As we end our summer 2020 with the kids……
We started our Labor Day weekend heading over to Sunriver with Marc, Maria, Teri,
Camryn, her friend and Colby
Beautiful weather…… What a fun day floating the river with the
gang.
We went on a
horseback ride…..
Loved it!!
At the end of each
day, all of the horses are let out
to roam and eat in a pasture across the street for the night
They are such
beautiful animals… They seem to know
that
they will be free till
the morning.
When we drove home on
Labor day, all seemed quiet.
By the next morning,
the quiet had ended.
The forest’s in
Oregon have erupted in
massive wildfires.
The next day, smoke
was moving into the Willamette Valley.
By the following day,
it was dark until about noon, then this
very strange orange
glow for the rest of the day.
The fires are getting
closer.
Such a tragedy….lives
lost, so many homes lost.
A week later, it’s
time to head back over to the Bend Oregon area.
Several of the
highways were closed so we headed south to Eugene and then over Highway 58
To the LaPine area. Right up between two different fires….. but
the road was amazingly clearing off.
Mike attended a golf
weekend with Brandon and his friends.
Had a great time.
After two weeks in
LaPine, it’s time to head south.
Arizona here we come.
Heading south on
Highway 395, we saw some beautiful
clear weather.
Green mountains and beautiful farmlands.
The first day, we
drove to Sparks, Nevada.
While in Sparks, we
drove up to Truckee and met John and Sharon O’Connor
for lunch. So much fun meeting with our dear friends and
catching up.
Next day….back on the
road heading south.
We were supposed to
stay in Lone Pine, California but when we arrived,
it was so smokey we
decided not to stop and just keep heading south.
Seven O’clock that
night, we pulled into our lot in Indio, California.
The skies were clear. Yeah!
Early morning in
Indio……
We have stopped in
Indio, waiting for several packages. We
should
be here for about a
week.
Had a great dinner
with Stan (Mikes mechanic) and Shelly.
Fun evening with
great folks.
Five days here and
packages are starting to arrive.
We will leave Friday
AM and head to Yuma.
Our trip continues………
