s American Fur Trading Company.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Fort Benton was another of Astor’s trading spots,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gold hunters made it a place of fights and gun shots.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Years later, at Fort Peck, the construction of the dam</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Was a relief from the depression for many a man.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Barracks were built but women couldn’t come</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So shantytowns sprung up, they looked kinda like slums.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The theater building, where we saw the Hank Williams play,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Was built at this time and looks the same today.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Corps of Discovery wouldn’t recognize the land,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If they saw the huge lake that was created by the dam.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Next we drove across the prairie to the city of Great Falls,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Where the men in the corps were faced with a surprising pitfall.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They heard of a waterfall, but one turned out to be five,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They dragged heavy canoes over rugged ground 18 miles. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Well, this adventure is more than half done.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Don’t know about you, but I’ve had fun.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is here where Gunny & Krista stay behind,</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They have been great helpers and are oh, so kind. </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They’ll head toward the north as we go on west</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They’ll be great tail gunners, we can all attest.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We won’t say good-by, because one thing’s for sure</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We’ll see you again on another adventure.</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>- Cyndi Pride</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> May, 2023</span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 16px;"><br /></p>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816015196790632629.post-63315854834004776202023-06-02T17:14:00.004-06:002023-06-02T17:14:33.663-06:00Bismarck<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Our day in Bismarck began with a tour of the capitol building. It is known as the Tower on the prairie...for good reason! It is one of four State capitols without a dome. The powers that be, in the 30's when this was designed and built, felt it made more sense to have usable office space in lieu of a dome, and knew that domed buildings are more expensive. The building dominates the skyline.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPL_mf4y4WxKbYhwx5QZqR131dRsnX8mhSVOtoHaqxZed4oil9D_5Fv7o25dx4ZkX2lbPpWaRyCFwirbOTc7pUlV-4-ynz96TVkFwt9WJYWpK58lkyL23PPDLCxNSDzE8G5XMzioOz55HCJ4iDJGvtLibm2YOpN3984LI1Fcw-WxhJIKm0CFnJ7xLJ/s4032/F7080BE0-1FD8-43DB-B44A-DE6CC4965847.