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On the way home, the temperature climbed to about 104 degrees, as pictured here. It was a bit uncomfortable for five people crammed into the cab of the truck.
A view of Wanapum State Park near Vantage, Washington. This is where we stayed overnight on the last leg of our trip, in space 26. Caution: the park gets very windy. Fortunately, we had weighted down our canopy so we fared much better than some.
Here, Uncle Ray demonstrates a special talent. Oh well, everyone has to be good at something!
Uncle Ray couldn't stop hugging and kissing Linda. I'm glad he didn't have that same propensity toward me!
Grandma Wolf toasts Jimbo with a cold beer on Uncle Ray's back deck. "I'm more a Wolf than a Coleman," Jim had just said. This picture may go a long way toward illustrating that. Uncle Ray, of course, said "No way. You're still a Coleman." I guess I can't live up on either side. No matter. :)
It's rare that Grandma Wolf looks directly at a camera, but I did manage to get this shot on Uncle Ray's back deck.
We really looked forward to stargazing away from the city lights and here, all the equipment is set up and ready to go. Unfortunately, there were so many wild fires burning in the area that the skies weren't much better in Rigby than they are back home. But we did have a good time and got lots of cool pictures...
Linda caught this spectacular view of the sun as it slid down toward the horizon over the Grandpa Tree in Rigby, Idaho.
We walked several miles up 3700E in Rigy, Idaho and saw some very interesting sights. Lots of old farm equipment, lots of old barns, etc. Here is a garage that is leaning precariously to the south. While walking, we marveled at what people in the country attach to their single wide house trailers.
Here is a photo of Uncle Ray's old house in Rigby, Idaho. I don't know who painted it this horrible color and Grandma can't remember if it was Ray or a subsequent homeowner.
While on a 2 1/2 mile walk up 3700E in Rigby, Linda snapped this corny shot of Jim near some old farm equipment.
When Jim's friend Lilah said: "Jim, you sure do make some cute kids!" - Jim responded by emailing Lilah this lovely picture of Marina, taken at Idaho's Mesa Falls. Cute kid, eh? ;)
The fire danger in Idaho was extremely high. There were fires in the area and those contributed to make spectacular sunsets. Here, a small fire burns along the highway as we returned from Mesa Falls, en route to Ririe Lake.
One of the first orders of business after arriving in Rigby, Idaho, was to stop by the cemetery to pay our respects to Conrad Joseph Wolf.
Since Grandpa's passing, the barn has become a "catch all" area -full of antlers, car parts, tools, equipment, pieces of furniture, and even a church pew.
While at Upper Mesa Falls, we were delighted to see that they did have reserved parking for handicapped babies. It's not something you see often.
Wow, walking into Uncle Ray's back yard is like dying and going to heaven (if you are a VW person, that is!) Here, a stack of VW motors, one of which has shiny heat exchangers that I tried like heck to talk Ray out of but he wouldn't budge unless I bought the whole motor. At that point, I'd already bought so many other parts from him that there was no room left in the truck or trailer.
Ray, what in God's name have you done to Grandpa's VW?
Pictured here, Venus shines through what I've always called the "Grandpa Tree," situated on 3700E in Rigby, Idaho.
We drove straight through and made the trip from Port Orchard, Washington to Rigby, Idaho in 15 1/2 hours. Normally, we can do it in 14 1/2, so the travel trailer only slowed us down by an hour. Once in Rigby, we parked beside the barn in the center of the property.
Kayla and Hooooga sleep in the truck. It was a 15 hour drive and Erica later remarked that it only seemed like three or four hours. "That's because you slept for 11 hours, Erica," I said. :)
Rina fell asleep in the truck and it provided us all with hours of entertainment. :)
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