Wallowa Mountains.................Oregon

We are on our way to Utah, actually just outside of Twin Falls, Idaho. Too tired to drive any further, so staying at good ol' Walmart. We've spent the last three days in the Wallowa mountains in the northeast corner of Oregon. Gorgeous! We hiked and mountain biked, and had one of the best berry milkshakes maybe ever. :) The moutain bike ride was interesting, considering we lost our dog Ally for more than an hour. We had stopped for a break, and she was literally 30 ft away from me looking for a chipmunk that had ran across a log. I turned away, and when I looked back, she was gone. No big deal, I'll just start whistling and calling. After what seemed like an eternity, nothing. No Ally. Steve ended up riding back the way we came, leaving me standing in the woods alone thinking about bears and who knows what. He finally came back................with no Ally. All I kept thinking was "oh, great. This is going to be weird trying to explain to everyone that we lost our dog in the woods on day 3 of our road trip, and that we just gave up looking because we assumed she was eaten by a bear??" We continued on the ride, (it was a loop, and it headed back to the truck) thinking of what we were going to do if we she was NOT at the truck when we got there. The plan was that Steve was going to try and hitch a ride back to town (20 miles away), and get the motorhome to bring back up to the pass we were at so we could look for her the rest of the day/night. I was going to stay with the truck and Jada (our other dog). It was a quiet ride back to the truck, with me periodically whistling into a steady 20mph wind and driving rain... (guess I didn't mention the deteriorating weather conditions at 6,000 ft.) As we were nearing the parking lot where we left the truck, I kept hoping to see a black dog lying under the truck. Within around 10 ft of the truck, there she was casually standing in the rain drinking from a mud puddle. She looked up at us with a look that said, "Where have you guys been? It's raining, and I would like to lay down in the truck."

Good grief. Let's just say that Ally staying in the truck while I, Steve, and Jada, when on a second shorter, "less stressful" ride. :)

Because of the rain yesterday, we decided to head out towards Idaho through the Hells Canyon NRP. (more gorgeous views....and super cool campsite on a river).

Having a great time so far!! Kris