Sunday July 8th- July 14th, 2018

Sunday: Day of rest and reorganizing. Good thing! We had a busy Monday coming up!

Monday:  JP wanted me to see Fort Rock but before we got there we came across the the Fort Rock Homestead Village and museum. Its self guided (they give you a flyer that describes each settlers home). Oddly everything is in the open, no guard rails or glass partitions. You just walk in on your own and look around. Most of the settlers homes were relocated to this village but it gives you a feel for what the settlements were like in the 1900’s. 

Dt Thom’s Office

The Belletable House

The Blacksmith Shop (AKA the Horse Shoer)

Menkenmaier Cabin

Stratton House

Boedigheimer Cabin

Saint Bridget’s Catholic Church (formally known as St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church)

Fort Rock General Store

Webster Cabin

Sunset School -schools are always my favorite!

Settlers Chuck Wagon – JP’s favorite!

And the ever popular – Restrooms

The whole settlement was interesting. They had the “tiny house” and “minimal” thing down long before it was a lifestyle change! We did eventually make it to the actual Fort Rock State Park but not before a little shell shock at the price of gas out here in no mans land!  We drove up to Fort Rock State Park and took some photos. Its a geological area that’s been around since prehistoric times. There are hiking trails but by the time we left the Settlers Village it was getting late in the afternoon and there was some fishing on the schedule so we headed back to camp.

JP packed us up in no time and we headed out to bank fish on Ana Reservoir. It was my kinda fishing with chartreuse sparkle power bait and really nice sized trout. Even though I love catching – I’m not so much into eating them and they are hard to release since they generally swallow the hook. So we limited ourselves to catching only enough to bring home to a friend who is a trout for dinner kind of gal and called it a night! 

Tuesday: We took a ride into Paisley. It was much smaller than we anticipated. It didn’t have much to see. There was one lovely store though, the Paisley Fabric and Quilt Store that also carried antiques and some lovely Oregon Sunstone jewelry.

We drove on about another 45 minutes to Lakeview. It’s a much bigger town and had a nice downtown (though many buildings were empty). It had that cool historic feel with brick buildings and signs telling about the stores past. We visited the lovely new library to print out some biz, and took our time walking around town. In the early 1900’s there was a fire so the buildings were rebuilt after that. We popped in and out of a few stores and took some pictures. 

The Chamber of Commerce Downtown won me over with it’s window sign. Apparently everyone is welcome here and that sits well with me!

Sad Side Note:  I found this poster downtown.  I never knew about the Japanese Balloon Bombs (otherwise known as Fugos).  The poster may be hard to read but if you’re interested you can google it. I had no idea – just another reminder of how little of the past I know about.

Wednesday: Camp all day – but JP and the neighbor Dave went flyfishing at Ana Reservoir in the evening. Dave caught one – JP had some hits. It gets windy in the evening so it was an early night. After dark JP and I went out to look at the amazing night sky. I don’r remember seeing so many stars (and satellites)! There was a ribbon of mist (or smoke or something) that threaded through the starts. It was totally awesome! 

Thursday: Evidently JP made a buddy of the Forestry guy so he came knocking on the camper door to give us the Fish Facts of the day. We packed up and headed to Deadhorse Lake past Paisley. The weather couldn’t have been nicer and we had the lake to ourselves. JP caught a couple of nice size trout fly fishing and I managed to catch 3 on my handy power worms. 

Deadhorse Lake –

Friday:  Not much to report. Hot as hell and not even a breeze! The air conditioner was barely keeping up. We stayed in Lucky, and made reading and trip planning the only activities of the day. 

Saturday: We took a ride up to the Lookout. It was certainly beautiful and a bit cooler which was a relief! We came across some ATV folk and a lot of cattle on our way up. Captain John C. Frémont and his Army topographical team were on a mapping expidition in 1843 through central Oregon. On Dec 16th, 1843 they worked their way down a snowy cliff to find a huge lake below them. Fremont named the ridge Winter Ridge and the lake, Summer Lake.  Here’s Fremont’s description of their discovery and the names of the the ridge and lake I found on Wikipedia:

At our feet…more than a thousand feet below…we looked into a green prairie country, in which a beautiful lake, some twenty miles in length, was spread along the foot of the mountain…Shivering on snow three feet deep, and stiffening in a cold north wind, we exclaimed at once that the names of summer lake and winter ridge should be applied to these proximate places of such sudden and violent contrast.

— John C. Fremont, 16 December 1843, Report, Second Expedition^[8]

Later in the afternoon JP took his pontoon back out to Ana Reservoir. No fish tonight but JP and his fly fisher friend Dave had a beer and called it a night.Its our last night here. We’ll be up early in the AM and packing for the road. Next destination: Steen Mountain Resort, Frenchglen OR. 

