Some of the parts had arrived and Aaron had more work to get done. Back to Wenatchee we went. Driving down the highway, we saw a bighorn ram on the side of the road! We didn’t see it in time to get a picture. I was quite disappointed that I missed the opportunity. Little did I know, the females would visit us at the campground! I still haven’t been able to catch a photo of a male with the curling horns but, I still have hope. Our friend James was in Oregon for work and took a ride north to hang out with us on a Saturday afternoon. It was really nice to spend time with an old friend. Thank you for taking time for us, James!
When Aaron had finished with the job (until more parts arrived), we took a ride down to Boardman and picked up our bikes, our Starlink dish, our bike rack and whatever else it was we had ordered. And then we moved ourselves to Wanapum State Park in Vantage, WA. I was really excited to go there because the Ginkgo Petrified Forest State park was just down the road. We got settled in, and then it was time for Aaron to open all the boxes and start putting together and installing all his (our) new toys.
Our oldest son, Gage, was going to be in Seattle for work, so he paid a visit to us while we were at Wanapum. He and Aaron took a bike ride and they both went with me to see the Ginkgo Petrified Forest. Well, the forest didn’t look like a forest. The petrified wood was beautiful but, it was hard to get a good picture of it since it was all caged to protect it from vandalism and theft. One interesting thing I found out, petrified wood is Washington’s state gem.
We really had a great two weeks of visiting with our son and a friend who is family to us. We got new toys, saw bighorns, and got to enjoy a hike and a few bike rides. We had to stay in Washington for a little while longer, so after Wanapum, we went back to Entiat again so Aaron could finish the job at last, and we could take the bikes on that trail we had admired last time we were there.
Wandering Cindi 