Cover Dale (on the Imnaha)

The prospect of a day away was too good to turn down...Saturday morning found Herb and I taking one of our favorite drives, on the 39 road...We have traveled this road for 46 years and called it, the Wallowa Mountain Loop Road...When we first moved here in 1973, we took many trips over this road (it was only partially paved and a main road for hauling logs, from "the woods" to the local sawmill...This road was a shorter route to the snake river, where we boated, fished, and water skied in the warm waters of Brownlie, and Oxbow Dams...If we continued beyond the Snake River, we ended up in Council, Idaho and the home of Herbs Dad and our kids grandfather, where they spent time each summer, keeping him company...A summer vacation for them away from home.

Sorry I get carried away with the memories, back to yesterday...Herb drove the winding road, surrounded by mountains and trees, with every shade of green imaginable and all kinds of weather...We had been invited to a day of warmth, leisure and food at Cover Dale, where Richard has his trailer set up for the summer, where he not only works for the Forest Service but is a campground host as well...The sun broke through about 1pm and the smell of wood smoke and burgers cooking called to us...With the sun at our backs, it was warm enough to enjoy each others' company at the picnic table and a delicious burger, perfectly cooked, and all the trimmings!

Pam and I took a short drive to Hells Canyon Overlook, where I could get photos, then back to the camping spot, where we celebrated Herb's birthday with a cherry pie...Then it was time to follow the winding road back home...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

View from the picnic table

Into Hells Canyon

Off to the Wallowas (I think)

The following are all wildflowers, but I haven't kept up on the names, but I do love looking at them!