Today was a 'down' day in that we needed not to drive and to attend to some details. Items such as clean laundry allow our friends to let us visit and not attract a pack of wolves looking for the road kill. Changing the oil was also on the agenda with oOver 5,000 miles so far this trip. Also, Kare had a minor fender bender last night in her mission to get our dinner at the local Chinese diner. A somewhat impatient driver attempted to pass her on the right as she made a right hand turn. Basically a bumping but still a bit of a pain. These days make it possible to enjoy the sights later and see what is right here in front of our noses.
I wandered about town, went to a farmers market found a small but intriguing little park that had the original copy of the treaty between the Indians and the US Government ceding so much of their land. Also a copy of a letter / telegram from WWII informing the next of kin of a soldiers passing on the battlefield. Too much of that going on today as well.
Visited a bunch of wineries today and bought some to ship home and some to bring to our friends in Boise Idaho. met a guy who worked for the BLM and got some interesting perspective on what their job is. VERY broad responsibilities. Caves to trees, to mining, to vast tracks of open prairie and much more. We also visited a town nearby where they had painted maybe 30 murals on their buildings (LARGE murals) showing their history. This is an indian reservation and I think it was pretty balanced in the subject matter considering their history. Town was largely deserted as we wandered from mural to mural all about the town. A bit of a ghost town quality to it.
THEN THE RED SOX WON THE AL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!
Idaho bound tomorrow!
Matt
Matt
