Heading Home

It's been a fun and busy October in Idaho, but it's time to head home.  I do love driving through this part of the country. Here is our trip home in pictures.

 My favorite picture.

 The roads just go on FOREVER...

 and ever!

Geocaching

Jennifer and I decided to do a little Geocaching. I knew where several caches were located so we headed out so she could find those. Just a couple is all we were going to do.

 This is a cache that I could not find on my first outing. I finally brought help back and after looking and looking we finally found it. Jennie was having the same problem, so I had to give her the "Hot or Cold" signal. Here she is looking and looking and looking and...

 finally finding she was standing right on top of it. Some people are very clever about hiding their caches.

 You found it Jennie - sign in!

As we were looking for our initial caches we saw on our phones that there were several others near by. When I say several I mean several! Someone had gone to a lot of work to make a special adventure for us. There is a wonderful blacktop trail that runs from the park all the way onto town. The Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in located on this trail. This is a historical cache that takes you along the trail. It's starts somewhere near town and follows the trail to Hells Gate State Park. We didn't do the whole trail. We have to leave something for the next time we are there. I think we started on about 17 and there are a total of 24.

As we  followed the trail and found the caches we came across bits and pieces of information about Lewis and Clark.

This is the last cache we found. There are a few in the park that we did not find and that's OK. Remember, it gives us something to look forward to on our next visit.

We came for Fishing

The boys came for fishing and that is exactly what they got. This was probably the best year they have ever had as far as fish count goes. The weather was not as warm and sunny as usual, but perhaps that's what made the fishing better. Will, Norm and Ron are all smiles as they enjoy a day on the river.

After the catch comes the work. They clean the fish on the river, so when we start the freezing processing all Norm and David have to do is cut the fish into meal size pieces. Then they are put in plastic wrap, packaged, vacuum packed, dated and ...

put in the freezer. A few years ago we got this small freezer that we occasionally take in the motorhome when we go fishing.

This is some of the before fishing prep that the boys do. They keep the eggs from the fish they catch and process them to use as bait the next day. I'm not sure of the whole process, but they sprinkle on some pink egg cure powder, cut them in small pieces, let them dry and then put them in containers. All I know if that it is a very messy job!

Jennie and Will came over for a week and caught some very nice fish.

More happy fisherman. Notice Jennie does not touch the fish. She also doesn't like to kill them, so it's a good thing most of their fishing is "Catch and Release".

The men are usually to busy fishing to take pictures, but Jennie when Jennie went out in the boat with them she took her camera. She always gets some pretty creative shots.

Lunch break! They usually take left overs from the night before and cook a hot lunch on these cold days. Will's Uncle Ken and his friend John were there at the same time we were, so the boys often met up for lunch or morning coffee break.

FISH ON!!!!

Crafty Ladies

While the men fish us ladies have a great time working on our craft projects. Rosemary loves to cook and keeps us furnished with pies and other goodies, besides working on her counted cross stitch. Amy is our photographer and also had a fun time making this fleece blanket for her baby who is due in December. I bring projects to keep everyone busy and/or help with questions they may have. This trip I focused on cross stitch and finished several small Halloween projects.Amy's blanket. Such a cute doggie print.

 I decided it would be fun to make "Cake Pops" for Halloween. Since this was a first experience it was a real learning process for us. Believe it or not it took all day. I made the cake the day before, but by the time we rolled the balls, cooled them, cooled them some more and finally put them in the freezer to speed up the process, the time flew by. We soon learned that it worked best to dip the sticks in chocolate, insert in all the balls and then place in the freezer for about 15 minutes. Before trying this the little balls kept falling off in the chocolate. NOT FUN! Once we got the routine figured out it all went smoothly. Remember, we are in  our motorhome with limited space and even less freezer space, so it was a slow process.

 

The finished product. They did turn out pretty cute, and tasted even better! 

Kendrick, Idaho

Here we are in Kendrick, Idaho. It's a very little town about a half hour drive west of Lewiston. There are about 400 people living there. We come here every year to check on some of the cute shops. Unfortunately our favorite little bakery has closed. The boys love the hardware store as it still has the old fashioned look. Jennie is by the nail bins and the nuts and bolts are along the wall. It is also heated with a wood stove and the people that work there treats you like friends. Ah, the atmosphere of a small town.

Since the bakery was closed are favorite hardware store suggested we try Archie's Place. Once again we took a step back in time. It's like an old fashioned soda fountain and the food was good. Looks like we will come back here again.

 Jennifer was especially interested in the appetizer menu. We thought she might try the "Breaded Chicken Gizzards", but she wasn't that adventuresome.

 I think Ron likes this store for the great old tools he finds to weld into the bowls he makes. I like it as it's a great place for photos.

Halloween Decorations

We may be in the motorhome, but it's still time to decorate for Halloween.

 Rosemary brought pumpkins that they grew in their garden. They were beautiful and a perfect size.

 Here's the finished Jack-o-lanterns. We always have fun with this project.

 

 The park staff decorates the camping spaces in one of the loops for a "Haunted Hay Ride". It is always very successful. This year they had over 600 people go through.

 Oooooo, it's Halloween.