Whilst we were in Oregon Becky 'happened' to find a quilting group just down the road from where we were staying (in the small town of Rocky Point). They were a very interesting group - especially the owner of the shop!!! Delightful character. This is the quilt pattern Becky chose. Point of interest - the quilt is now on our bed.
One of my cousins in Benton, AR has trained sheep dogs for years plus sheep dog trials are regular tv fair in England. Therefore when we discovered the Northwest US Sheep Dog trials were being held about 30 miles away, we just had to attend. Here are a couple of shots.
For most of the year the area is a bird watchers paradise. However, come the fall bird watchers take a back seat to bird shooters!!! The last week we were there was the 'youngsters' weekend to duck hunt. Here you see one of the boats coming back after the hunt. The dogs are in their usual position ready to jump.
We don't book a place to stop when we are in 'travel' mode so Becky has to use all her skills to get us a decent place to tie up. Not all her choices are as good as this one - back off the road with nice views and very clean. I liked their sign so much it earned a shot.
Becky insisted this shot be included. It is not obvious what it depicts but if you look at the skyline on the right of the hill on the left, that is the road. Looking up at the road from the bottom of the hill (long straight stretch of road) it looks rather intimidating. Actually, other than being a 'long way down' the road wasn't too bad if you didn't get too close to the edge (who me?).
As you leave Nevada headed East on I-80 you have a l-o-n-g straight road ahead of you. Don't remember exactly how long it was but seems like I noted at the time that it was over 20 miles of perfectly straight and almost perfectly flat road!!!
On the way back to Missouri we stopped at my sister's house in Oklahoma. I made contact with an old friend from high school who now lives in Hope, AR and we made arrangements to meet for lunch half way between us. It was great seeing and talking to Barrie!!!
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