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPL_mf4y4WxKbYhwx5QZqR131dRsnX8mhSVOtoHaqxZed4oil9D_5Fv7o25dx4ZkX2lbPpWaRyCFwirbOTc7pUlV-4-ynz96TVkFwt9WJYWpK58lkyL23PPDLCxNSDzE8G5XMzioOz55HCJ4iDJGvtLibm2YOpN3984LI1Fcw-WxhJIKm0CFnJ7xLJ/w300-h400/F7080BE0-1FD8-43DB-B44A-DE6CC4965847.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Upon entering the building, which pre-911 was through one of two massive doorways, one comes face to face with the ND seal mounted on a black marble surface surrounded by brass columns. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxAzPpOJZV_m_0FCdfvUt-EZxWN79BoEQbEY4BnMYgqvwikJaBwIlY6EdBtfL5eAhxiFs1q2gZsqkuveTJy3jJMCHqmp-T5dC4SciInAvYsTt7z8caK02afk0BNGIGoWSHizqltRhvtBsp9ksJF8OMI90A4nGVQ2oylZOcZKX-uyVvi-RZiZHN-SY/s4032/1ACD6C4B-A807-4DC1-96AE-9E988A92E549.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxAzPpOJZV_m_0FCdfvUt-EZxWN79BoEQbEY4BnMYgqvwikJaBwIlY6EdBtfL5eAhxiFs1q2gZsqkuveTJy3jJMCHqmp-T5dC4SciInAvYsTt7z8caK02afk0BNGIGoWSHizqltRhvtBsp9ksJF8OMI90A4nGVQ2oylZOcZKX-uyVvi-RZiZHN-SY/w300-h400/1ACD6C4B-A807-4DC1-96AE-9E988A92E549.heic" width="300" /></a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The solid brass doors of the elevators, which are now operated by sophisticated iPad panels, have detailed images depicting the settlement of Nebraska.<br /></span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOqOnbA77SvjkwgUfPI6IKN2KMcZNAL3YAa6Yg6nsxG38kmWGioKdInew_TrJM9czbRRnu6OeoMxBktKyzJ9fWDpV2WuhUNPYnDCkHV-u0a_bP14vHrINxPH5G-au039AwZpEEm8zz3Lxgrq5GPwVhW75zn9RUZWjvBOI-z9uPvWG18Dey74M7Lsw/s4032/27F01410-2E5C-416B-AD50-DD7771BBB5D5.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWOqOnbA77SvjkwgUfPI6IKN2KMcZNAL3YAa6Yg6nsxG38kmWGioKdInew_TrJM9czbRRnu6OeoMxBktKyzJ9fWDpV2WuhUNPYnDCkHV-u0a_bP14vHrINxPH5G-au039AwZpEEm8zz3Lxgrq5GPwVhW75zn9RUZWjvBOI-z9uPvWG18Dey74M7Lsw/w480-h640/27F01410-2E5C-416B-AD50-DD7771BBB5D5.heic" width="480" /></span></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Beautiful Art Deco doors for administrative offices </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWzYmGmHzF6zTNmnEZ3T9NEtAykamhSGxsEk0t5EGFaUh6_2PdZRwucxzExFM5QBnEwFen3OSWrG3CN7k5A1hxbaCgb6WAB01Y_RtCJ585T3JPY6O0bx1BoipLb08uFfJO4vwDXAraAB3v05Z1ThIWN8f3uB7XcOTWLqtdBOC8etWEYREtP2viEEx/s4032/A872BADC-C984-47F3-ACB1-39C15275AAE3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWzYmGmHzF6zTNmnEZ3T9NEtAykamhSGxsEk0t5EGFaUh6_2PdZRwucxzExFM5QBnEwFen3OSWrG3CN7k5A1hxbaCgb6WAB01Y_RtCJ585T3JPY6O0bx1BoipLb08uFfJO4vwDXAraAB3v05Z1ThIWN8f3uB7XcOTWLqtdBOC8etWEYREtP2viEEx/w300-h400/A872BADC-C984-47F3-ACB1-39C15275AAE3.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Administrative offices on the main floor are paneled in bookend chestnut</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPlfGAODqPSPifKCsZMDHEJolfz43WIqzrc7VljhHilC7XF1ADmgzCX5Zcu9yFZPmX0qAI8DftrTHp0L_j0RUa0esR_SFgItBOeiROjNqBOecykG_0Z9cP2TotyrQe-lVe2lAVUoOY6R238NbHO0GPAX9W8JbkZrSKOB-8A3mV8IasSy89n3RzlNlW/s4032/922E0DE3-3732-4D03-A9D6-E8FE96951129.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPlfGAODqPSPifKCsZMDHEJolfz43WIqzrc7VljhHilC7XF1ADmgzCX5Zcu9yFZPmX0qAI8DftrTHp0L_j0RUa0esR_SFgItBOeiROjNqBOecykG_0Z9cP2TotyrQe-lVe2lAVUoOY6R238NbHO0GPAX9W8JbkZrSKOB-8A3mV8IasSy89n3RzlNlW/w300-h400/922E0DE3-3732-4D03-A9D6-E8FE96951129.