Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Sept.17,2008-
Today was really special!-slept good last night (except when Carol jumped outta bed saying something about a horse named Charlie pulling at her leg-she is so weird) and when I made Carol take me outside at sunrise, the aroma swirled all over us as we stepped outside-MUTTON! it was everywhere-like it always should be-didn't actually see any sheep but their essence was intoxicating!!
Carol's hand is better-did I tell you she got stung on the palm of her hand by a bee, right before we left yesterday-she put her hand down on the car seat to adjust my quilt and started screaming, holding her hand and looking for little pink pills in her purse-all got better after Barney took over and got what she needed-plus an ice pack.
So, today was sunny and cool/warm-we cruised north on I-90 in Montana, until we took a red road across Idaho at Missoula-crossed the Bitteroot Mountains and then glided down this beautiful road, complete with a trout filled river on one side and lush fauna on the other-just perfect!! Carol kept telling me she saw a kitty-cat, and three times I looked-never a kitty-cat-I never looked again, even when she said "Really! I did!" Nope-I may be a blonde, but I'm not stupid-besides this crate is real comfortable! I am still hurting from all these bites-but we finally found the Tea Tree oil, so relief is on the way!!
We have been following the trail of two dudes named, Lewis and Clark-Barney said they walked the whole way along time ago-that must of taken forever!! I thought 2 hours was a long time!!
So many people walking in the river, looking for fish-we heard a big one splash while we were walking around-looking for rocks-what else?? Poor Barney, he had to drive all day and couldn't look at all the huge rock mountains.
We are in Lewiston, ID right now, it is near the Nez Perce Indian reservation-Chief Joseph's tribe-only we are at this little comfort inn. They had smoothies and I had baked chicken-check that out!!! Only one piece of chicken is wrapped around one of those pink pills-hope it helps the itching. We will leave early tomorrow-towards Walla Walla-Barney is going to get a haircut and I am going to get a bath-somewhere. Evidently, we have to "be presentable" --whatever that is.
I have been told over and over that I am going to see Jenny and Nathan-really can't place them but I do remember this cute chick named Jenny-she had the nicest smile!! Hmmmm-where was that??? wow! my eyes are having a hard time here-guess that little pill is working-I always stop itching, but I can't enjoy myself because I just keep falling asleep!
I'll write soon-gonna be real busy the next few days-but keep checking in-love ya-jack
Today was really special!-slept good last night (except when Carol jumped outta bed saying something about a horse named Charlie pulling at her leg-she is so weird) and when I made Carol take me outside at sunrise, the aroma swirled all over us as we stepped outside-MUTTON! it was everywhere-like it always should be-didn't actually see any sheep but their essence was intoxicating!!
Carol's hand is better-did I tell you she got stung on the palm of her hand by a bee, right before we left yesterday-she put her hand down on the car seat to adjust my quilt and started screaming, holding her hand and looking for little pink pills in her purse-all got better after Barney took over and got what she needed-plus an ice pack.
So, today was sunny and cool/warm-we cruised north on I-90 in Montana, until we took a red road across Idaho at Missoula-crossed the Bitteroot Mountains and then glided down this beautiful road, complete with a trout filled river on one side and lush fauna on the other-just perfect!! Carol kept telling me she saw a kitty-cat, and three times I looked-never a kitty-cat-I never looked again, even when she said "Really! I did!" Nope-I may be a blonde, but I'm not stupid-besides this crate is real comfortable! I am still hurting from all these bites-but we finally found the Tea Tree oil, so relief is on the way!!
We have been following the trail of two dudes named, Lewis and Clark-Barney said they walked the whole way along time ago-that must of taken forever!! I thought 2 hours was a long time!!
So many people walking in the river, looking for fish-we heard a big one splash while we were walking around-looking for rocks-what else?? Poor Barney, he had to drive all day and couldn't look at all the huge rock mountains.
We are in Lewiston, ID right now, it is near the Nez Perce Indian reservation-Chief Joseph's tribe-only we are at this little comfort inn. They had smoothies and I had baked chicken-check that out!!! Only one piece of chicken is wrapped around one of those pink pills-hope it helps the itching. We will leave early tomorrow-towards Walla Walla-Barney is going to get a haircut and I am going to get a bath-somewhere. Evidently, we have to "be presentable" --whatever that is.
