I'm new at this . . . .

Okay, family and friends - here goes my first blog attempt. As most of you know, Mike and I are on an extended road trip. We should have driven over 7,000 miles by the time we get home. I admit that I'm still a little apprehensive about being away from my comfort zone for so long, but this is all pretty exciting.

We left Tuesday, Sept 7 from our home in Auburn, stopping in Pendleton, OR to see my brother, Jim and his son, Wacey. Had a nice dinner with them, and then went to the Tama'stslikt museum to see the Native American canoe that Jim is carving. All in all, a very nice visit. Then we were back on the road to our first overnite lodging in Baker City, OR.


Wednesday, Sept 8, we were back on the road, heading to Evanston, WY for one night. The road from Baker City led us down through Eastern Oregon, through Idaho, the NE corner of Utah and into Wyoming. Long, uneventful drive - interesting scenery. We saw the blades for one of the new-fangled windmills going down the road on 3 trucks - one on each trailer. Those things are enormous! In Idaho, triple trailers on trucks are allowed - I can't imagine trying to back that up!

Thursday, Sept 9, we got back on the road, heading to my sister Sandy's home in Windsor, CO. The highway was windy, but not too bad. So far, Mike and I have been splitting the driving pretty evenly. We arrived at Sandy's around 5 pm - home base for the next 6 days.

To be continued . . . .