On to Salem, Oregon

From Boise, ID we drove to Salem, OR, a one-day trip on Wednesday.  The drive pretty much took up the day: we left at about 8:30.m., and arrived at J.E. Seibert's house in Salem at about 8p.m.  I did not sleep too well in Boise because we lost power and there was no AC and it was pretty warm. Eventually it cooled down and I got my best sleep after 5a.m.!  We took the route through Ontario, ID, Burns, OR, Bend, OR, Sisters, OR, the Santiam Pass and Santiam Highway into Salem.  We drove through dramatic Eastern Oregon scenery; stopped in a little park in Burns for a picnic - a place we have picnicked many times before; visited the High Desert Museum in Bend (first time for me);  stopped in Sisters for supper and ice cream at Sno Cap where we have stopped many times before; drove past the areas hit by wildfires last summer, and finally into Salem. The weather was beautiful, and it was an interesting trip. I read a chapter in our book, Underland, aloud. All in all, a good day.

Here is a photographic record of the trip:

Eastern Oregon scenery

More Eastern Oregon

The town park in Burns

Where we had our picnic

The entry hall of the High Desert Museum

Two dioramas showing early settler life

A diorama of a late 19th century home library

A montage of meteorite fragments

Wildflowers of the region

Tipi life

A artist rendering of the Museum

Sno Cap in Sisters

Mt. Washington from the car window

Today we had a lovely day in Salem. But it is late, and it's time for bed. So I will report on that tomorrow (I hope!). We will have breakfast here at J.E.'s house tomorrow (Friday) morning, with Roger and Bonnie Hull joining us, and then head back to Boise, spend the night there Friday night and be back in Alpine Saturday evening. We will just escape a heat wave here in Salem. Temps are expected to reach 113 here on Sunday! But not in Alpine. Thank goodness! We head back to Vermont next week. Wow, what a trip!