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The tall chandeliers on the main floor represent heads of wheat</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmS6qeOJ03aQqvW8JHC_PQhjMqDdpwawpJ5nL_CXz_sF3OU1wsOQJI-4bEZrkAARxaZEanacFJ0g8wlGiPh8FmTgm58m4pJZYdoOkE4vcK8_9YC8_wWuqLO4Hpm5TZMlAbYqfP0tmpDlB46rIaY_xG14HX0VpZFgW2CNF0DU-XxwTvbOWNRJavRo8/s4032/0A04FDF2-48EE-40B2-8739-7C53EFCB8D47.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHmS6qeOJ03aQqvW8JHC_PQhjMqDdpwawpJ5nL_CXz_sF3OU1wsOQJI-4bEZrkAARxaZEanacFJ0g8wlGiPh8FmTgm58m4pJZYdoOkE4vcK8_9YC8_wWuqLO4Hpm5TZMlAbYqfP0tmpDlB46rIaY_xG14HX0VpZFgW2CNF0DU-XxwTvbOWNRJavRo8/w300-h400/0A04FDF2-48EE-40B2-8739-7C53EFCB8D47.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The House and Senate are being renovated so we could not visit them, but I found pictures on the Internet</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWl9ocIRmOmY3R8uwwvVE4XFSCxRlhFFYpqX0mtk74MdC9WP4UjFciqoW49z9WK1gGeM-Y2bHDFLmspzQitgb2PfZp3ak4xtDnICd-nYGI9oOBtTIApPC4ylr43G_zB6nlViP89jart5XCqRHjnqXt9UMkKa5iLjORRr1dH8Lii0E5DcZuf0O9jFC/s800/7D49AE5C-46AD-48F7-BB7D-4368EA4F7B55.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWl9ocIRmOmY3R8uwwvVE4XFSCxRlhFFYpqX0mtk74MdC9WP4UjFciqoW49z9WK1gGeM-Y2bHDFLmspzQitgb2PfZp3ak4xtDnICd-nYGI9oOBtTIApPC4ylr43G_zB6nlViP89jart5XCqRHjnqXt9UMkKa5iLjORRr1dH8Lii0E5DcZuf0O9jFC/w400-h300/7D49AE5C-46AD-48F7-BB7D-4368EA4F7B55.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">We did get to visit the Supreme Court in a newer addition to the building from the '60s</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE3S7Se2e-ap5tbLLwC1U0_ZVMPy8n-JS4Y561Hw1MOCLWPIgt5sbdNrp6ae96h4A3Fv2dYqTMAgAhAX4ob5veD5IcT6qWcJhpw27IrOuPuQyE9IKNPxQKsBX7MA3rM4IwoKUFQOKZhh2RLunXJqDR9k-in8pCAr8-ljQA2o2Ss7MUvkGSd9nfsIS/s4032/232C206F-8408-41B4-874D-EF0B80F632EB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAE3S7Se2e-ap5tbLLwC1U0_ZVMPy8n-JS4Y561Hw1MOCLWPIgt5sbdNrp6ae96h4A3Fv2dYqTMAgAhAX4ob5veD5IcT6qWcJhpw27IrOuPuQyE9IKNPxQKsBX7MA3rM4IwoKUFQOKZhh2RLunXJqDR9k-in8pCAr8-ljQA2o2Ss7MUvkGSd9nfsIS/w400-h300/232C206F-8408-41B4-874D-EF0B80F632EB.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There is a viewing platform on the 18th floor. You can see sweeping views all around the building. Sadly, there is so much smoke in the air from Canadian wildfires that we couldn't see far. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJpgyu4QEYg1WQND5s9FcyengMdDm7OHD1xSJpzP1hsCKDwNjb6PU78GI_wiqGoPZKi_tlPtOBtORNmMwxkdc-AA5gnUC_1OOe8GQ-ryQDclkDC72lbOfTuh0REORZhRQgP-dvZSlUKCdNp2B_jm9N6Dh8KGsewfQWzPB-Zs4GFLPVd22Kg9SJ-9c/s4032/21B50B0D-72BB-46B7-AB47-32B807563C18.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJpgyu4QEYg1WQND5s9FcyengMdDm7OHD1xSJpzP1hsCKDwNjb6PU78GI_wiqGoPZKi_tlPtOBtORNmMwxkdc-AA5gnUC_1OOe8GQ-ryQDclkDC72lbOfTuh0REORZhRQgP-dvZSlUKCdNp2B_jm9N6Dh8KGsewfQWzPB-Zs4GFLPVd22Kg9SJ-9c/w300-h400/21B50B0D-72BB-46B7-AB47-32B807563C18.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I was amused by this photo, found on the observation floor, showing 8,962 snow angels on the lawn, setting a Guinness record in 1977.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSl2tmfadBJYYyOmpmT5rZJDwfbfysK70calus-h8OfKfh4rVeJoTDbcOfjEVXVxHY1EVpBQvsic3tVxgYk1wroFr2SQd8jxdpaVZNRgZnsrzTLimgKrshB6NkF_n5CKpeaiiELgGh3PGk-FfNXz4faE7QI6IwVk5a1UCFKQD7GlzA6xxCQMx1qH6t/s4032/B1072DFA-4CE8-446D-89F3-D8FD42D57588.