The farther south we traveled the more beautiful it was. We took the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway. When I first turned on it I thought it must be the wrong road as grass was growing up through the pavement. I turned around to go back and inquire at the ranger station we had passed. They said it is a beautiful drive and the road is good. Off we went.
Out west you have to always be aware of free range areas. Cows are roaming loose and tend to run in front of vehicles. On the scenic drive we had to stop for several cows and calves. We also saw one dead along the road. It must have messed up someone's car to hit that.
We were the only car we saw the entire fifty mile drive. We stopped in a pullout next to a large green meadow to eat lunch. We sat there for over an hour. We saw a deer run across the hillside. Not one car passed by. I think you could take a nap in the middle of the road quite safely.
Was we came into Granite - Sumpter area you could see evidence of the gold mining days. The dredges had dug up the entire valley leaving great piles of cobble stones. Some people still work claims along the river. With the price of gold at $1250.00 per ounce, I suppose a few flakes a day would add up.
This is the mess a dredge makes. It is not nearly as bad as what we saw in Dawson City in the Yukon.
This is the dredge. They were outlawed years ago. Good thing.
We arrived in Baker City mid-afternoon. It is a neat clean little city with an attractive downtown area. We stopped at the Oregon Trail West RV park in Baker City. They are booked up for the weekend but they did have room for tonight. We will meet Tina for breakfast in the morning.
We are having our first rain shower since Louisiana nearly two months ago. It is incredible that we have not has any rain in all this time. The old bread truck needed a wash anyhow.
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