Pumpkin Carving

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Dave and Amy went home last night after dinner. It's a pretty quiet day around camp with only me here. Ron and Norm are out fishing, so I decided to carve the pumpkin Norm brought me. This was the most unusual pumpkin I have ever carved. It had VERY thick skin and not many seeds. It was not even slimy inside, but more fuzzy. It made the clean up pretty quick and easy. I then roasted the seeds for the men to have for snacks. They loved them.

Snake River Trail

Amy and I went for a walk along the Snake River at Hells Gate State Park in Lewiston, Idaho. We were looking for the "Hen and Chicks", which are Indian petroglyphs. It was supposed to be about a 2 mile walk along the river. We walked and walked, and looked and looked, but also stopped and took lots of pictures. We were gone for 2 1/2 hours and never did find the petroglyphs. Later the ranger told us we stopped about 40 feet short of our destination. We were disappointed, but will try again next year. The petroglyphs are fading and getting harder to see, so we were hoping to find them this year. This first picture is Amy walking along the trail. The trail starts out wide enough a car could drive on it, but it is getting pretty primitive as we get further away from camp.We saw some amazing rock formations. These pictures are good examples of columnar basalt.

I was hoping to get a photo of Amy. Here she is in front of and sitting on some columnar basalt.

I never pass up a photo opportunity.

Fishing on the Clearwater River

The boys love fishing on this river and in this weather. Here is a happy David with about a 15-16 pound steelhead. Norm came on Wednesday and was pretty happy to join in the fishing. They may not always like their picture taken, but they are always happy to pose with their fish.

Looks like Ron just netted this great catch for Norm. They are still bundled up so it must be early morning and isn't that when the fish bite?

Photo Shoot

Amy and I had a photo shoot this morning. Well, one of us did. The photographer, being Amy, didn't want to get on the other side of the camera. We wanted to take advantage of the Eastern Washington setting and some of the fall colors. We are going for a walk this afternoon and I bet I can get some pictures of her then.

Halloween Scherenschnitte

This afternoon the wind got worse and the rain clouds moved in, so that means it's time for another indoor project. I got out my Halloween Scherenschnitte and got to work. These are designs I cut out of black paper and then mounted on different Halloween papers. They are quite fun to do. Our motorhome is looking very spooooky!

Fun in the Leaves

We had some nice weather before lunch, so Amy and I decided to go for a walk. With all the wind the leaves are coming off the trees. The ground was a little wet, but Amy thought I needed a picture in the leaves. That's what happens when you travel with a photographer. Am I complaining? Not a bit. I seldom get my picture taken, so this was great fun!

Haunted House

Ron and David are out fishing on the Clearwater River in Idaho. The weather is terrible, but that doesn't stop those fishermen. Amy and I decided that a nice inside project would be good for us today. We started putting our cookie Haunted House together in the morning. While the first step was drying we bundled up and went for a short walk. After lunch we started adding the decorations. We had a great time creating our Haunted Houses.
Amy's house has the orange roof and mine has the green. They are supposed to be scary, but I think they are pretty darn cute.

First Catch

Today was the first day of fishing for the boys. While they were gone Amy and I went for a walk and visited the Lewis and Clark Discovery Center. They have some very nice displays of the expeditions travels through Idaho. Here is the first catch of the trip.

Don't these look like 2 happy boys? They had a great day and caught 6 Steelhead and 5 Salmon. The fun is in the catching and not the keeping, so they released all but these 3. They were so excited and had many stories to tell about their day. This included the 18 pound native Steelhead that was a real fighter. It was a great catch and release. You don't keep native fish.

We like to get the fish ready for the freezer as soon as possible. David is starting the cleaning process. He filleted the fish and cut it to size.

I wrapped it in plastic wrap and then Ron vacuum sealed it before we put it in the freezer.

Tea Party

I always help Betsy by serving tea at the party. This is a very special job and I enjoy it as I get to visit a little with everyone as they come and get their tea. This year I served a persimmon and a cinnamon tea.

The table was decorated for a Fall Tea. Isn't it beautful?

Char and our hostess Betsy

Cream and sugar?

This is Betsy's mom Flo. She always helps Betsy get the silver polished and the flowers arranged. She is amazing,