I have been told over and over that I am going to see Jenny and Nathan-really can't place them but I do remember this cute chick named Jenny-she had the nicest smile!! Hmmmm-where was that??? wow! my eyes are having a hard time here-guess that little pill is working-I always stop itching, but I can't enjoy myself because I just keep falling asleep!
I'll write soon-gonna be real busy the next few days-but keep checking in-love ya-jack
Sept 16, 2008-
I just crashed last nite-could not type a single word!! Six days on the road makes a puppy weary!! Carol fed me a hamburger patty the other day and I just have no will power when it comes to dead cow!! but it just wrecks havoc with my skin!!! other than all the strange bugs, and weeds that are devouring me I have had a really good time.
As we headed out of Wyoming yesterday, we came upon the Little Bighorn battleground-I was amazed to hear Barney say how many white guys were killed by the very Indians that they were trying to kill. Seemed like there was enough land around there for all of them to live quite comfortably to me-humans!! they just don't get it!!! The horses that roam there have all got the right idea-running free, staying content and keeping it simple!!
We drove on to Billings and the scenery just got more beautiful-BIG SKY is what they advertise and BIG it is-saw eagle nests on telephone poles-but no eagles.
As the terrain started changing to more mountains, the Kia didn't give in-it just zoomed up every one and flew down the other side (I like this part, because Carol always throws up her hands like she is on a roller coaster and then covers her eyes). When you are traveling west, the sun stays in your eyes alot, but Carol puts a pillow in front of my crate so i won't be bothered but it sure drives them crazy, especially with a million little bugs all spread over the windshield.
Well, guess it is time for breakfast-I've insisted on chicken breast from Subway, nothing else will do since I have to put up with all this car time but other than hot pork rinds (that I DON'T get to have) we all are eating at Subway every day.
Nathan called and said the pass in Idaho is just incredible but look out for all the bighorn sheep-I like mutton, especially their wonderful aroma! -lookin' forward to that!
Later, dear friends-
will write from Washington tonight!!
I just crashed last nite-could not type a single word!! Six days on the road makes a puppy weary!! Carol fed me a hamburger patty the other day and I just have no will power when it comes to dead cow!! but it just wrecks havoc with my skin!!! other than all the strange bugs, and weeds that are devouring me I have had a really good time.
As we headed out of Wyoming yesterday, we came upon the Little Bighorn battleground-I was amazed to hear Barney say how many white guys were killed by the very Indians that they were trying to kill. Seemed like there was enough land around there for all of them to live quite comfortably to me-humans!! they just don't get it!!! The horses that roam there have all got the right idea-running free, staying content and keeping it simple!!
We drove on to Billings and the scenery just got more beautiful-BIG SKY is what they advertise and BIG it is-saw eagle nests on telephone poles-but no eagles.
As the terrain started changing to more mountains, the Kia didn't give in-it just zoomed up every one and flew down the other side (I like this part, because Carol always throws up her hands like she is on a roller coaster and then covers her eyes). When you are traveling west, the sun stays in your eyes alot, but Carol puts a pillow in front of my crate so i won't be bothered but it sure drives them crazy, especially with a million little bugs all spread over the windshield.
Well, guess it is time for breakfast-I've insisted on chicken breast from Subway, nothing else will do since I have to put up with all this car time but other than hot pork rinds (that I DON'T get to have) we all are eating at Subway every day.
Nathan called and said the pass in Idaho is just incredible but look out for all the bighorn sheep-I like mutton, especially their wonderful aroma! -lookin' forward to that!
Later, dear friends-
will write from Washington tonight!!
Monday, September 15, 2008
Sept. 15, 2008-
Boy! was it chilly here this morning-no steam-but icy toes!
We all slept way too late-I made Carol get up before she was ready, but I had to go......
