GETTIN DOWN WITH THE BREHMS, 22 AUG. 2010

HOWDY FROM SUNRIVER/BEND ORGON

Things remain well for us all. We had a couple of nice trips from Twin Falls, ID. through Boise, and on to Burns OR. then from Burns on to Bend Oregon, where we are camped for a couple of weeks at the Thousand Trails, Sunriver Preserve. As we approached the preserve, we noticed lots of "EVENT" signs leading to various massive parking lots, shuttle buses, and signs saying something about a golf tournament. As we wiggled our way through the congestion, we realized we were camped almost next door to the PGA Open at Sunriver. After we got set up, we turned on the TV and there is was, being broadcast live.

We are happy to be here, nice weather; Down comforter at night, sweatshirt for the early morning walk, and tank top in the afternoon. We are 22 miles from Bend, so we will be able to get anything we need there. We are anxiously looking forward to hooking up with friends Andy and Linda, who are already up here somewhere, and Gene and Darlene, who are on their way up from Pio Pico in the San Diego area. As we were parking the motorhome here, we ran into our friends, Steve Dombrowski and his wife. After we leave this area, we will be heading toward the coast, where we hope to hook up with more friends, Glenn and Grace. Hope you all are doing well, love and God Bless.....

Ralph and Alice.............

OUR CAMPSITE AT TTN SUNRIVER

Lovely setting. Lots of pine trees, huge sites, the little Deschutes river, and the snow capped "Sisters" in the backround.

SUNRIVER TOWN SQUARE

One section of the camp is an "Old Time" town square. A semi-rickety boardwalk takes you past an old saloon, sheriff's office, courthouse, library, and of course the country store. Every building has carved characters of the towns people.

SUNRIVER ACTIVITY/DINING CENTER

This place has more food stands than you can shake a stick at. Ice cream stands, snack bar, bbq grill, and of course, the dining hall.

EXPRESSO ANYONE?

Yes, there it is, right on the campground property, an expresso chuck wagon. Open 6 am to 2 pm.

GET DOWN WITH THE BREHMS, 15 AUGUST 2010

GREETINGS FROM POTATOVILLE, USA

Another wonderful adventure! We drove from Butte, Montana to Eden (as in the garden of......), Idaho. The drive was pleasant, and the campground very nice. We are about 15-20 miles North of Twin Falls, so everything we need is close by, even a Costco. The campground, in fact, most of the rural area is surrounded by potato, corn, and onion fields. We have seen the falls, a beautiful herd of elk, the countryside, and downtown. There is an Applebee's in Twin Falls, and it is a fatal sin to drive by an Applebee's without stopping to buy Diane lunch. I did good! might get lucky....

Next week we will head West again with Burns, OR. in our sights. From there to Bend, and Sunriver OR. and on to Junction City, near Eugene, for some home entertainment upgrades. We have an appointment for 9/7.

Hope you are all doing great, and having as much fun as we are. We are looking forward to our next get together. Love and God Bless.............



Ray, Diane, and our keepers.................

SHOSHONE FALLS

Ain't we just a couple of knockouts? Behind us are the stunning Shoshone Falls at Twin Falls, Idaho.

ELK BURGERS ON THE HOOF

There we were, just meandering our way down the Snake River gorge, when all of a sudden, I glanced up on the very edge of the gorges cliff. There were at least a dozen absolutely beautiful and huge elk looking down on us. They stayed there all the time we were down at the falls.

ELK, ELK, AND MORE ELK

Another incredible view. They just stand on the very edge and look down at the falls.

SHOSHONE FALLS

Note the rainbow at the bottom. Shoshone Falls is called the Niagara Falls of the West. It falls 212' which is 50' higher than Niagara Falls.

GODESS OF THE SHOSHONE FALLS

These are the beautiful Shoshone falls at Twin Falls Idaho. upstream (east) of the falls, is a dam used in hydroelectric generation. Usable energy through natures beauty! I made that up myself...

PERRINE BRIDGE

The I.B. Perrine bridge was built in 1976. It is 1500' long, and 486' above the Snake River. It is used year round for base jumping: parachutes and bungees.

SNAKE RIVER GORGE

This picture is taken from the "Falls" area, looking west toward the Evel Knievel rocket bike jump site. It's about a mile and a half from where we are standing. Can you believe that was 36 years ago??

BREHM ADVENTURES AS OF 8 AUGUST, 2010

GREETINGS FROM GARRYOWEN, MT.

We came to Garryowen as a stopover between South Dakota and Idaho. We also wanted to visit the Little Bighorn Battlefield again. Our two day stopover has turned into a week. Sure is nice to be flexible and do what feels good. We hit storms from the time we left Sturgis until we were well inside the Montana border. So bad at one time, we had to pull off the road for a spell. Raindrops the size of tennis balls, winds about 60 mph, and visibility like an unlit basement. Deadwood got hit so bad they had 4 ft. of hail on the ground and in basements. Took them a few days to clean up. It has been gorgeous here, but we did have a T-stom one day where it rained and blew for 45 minutes. The wind was blowing the passenger side slideouts in, so Diane and I had to keep them pushed out til it passed. We will depart this camp on tues. and head west.

Everybody, including the fur people are doing well, we hope you all are, as well. Till we see you again, love, laugh, be well, and God Bless................

Adonnis & Cleopatra................

NICE IRON ADORN THE STREETS

Mostly Harley owners come to these rallies, but as you can see, there are Indians, Victories, BMWs and even an occasional Honda.

MAIN STREET, HWY 16A, THROUGH KEYSTONE

The bikers are starting to gather.

THE BOARDWALK IN KEYSTONE, SD

Keystone is a small western type town just below Mt. Rushmore. This time of the year, it becomes one of the favorite stopovers for bikers on their way to Sturgis.