The photo is of Mt. Hood in Oregon, taken from "The Dalles" where we camped that night. Click on the photo for a better view of Mt Hood
We left this morning and headed for Idaho. The ride along the Columbia River from the Oregon side is every bit as impressive as we had from the Washington side. Seeing it, and the dams that provide hydroelectric power, remind me of learning how to play the guitar to the accompaniement of my "Woody Guthrie" guitar book. I-84 is a nice highway and doesn't feel like an interstate. There are plenty of curves, switchbacks, and long downhill (and uphill) runs that make me very glad I paid attention to the teachings of our SSMC shipmates, Ken board, Don Gentry, Bob Opple and Tim Floersch.
Tonight we are camping in a very nice campsite alongside a small lake. We cooked out over an open fire and will be relaxing later with a cold beer and swapping some more stories. Then it's off to bed for an early start to Yellowstone Park, with a possible stop in Pocatello, Idaho to meet Doc Reed who was our Corpsman on Skipjack and is responsible for me becoming a Corpsman.
The batteries in my camera died and until I can replace them I'll have to steal Blue's photos off of Facebook
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