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSl2tmfadBJYYyOmpmT5rZJDwfbfysK70calus-h8OfKfh4rVeJoTDbcOfjEVXVxHY1EVpBQvsic3tVxgYk1wroFr2SQd8jxdpaVZNRgZnsrzTLimgKrshB6NkF_n5CKpeaiiELgGh3PGk-FfNXz4faE7QI6IwVk5a1UCFKQD7GlzA6xxCQMx1qH6t/w400-h300/B1072DFA-4CE8-446D-89F3-D8FD42D57588.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Just across the street form the Capitol building is the North Dakota Heritage Center and State Museum. I was very impressed with the amazing, artful displays. The museum has four different large galleries that depict the land, the heritage of the people, geologic life and displays of yesterday and today. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_nyH9W5XpFzxFVwTL2pMXyotc5Up-zft3D3obVbDU2STGcIppLIHgTgvYPrOzBRyFpBHCjiN2eafzrbwRcvha9CHAH2PvtqxE6DUOmCiuWPUJ2ZJNTYc-G2wbNosvMwiNI83hFabbIGYjkGvctLPh7GKodn_rwab5xK6CubSWeMVZZZPD9eYH_eE/s4032/99D555A1-0658-42AC-9587-738503696C13.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ_nyH9W5XpFzxFVwTL2pMXyotc5Up-zft3D3obVbDU2STGcIppLIHgTgvYPrOzBRyFpBHCjiN2eafzrbwRcvha9CHAH2PvtqxE6DUOmCiuWPUJ2ZJNTYc-G2wbNosvMwiNI83hFabbIGYjkGvctLPh7GKodn_rwab5xK6CubSWeMVZZZPD9eYH_eE/w400-h300/99D555A1-0658-42AC-9587-738503696C13.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">"Dakota" is an extremely rare fossilized dinosaur mummy in that it shows skin and a wound probably indicating how the prehistoric animal died. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00N8kcuF6msxKQTiA7Ws96K2Boen0nmoZqlTDxg4-AOIgxg3x36AiMIDtwsU6TTo56iwWwWR6kL_ssSOCMI-6ATaSdCq_Hie1CGTfaYyvnvUelmLoILKuBHTAef_m-Sp-h9b1FkKH6ZqzMgvYe516Tuvv2z4PHhPhltDz-mDua-9x7S2zY8aX8j3z/s4032/694C1620-2AE0-43F2-ADEB-5C06A5623AE1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg00N8kcuF6msxKQTiA7Ws96K2Boen0nmoZqlTDxg4-AOIgxg3x36AiMIDtwsU6TTo56iwWwWR6kL_ssSOCMI-6ATaSdCq_Hie1CGTfaYyvnvUelmLoILKuBHTAef_m-Sp-h9b1FkKH6ZqzMgvYe516Tuvv2z4PHhPhltDz-mDua-9x7S2zY8aX8j3z/w400-h300/694C1620-2AE0-43F2-ADEB-5C06A5623AE1.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I liked to see current art pieces reflecting the heritage of the past.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77NT6PwHdPBf9-GoGfG9SoXBHUuNiIA90ZozneWC5viuVnKaLidBeRFKySJ6BQ_-1ayMqRnIXa4Eyytix1p4BDQX-2EnA4CS1lb9iqMltGUMMxcMVvXnPieHJ85h8ZppozNb7WoA-n5TeTCZXFokh_ikj9clRbqBFV4lPpXBxYlrriu_3j2z5ShW1/s4032/86982873-19B8-4FD5-BCD8-6CD754C1C189.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77NT6PwHdPBf9-GoGfG9SoXBHUuNiIA90ZozneWC5viuVnKaLidBeRFKySJ6BQ_-1ayMqRnIXa4Eyytix1p4BDQX-2EnA4CS1lb9iqMltGUMMxcMVvXnPieHJ85h8ZppozNb7WoA-n5TeTCZXFokh_ikj9clRbqBFV4lPpXBxYlrriu_3j2z5ShW1/w400-h300/86982873-19B8-4FD5-BCD8-6CD754C1C189.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There were a few displays of artwork created on paper of the musical notation of an Indian flute song. This one is the "Coyote Song"<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFv5A7UmWZXu8mnyW6DnjNMk3jk1dUmt46OxYYBcGhw7mYbc7hIqHTlf9IptLEikKty8jLCGppLa0-fop1Hfrmlj6kSDaLz32K0Czb4EImCyrr0WDnqNLdSq9uGJl-4HyBVeKMPZsgxX2VBUrMZzmaWKMmSYC1AW0kpRJ1cRP84szmKZFaRPP3PKW/s4032/AB5061D5-23E9-4C7F-B545-C00C4E2F9BA1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFv5A7UmWZXu8mnyW6DnjNMk3jk1dUmt46OxYYBcGhw7mYbc7hIqHTlf9IptLEikKty8jLCGppLa0-fop1Hfrmlj6kSDaLz32K0Czb4EImCyrr0WDnqNLdSq9uGJl-4HyBVeKMPZsgxX2VBUrMZzmaWKMmSYC1AW0kpRJ1cRP84szmKZFaRPP3PKW/w400-h300/AB5061D5-23E9-4C7F-B545-C00C4E2F9BA1.heic" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The