Desert-Like

At this point, a lot of it becomes a fog in the brain---like what day it is,  what state we are in, which time zone this is, etc.  And worst of all----what was that room number again?  I can't remember!

But if I concentrate really hard,  I can recall that this is Thursday, and this is Oregon.  Once we got over the Cascade mountains to the "other side" it became very dry, brown, arid, not pretty.   Before we got to this part, we did enjoy some lush green hillsides, the Columbia River, a beautiful waterfall. 

We also stopped for a visit/tour of the Coulee Dam, an engineer's dream. 

 Now we are definitely in cowboy country.  Pendleton, OR is where the Rodeo Roundup happens, but unfortunately, it happens in September. 

I was thinking we would see a rodeo in Wyoming, but getting there is our longest day, and it is a Sunday.  I have my doubts that there would be a rodeo on Sunday.  And that is our one and only 8 hour driving day, so we'll be tired.

Just to make sure that we got some western flavor to our experience, we stopped at the Rodeo Hall of Fame.

It does feel good to be headed East, even though there are miles to go.

At least there are no more major cities to navigate.   For us, that's a good thing.