MT.HOOD, OREGON

We stayed in Ellensburg, WA, Friday evening, after getting the trailer loaded with the frozen peas and carrots. Leaving Saturday morning, we headed south towards Oregon. The bridge at Biggs Junction, OR is out of commission again until the first of the year, so we had a nice little detour which took us west along the Columbia River where I was able to get this photo of Mt. Hood. (Don't confuse this with Mt Shasta, I know how mountains can look alike.) We crossed the Columbia River and then headed east to back track back to Highway 97. We debated on how far we wanted to drive, and since we were on an easy time frame for delivery, we decided to stay at a rest area just outside of Klamath Falls, OR. This would set us up very nicely to hit Corning, CA in the morning for fuel and showers, and then end up for the day in Fowler, CA for a visit with Craig's Mom and Dad.

We enjoyed a nice Chinese dinner with them, and then hit the local grocery store for supplies, and with home made goodies tucked under Craig's arm, we headed back to the truck. I have got to say, Craig gets totally spoiled when he gets near his Mom or my Mom with his favorite treats. I'll have to do my best to ration his goodies so they last. *(Here is your shout out Mom, since you are reading this, that we are alive and well and made it through the fog)* Speaking of the fog........ The particular area we stayed at is notorious for major, multi-vehicle, pile up accidents, due to the dense fog. Although this morning, when we left, the fog was bad, but it was by no means as bad as I have seen it growing up in the Central Valley, where we deal with this tulle fog every winter. We kept it well below the speed limit and we were thankful for big trucks with lots of lights that were beacons to us in the gray haze.

Needing a break, after concentrating so hard on seeing the road, we stopped at Wheeler Ridge, CA and walked over to the Starbucks for some coffee and people watching. Having our fill of caffeine and entertainment, we headed back to the truck for the last leg of our journey today. With only 130 miles to drive, we will make the Company yard our home for the rest of the day and do some laundry. Since we don't deliver until tomorrow morning at 7:30am we are hoping we might just get to drop the load we have in the yard for the local driver to deliver.

No matter what happens, we know that for the third time since driving truck, we will be spending Thanksgiving Day somewhere different. Our first year we were in Las Vegas, NV our second year we were at Beach, ND, so we anxiously await to find out what our fate will be for this year. But as always, we will find a way to make it fun and enjoy the many blessings that have been bestowed upon us.