Wednesday, October 16, 2013
POOL AREA, RIVERBEND RESORT, HARRISBURG, OR
Nice place, right on the Willamette River. We rarely indulge, but we had chores to do in Junction city and other campgrounds were further away, so we figured the difference in price would save on diesel fuel.
RIVERBEND RESORT, HARRISBURG, OR.
BURGERS AT BUGSY'S
We stopped in Junction City, OR. to get a couple of tires for the coach, and to get measured for a residential refrigerator for the coach.
While there we were able to hook up with old friends from Rohr, Rose Corvin and Carl Thurman. We enjoyed their friendly company and a couple of dinners and cocktails with them.
MT. SHASTA IN SEPTEMBER
After leaving Oregon, we stopped to visit friends Jim and Maxine Dimick in the town of Mt Shasta. This is the view from their backyard.
DINNER AT CASA RAMOS
Jim and Maxine Dimick, Diane and I enjoyed mountain Mexican food at Casa Ramos in Mt. Shasta. We were fortunate enough to spend a couple of days with our good friends. We meet up with Jim and Maxine, along with several other couples every year at Salton City.
POLE STRIPPING
No, don't get all excited. This not a Gentleman's Club. This is a computerized piece of logging equipment called a "Limber". It picks up the fallen logs, and the head at the far end of the machine, pulls the log through the mouth at the other end which strips all the limbs from the log. There is a chainsaw built into the head which cuts the de-limbed log to standard lengths.
THE BUNYAN BOYS, PAUL AND JIM
On the right is one of our Salton Sea buddies, Jim Dimick. He and wife Maxine, own several hundred acres if timberland in the Mt. Shasta area. On the left is Dave Richardson, who owns the logging company that Jim hired to "selective cut" part of his forest.
LOADING LOGS AT DIMICKS FOREST
The equipment used in logging is very hi tech these days. These claws grab the de-limbed trunks as gingerly as a Chinaman picking up a shrimp with chop sticks, and place them strategically on the logging trucks.
OUR HOME FOR A WEEK OR SO.
A must stop for us anytime we are in North Central California. When we arrived, the were holding Remote Control Hydroplane races. Fun to watch, those little gas engines really move those little boats. Fishing is also pretty good, if there are no races.
LAKE MINDEN, R.V. RESORT
This was our view everyday from our camp at the TTN Resort at Lake Minden, Nicolaus, CA. About 20 miles north of Sacramento
STATE CAPITOL, SACRAMENTO, CA.
Can't help but question how people of such inspiration and purity can build architecture of such awe to house people of corruption.
CALIFORNIA CAPITOL ROTUNDA CIELING
These dome ceilings are always amazing to me. Almost beyond man's capability. I have admired the ones at the Vatican and other European cathedrals, along with many in the U.S. This one is beautiful.
DIANE AT THE CAPITOL ROTUNDA
This picture is made on the second floor of the Capitol with the rotunda mezzanine in the background.
US VISITING THE CAPITOL ROTUNDA AND CHAMBERS
I lived many years in California, and have been to Sacramento many, many times, but never visited the Capitol until now. Californians should be proud of this fine piece of architecture.
RONALD REAGAN GUBERNATORIAL PORTRAIT
Are you old enough to remember honesty, honor, intelligence and leadership from a statesman.
"MOONBEAM" CALIFORNIA CLOWN KING
Yes, believe it or not, among all the dignified portraits of California's past Governors, their stands this 3rd grade oil painting of Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown. While we were visiting the Capitol, the Gov signed into law, approval for non-physicians to perform abortions in California. Home Depot, Starbucks, and Mr. Goodwrench started advertising immediately.
Friday, September 20, 2013
GETTIN DOWN with the BREHMS, 20 SEPT. 2013
WONDERFUL AREA FOR VIEWING NATURE
In the back country of Leavenworth, up Icicle Rd., there is a beautiful area for hiking, and seeing waterfalls, sheer rock surfaces and wildlife. Leaving the trailhead requires hikers to file a plan on an available form, and leaving it with the rangers.
WASHINTON ALPS
This is the reason Leavenworth took on the "Bavarian" theme for their town. The landscape is very similar to the German, Austrian, and Swiss alps.
LEAVENWORTH'S ICICLE BREWERY BEER GARDEN
We were very fortunate to have good friends stop by for a visit in Leavenworth. Here, Steve and Lauri Yager drove over on their way to Glacier National Park. We had a most enjoyable visit, drank some beers, ate some pretzels and swapped a few lies.
LEAVENWORTH WA. NATIONAL SALMON HATCHERY
One day, Diane wanted to get beautified at the hair saloon, so I took a little trip down the river to visit the salmon hatchery.
FISH LADDER, THE GREAT ESCAPE
What you are looking at is a rough, concrete spillway that the river flows down. As the fish mature, they escape to the river by swimming up the "fish ladder" and to the ocean.
FISH HATCHERY INCUBATION RACES
These races are shaped like elongated "S"s. They grow fingerlings according to age. The covered races are for the youngest. As they age, they move to the uncovered races, and are eventually released in the fish ladders and the wild.