After we (I brought my biscuit) loaded up the Kia-they drove a very short distance to eat at Helen's, a good ol' cafe, with real scrambled eggs and country crock spread evenly over Wonder bread. They left me to savour my barley treat-and they were back in the car quickly and we drove to Hot Springs, SD and saw a huge mountain that had a head of a really big Indian on it. This man wanted Barney to pay $20.00 for a closer look, but he said we were on a "budget" trip and we would look at that rock from "right here".
Driving a little further up and down mountain roads we made our way to the really big mountain that had the heads of four big men on top-they looked so serious and not very happy at all.
Again, a man asked Barney for money to park and take a closer look. There wasn't a good place to turn around so he forked it over and we went closer, but the old guys on the mountain still looked pretty tired and sad. So many people came to see these stoney faces-I don't get it-however, most of the ones that went closer came back with ice cream cones, so maybe that was the prize-we did'nt get ice cream, guess we didn't go close enough...........................
When we got back on the road, it was really late so we had a snack of cheese and apples near a town called Spearfish-no water around-hmmmm...who is this fish??
We drove on a interstate and as we headed west the windshield began to be smothered with dead grasshoppers-there were millions of them-all flying furiously through the air, only to be smashed onto the glass. Barney stopped three times to clean the window, all the while the sun was setting in the sky! What a combination-bug guts and a glaring beam of light-it was trouble!
They stopped at the next town, called Gillette, it had really cheap gas but alot of construction workers and all the motel rooms were taken-except one-and we went there. Carol went in to talk to the desk person about a room-she didn't like this place when we drove up, but Barney kept saying "it'll be OK"-but it wasn't! When she walked back to the car, she had a strange look on her face and said, "hurry-go-now". Then we bought some of that cheap gas and got back on the interstate and headed west-driving 75 to get to Buffalo before it was totally dark and before the end of the Cowboy game.
We did it! The Cowboys won and we all had Subway's and passed out-or at least they did-I have remained awake to let you know that we are fine and are on our way-Oregon here we come!!!!
We are headed for Bozeman, Montana tomorrow-maybe further-who knows
later-jack
Boy! was it chilly here this morning-no steam-but icy toes!
We all slept way too late-I made Carol get up before she was ready, but I had to go......
After we (I brought my biscuit) loaded up the Kia-they drove a very short distance to eat at Helen's, a good ol' cafe, with real scrambled eggs and country crock spread evenly over Wonder bread. They left me to savour my barley treat-and they were back in the car quickly and we drove to Hot Springs, SD and saw a huge mountain that had a head of a really big Indian on it. This man wanted Barney to pay $20.00 for a closer look, but he said we were on a "budget" trip and we would look at that rock from "right here".
Driving a little further up and down mountain roads we made our way to the really big mountain that had the heads of four big men on top-they looked so serious and not very happy at all.
Again, a man asked Barney for money to park and take a closer look. There wasn't a good place to turn around so he forked it over and we went closer, but the old guys on the mountain still looked pretty tired and sad. So many people came to see these stoney faces-I don't get it-however, most of the ones that went closer came back with ice cream cones, so maybe that was the prize-we did'nt get ice cream, guess we didn't go close enough...........................
When we got back on the road, it was really late so we had a snack of cheese and apples near a town called Spearfish-no water around-hmmmm...who is this fish??
We drove on a interstate and as we headed west the windshield began to be smothered with dead grasshoppers-there were millions of them-all flying furiously through the air, only to be smashed onto the glass. Barney stopped three times to clean the window, all the while the sun was setting in the sky! What a combination-bug guts and a glaring beam of light-it was trouble!
They stopped at the next town, called Gillette, it had really cheap gas but alot of construction workers and all the motel rooms were taken-except one-and we went there. Carol went in to talk to the desk person about a room-she didn't like this place when we drove up, but Barney kept saying "it'll be OK"-but it wasn't! When she walked back to the car, she had a strange look on her face and said, "hurry-go-now". Then we bought some of that cheap gas and got back on the interstate and headed west-driving 75 to get to Buffalo before it was totally dark and before the end of the Cowboy game.
We did it! The Cowboys won and we all had Subway's and passed out-or at least they did-I have remained awake to let you know that we are fine and are on our way-Oregon here we come!!!!
We are headed for Bozeman, Montana tomorrow-maybe further-who knows
later-jack
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