Governor's gallery had many beautiful exhibits of Indian pieces. I was impressed with the artful displays. <br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5WNG6gPP4LaY_Aw8h107wVaeWTvsB7mNLZ784g7AkX3n20vwkGdnzTuYVvwBbcT-uwPyGkMfUvw7paqMGcL6osAaRujWeTtn6Jw5CA8sGHvqsHuQFEH01FfN0t3_6NL6WkmCZvefYTB3YH1e-LsqAvwYkiMb7ET2BLjvScak1xesNJbcn3tHOenw/s4032/ABD6A25F-E812-4511-9F50-D19F8E36B124.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5WNG6gPP4LaY_Aw8h107wVaeWTvsB7mNLZ784g7AkX3n20vwkGdnzTuYVvwBbcT-uwPyGkMfUvw7paqMGcL6osAaRujWeTtn6Jw5CA8sGHvqsHuQFEH01FfN0t3_6NL6WkmCZvefYTB3YH1e-LsqAvwYkiMb7ET2BLjvScak1xesNJbcn3tHOenw/w300-h400/ABD6A25F-E812-4511-9F50-D19F8E36B124.heic" width="300" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There were several attractive displays of phots printed on metal</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">having accompanying audio presentations</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSR3iirvgZ-qYQSbc-QHGvXIrzood1LTLcqX2eGcQ3BR1Hfoh40dbw9yWjLD5pAJ_tZHnBFLL7kmva6VA24Xu4lrJ1cfqWxqa6OM9wWSvBwRWc-Bs7dZvWGddVfovpXtAGg8ZpITjAhwausVyNjHpK60lZ4KOvXQHKUlksSDMu2pTvtFgoGe02D3V/s4032/EC85A3C8-94A7-4199-BE3F-54D9FD4951E6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHSR3iirvgZ-qYQSbc-QHGvXIrzood1LTLcqX2eGcQ3BR1Hfoh40dbw9yWjLD5pAJ_tZHnBFLL7kmva6VA24Xu4lrJ1cfqWxqa6OM9wWSvBwRWc-Bs7dZvWGddVfovpXtAGg8ZpITjAhwausVyNjHpK60lZ4KOvXQHKUlksSDMu2pTvtFgoGe02D3V/w320-h240/EC85A3C8-94A7-4199-BE3F-54D9FD4951E6.heic" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Our day ended with a river cruise on the Missouri. You can see the depth of the water on the pilot's display. At this point the river is 11.3 feet deep</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74ZlqQxwa0nIqUJ_Akb9OPpYhPZj0p5PBcJTfS-zB1E7ltW1H8Q66J1CsNiirAuIqSxmN9T4rIpAZZfEFxbYhNxDulu6GqV1O59Kn9-wk1CyORfSMsaOoYT6cPxm8YolbtQ-GVi1jMrygb6qJ52Hc-M85qRlsfqbyBpwXWVbMhgwW-fVDcDAwoc50/s4032/74A46DB8-DBCA-48D0-9506-B2041C19B9EE.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74ZlqQxwa0nIqUJ_Akb9OPpYhPZj0p5PBcJTfS-zB1E7ltW1H8Q66J1CsNiirAuIqSxmN9T4rIpAZZfEFxbYhNxDulu6GqV1O59Kn9-wk1CyORfSMsaOoYT6cPxm8YolbtQ-GVi1jMrygb6qJ52Hc-M85qRlsfqbyBpwXWVbMhgwW-fVDcDAwoc50/w400-h300/74A46DB8-DBCA-48D0-9506-B2041C19B9EE.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">There are many downed trees along the side of the river. Ambitious beavers apparently think they can dam the river!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKh2Ar38KD1vhjbWYt7GOVtEAI0V2CSRfTrgi4oeRR4bKmpQgc1VzwL7MwsEYODW_DpzKfb6Zpd-LE53wqQkt2jYo3YvZJea7sptJ5gLUqTk4Ec4CI6UX8GbAAE4nJQ_nMUu3goolTu6vaNukoKQE8IGJpp52dOdBxXnymUqRVbrVEZ8W2Xrb6uPr/s4032/D02BEA34-17B1-439E-A7A6-8B7F7AF3C2A4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKh2Ar38KD1vhjbWYt7GOVtEAI0V2CSRfTrgi4oeRR4bKmpQgc1VzwL7MwsEYODW_DpzKfb6Zpd-LE53wqQkt2jYo3YvZJea7sptJ5gLUqTk4Ec4CI6UX8GbAAE4nJQ_nMUu3goolTu6vaNukoKQE8IGJpp52dOdBxXnymUqRVbrVEZ8W2Xrb6uPr/w300-h400/D02BEA34-17B1-439E-A7A6-8B7F7AF3C2A4.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div></div></div>Dreaminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.com1