Friday, August 21, 2009

Next Time stops (mllg)

we couldn't see it all so we are compiling a list of places for the next trip, among them:

Baker City, OR
Oregon trail center
Ghost towns around Baker City
Betty's Book store for diaries and books by Homesteaders

Bone, Idaho - there has to be an Ohio "Bone" presence in this community. A lot of Cornish people worked in the mines and evidence of the Bone clan has been found here and in another spot in Oregon. There is also one reference tied to a methodist group.

Devils Canyon- This deepest gorge in the US is where the Snake river cuts a 3000 foot swath in the Rockies. After seeing the spectacular Rio Grande gorge near Taos, NM, this even deeper gorge is a must see.

Laramie, WY- we stopped but want to spend more time, at least a couple of days. This is where men are men, women are women and winters are hell. There are also some nice old cars.

Wyoming - Yellow stone out of summer season, National historic trails, Cheyenne. The state of Wyoming offers a lot of travel information at its rest stops and has many places of interest to visit. It is also a beautiful and rugged state with a lot of history, fossils, rock hunting, archaeology, historic trails (Oregon, California, Mormon, Pony Express). I am eager to return and explore.

Butte, MT if i pay my ticket for driving with an expired license i can go back to Butte. If I don't, they tell me I'll be under arrest. So if they cut the fine down from $85 I may pay, otherwise,I will read about it and let them send the sheriff to cape cod to arrest me. (we're in a Mexican red state v. blue state standoff and I have until august 27 or its curtains.)

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