FINGERLING NURSERY
These races are mass packed with young salmon. They are released as juveniles into the Wenatchee river. They swim down the river to the ocean where they mature. During spawning season, they return upriver to lay their eggs and die.
CARLOS THE CHIPMUNK
Well, just one more day of summer. How the flime ties when your enjoying every minute. Time for us to start thinking about heading the ole Monaco South I guess. We are planning on leaving Chehalis on the 25th for Junction City, OR. Hope you all had a great summer. Look forward to seeing you down the road. God Bless.........
Sunday, September 1, 2013
COLUMBIA RIVER AT CRESCENT BAR
This is where we camped at Crescent Bar Thousand trails. Because of the gorge project, agriculture is very big here. Nice campground, but the electricity and the internet were terrible, other than that, we had our usual inexpensive, but fun time here.
APPLES GROWING ON ESPALIER
We are definitely camped in apple country. Pears and cherries as well.
This is an interesting way to grow apples. We first saw this technique used in Germany several years ago.
The trees are timed and tied back like grapes in a vineyard. Makes them a lot easier to pick.
CAMP LEAVENWORTH
Here we are neatly tucked into the woods for a 2-3 week stay. Nice camp, good water and electricity, even able to get internet and satellite TV here.
TRHE FLUME HIKE, LEAVENWORTH
We have camped at the Leavenworth, WA. Thousand Trails preserve a few times before, and always enjoy taking this hike back into the woods where this flume of cold mountain water runs for miles.
TIME OUT FOR SCHNITZEL, BRATWURST AND BEER
We were very fortunate to have my sister, Mary Ann and her husband, Juergen visit us from Baden Baden, Germany. They were visiting friends in Seattle and decided to drive over for the day.
A VILLAGE WITH AN ARCHITECTURAL THEME, LEAVENWORTH
This little town has an interesting history. It is located in very mountainous area in North Central Washington. It was a mining town that got mined out. It was a railroad town until the railroad decided to move the tracks to Wenatchee, and it was a lumber town that pretty much went belly up. Trying to reinvent itself, they decided to take advantage of it's lovely setting, and recreate a Bavarian tourist attraction.
THE BAVARIAN RITZ HOTEL, LEAVENWORTH. WA
This is the hotel that my sister and her husband stayed in while in Leavenworth. It is typical of the architectural theme of the whole town.
AFTER THE RAINSTORM, LEAVENWORTH, WA
When we arrived in Leavenworth to meet up with Mary Ann and Juergen, the skies opened up and the rain poured like crazy for about an hour. The terrain around Leavenworth looks very much like the alpine setting of Bavaria. This scene would be typical in that area.
DAS IST DER BEERGARTEN
What good is visiting a German village without a stop at the beer garden? This called the Icicle Brewery Company Beer Garden in Leavenworth.
This has been a very nice place to visit. The weather has been great, no illness, no mechanical problems, and topped off with a visit from Mary Ann and Juergen. As summer days grow fewer and fewer, we hope you had a wonderful time, and look forward to our next rendezvous.
Monday, August 12, 2013
FISHIN DOWN WITH THE BREHMS
Here we are in the beautiful Washington wilderness. We are practically on the Washington, Idaho, and Canada borders.
Now that marijuana and same sex marriage are legal here, I am thinking of marrying a pot grower just to get the family discount. Just kidding..... Diane is showing you the one that got away.
WAITING TO CATCH MY LIMIT
I love fishing! I didn't get a bite, but look at that scenery. Besides the deer and land animals, there were ducks, Canadian Geese, and bald eagles to watch. Weather was real nice.
MUSEUM TRAIN DEPOT
Pretty sophisticated for it's day, Newport was available for almost all types of transportation, both human and cargo.
A ONE HORSE OPEN SLEIGH, JINGLE JINGLE
Evidence of the cold winters was very evident in the museum grounds, everything from this personal family use sleigh to huge lumber gathering sleds, to delivery van sleds were common.
DIANE COULD NOT RESIST SHOPPING WITH THE GIRLS.
This museum is very complete is all the towns activity. It is strictly run by town volunteers, and the pride in the towns history is evident. For a small mining town, it was surprising how many social organizations were active here.
NEWPORT MINING MUSEUM
A lot of mining and mineralogy studies took place here in Newport. Several ores were mined here, and the waterways were often modified, or redirected to facilitate extraction. The museum is very telling of the past mining activity.
LOCAL WATERING HOLE SINCE 1894
This is the oldest bar in Newport. Right across the street from the Town Museum. Real friendly folks here, and fantasmal burgers. This place is like the olde Public Houses of earlier times. It is almost the town convention center. As a matter of fact, Saturday before last, the 30 year high school reunion was held here in the poker room.
Community Service Center at Kelly's Pub
Thought a few of you would get a kick out of this service. Some may even want to take advantage.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
INSIDE THE MINT BAR, SHERIDAN, WY
One of the most famous and popular cowboy bars in the high plains. This place reminded me of Hussong's in Ensenada on a busy day. Standing room only.
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