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RVLovers Adventures
August 2001
Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Oregon
During the month of August we were able to meet up with several old and new friends, and visit more of David's family while we traveled through four western states. We started the month of August in Colorado, where we participated in the
Avon 3-Day Walk
for Breast Cancer.
Here's a map of our itinerary for August and the first part of September:
The Avon Walk was 60 miles from Ft. Collins to Boulder. We stayed about 10 days in nearby Loveland, Colorado, before moving on westward. On the way out of Colorado we took in the Georgetown Loop Railroad, where we were able to ride in the open cars of an antique steam powered engine.
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Utah
We stopped in beautiful Salt Lake City for a few days to visit with David's family again.
Idaho
Near the little town of Twin Falls is
the famous Snake River Canyon. Shoshone Falls is often referred
to as "Niagara of the West". When the Western Pioneers
arrived the sound of the roaring falls could be heard for miles.
However, in summer 2001 the falls are almost completely dry, the
result of a drought for the past two years. The spectacle of dry
falls we saw was almost as awesome:
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Snake River Canyon is best known to people outside Idaho as the place where, in 1974, daredevil Evel Knievel tried and failed to ride a rocket-powered motorcycle across the Snake River Canyon.
The picture below is taken while we crossed the Perrine Memorial Bridge, which spans 1,500 feet and is near the site of Knievel's famous leap.
We stopped in Boise to see some old friends from Evansville, Karl and Carol, who have recently moved to Boise. (Last year we visited them in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.) Mary and Carol bicycled the Boise River Greenbelt, a hiking/bike trail that follows the river through Boise. It took us through historic old town and several city parks, and was a leisurely, mostly shaded trail.
Porta-Potty Art
State Capitals
We have visited many of the State Capitol buildings this summer. Here are the similar capitols from Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Idaho, and Oregon. Put your cursor on the picture to reveal the location.
Although they are similar neo-classical designs, modeled from our national capitol, each has something different. Wyoming and Colorado have gold-leaf domes; Utah has a copper dome.
Oregon
Oregon has an entirely different style capitol building in Salem (built in 1938.) Like in Denver, visitors are allowed to climb to the top of the dome. We went outside for a closer view of the "Gold Man" on top.
Our first stop in Oregon was in the high desert, which is east of the Cascade Mountains. We attended the FMCA (Family Motor Coach Association) International Rally, which brought together about 5,000 motorhomes to the town of Redmond.
While there we met up with some friends we had previously met along the road, and did some sightseeing in the area, which included The High Desert Museum, and the Newberry National Volcanic Memorial.
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Crater Lake National Park
Recognized worldwide as a scenic wonder, Crater Lake was created by a violent eruption 7,600 years ago. It was considered sacred by the Indians and kept secret from the white men until the mid 1800's. It was established as a national park in 1902. It is the world's deepest lake, reaching a depth of nearly 2,000 feet. Neither words nor photographs can capture Crater Lake's remarkable blueness.
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Before leaving Oregon we went to the Portland area (where 50% of Oregon's population lives) and visited briefly with David's Uncle Earl and Aunt Lu. Here they are in front of their home in Lake Oswego.
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