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We had a great weekend with our grandson's and their parents. We didn't do anything special, but we just enjoyed being with each other. We got to watch Luca play soccer and Vincent ride his bike. Both boys enjoyed playing in the backyard sprinkler, playing baseball, flying a kite and playing in the park. We had hoped everyone could come out to the state park where we were camped but the weather just did not cool off enough. I can't imagine barbecuing hamburgers in 100° temperatures!

We drove home on Monday, Sept 9 and it feels so good to be in a big house where we don't run into one another.

As we look back on our summer, we see that we covered a lot of territory and tasted a lot of wine but there is so much more we could have taken in. Washington and Oregon are big states. Many people have asked if we went to Bend OR or Mt. Rainier, WA and we wish we could have but we ran out of time. We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the many cases of wine we purchased, especially the ones we forgot we ordered! Our many pictures bring back memories of places we visited that were beautiful and the adventures we had while visiting.

I think our favorites were Crater Lake and Mt. St. Helens, but we also enjoyed parts of the Pacific Coastal regions, the many waterfalls found in Oregon, and the mighty Columbia River. Of course, the wine valleys are memorable too. We had such fun tasting the wines and meeting the many vintners and other tasters.

Thank you for joining us this summer. We are already planning our next adventure which will begin January 1. Hope you will join us again!

Detour Towards Home

We left Grand Tetons on Tuesday morning and drove through Denver to spend the night at a Walmart in Aurora.  Then the long drive thru Kansas. But we stopped early in Dodge City so I could do some laundry before arriving at our daughter's on Thursday.  The drive down to Norman Oklahoma is almost as boring as Kansas.  We have to stay at the Lake Thunderbird State Park this time as the fairgrounds camping is taken over by non other than the Fair!  Imagine that!  Thank goodness we have a nice spot and are planning on the grandkids spending some time with us at the lake. 

Rainy Days and Mondays

About the time we finished breakfast and I got our backpacks ready for a day of exploring and hiking the rain set in!

We headed out anyway but before we got to the road we realized the rain was not going to stop for a long while. So we changed directions and went into Jackson to grocery shop and walk around the square. On the way back we considered washing the Jeep and RV in the rain since it was raining so hard but by the time we got to the campground it had let up.

Late afternoon was dragging on, so despite the rain we went for a walk through the campground which is over a mile long. At one end we watched a momma moose and her juvenile calf and then in the center we watched three bull moose munch grass around the bathroom. Mortimer likes that part of the campground the best. It's where I saw him yesterday too. The other two just go where he leads.

It stopped raining while we were walking but it is certainly not finished! So that John does not have to grill in the rain we are dining out tonight. I won't complain about that!

Lazy Days and Sundays

After a very busy two days with our friends it was nice to relax a bit. We got up late, John went fishing, I rode my bike and watched a momma moose and her babies, lunch, naps, more fishing while I walked along the river and a big campfire to end the day. Nice!