July 1st – July 7th 2018
Sunday: we made a pit stop at Rays in La Pine for some groceries. It had to be the last real store for miles because the prices rivaled John Day, where we suffered from sticker shock!

We pulled in to Anna Reservoir RV. It’s small and clean and wide open. The 4th of July crowds are nowhere to be seen. We took a little scouting drive and stopped to visit the little store at Summer Lake and called it a day. Summer Lake is an alkali lake so it is rimmed in what looks like white sand. Its low this time of year and fish can’t survive in it but the ducks don’t seem to mind. 

JP took the picture of these unidentified bones he came across at Summer Lake. Guess whatever it was – was not an alkali fan!

Monday: JP chatted up some guys on an intel gathering quest, then took off mid morning. It was sunny but pretty windy. JP fished Anna Reservoir and the Anna River. He came home with a 18” trout, a big grin and the secret fly that seemed to do the trick!

Tuesday: JP loaded us up and we headed south and up into the hills to a little lake at 6,249′ above sea level. Withers lake is not very big but perfect for pontooning. It was just us and one other fisherman.

There were lots of Brook Trout but you had to work for them and they weren’t very big – but oh so pretty!

It was sunny but cooler in the higher altitude and the wildlife was pretty tame. Apparently it’s free range for the cows and their calves who seem to own the road!

Wednesday: Happy Fourth of July! We went exploring in the AM and found ourselves off road more than on road to reach  Thompson Reservoir. Damn that Siri!  By the time we got there we just weren’t that interested. It was really long rough drive and no easy access to the water that we could see. We decided to call it off and found the easy well paved road home. We took the rest of the day off and kicked it at camp!  Thompson Reservoir–

Thursday:  JP was up at 5:00 to be the early bird at Anna Reservoir. Later he took a hike along the Ana River.  He saw some bait fisherman catch nice size trout on power bait but alas, no fly fishing catches today. It was windy by the time he got back so he spent the afternoon tying flies to present to the fish on tomorrow’s adventure.

Ana River –

Ana Reservoir-

Friday: Day of Pause. JP still not feeling so hot so we hunkered down and spent the day binge watching the series Dirty Little Lies. Really well done show! Tomorrow is another day!

Saturday: JP did some morning fishing on the Ana Reservoir and had some luck which is a good way to start the day.

We drove into Bend for the day at around noon to make a Walgreen’s run. Turned out to be a pretty productive day! We got all of our grocery shopping done and grabbed a late lunch at Panda Express. They were basically out of everything and it was a minimum 15 minute wait but we toughed it out. The manager was awesome though! Because of the wait she threw in a large order of orange chicken and bag of cheese wontons. Nice! We left full and had a free dinner for tomorrow night! JP spent some time on the phone changing plans for us while I restocked our books and movies at Goodwill. It looks like we are staying here for another week.  JP really likes it here! 

June 24th – June 30th, 2018
Sunday: We pulled into Crane Prairie Lake RV Campground and were settled in no time flat. The weather was great and even though it’s not poolside in Arizona, it’s awesome to be in the sunshine. JP got everything fishing in order and ready to go. He was on the lake giving the bass a run for the money until well after sunset. He caught 3 nice ones and the campers next door added them to their dinner menu.

Monday:  JP was up at way too early for me, and on the lake until breakfast. Later we both were on the Crane Prairie in our pontoons until evening.  Even in the wind he caught 2 bass but alas none for me. There were tons o’ geese and their families on the shore. We watched an otter family playing hide and seek in the logs, saw an osprey fishing and an eagle overhead keeping an eye on things. 

Tuesday:  Now that we have some answers about why JP hasn’t been feeling himself we were glad to have a Walgreen’s in Bend not too far away to pick up an RX and get him feeling better.  We had our 46th Anniversary outing at a great place I found on TripAdvisor called Brother Jon’s Public House.

It was really good food and seeing as it was a special occasion – I opted for not just 1, but 2 Cadillac Margaritas. Our next stop was Walmart and it was way more fun with cocktails onboard! On our way back to camp we saw a young black bear high tailing it across the road. We’ve had some brazen chipmunks and a pretty doe who strolled right through our campsite at dusk in the evening – like we aren’t even there.

JP is studying bass fishing techniques online in his down time – a whole different slant on a new style of fishing . I think (hope) he has all his bass gear now, (last item was new bass tackle box) now all he needs is Big Ole Bass! 

Wednesday:  Off to Bend again, this time to get mud flaps for the front of the Silverado. We did a  swoop through Costco (yeah there were samples galore) and when we headed back to camp JP made a run for the Quinn River and Davis Lake for late afternoon and evening fishing. He caught a couple of bass at Davis but he did a lot of fishing! The wind’s been pretty constant and he was pretty beat at the end of the day!

Thursday: JP was out in the early AM and I exercised my right to sleep in. After he came back for lunch I cut him loose for the day so I could catch up on the stuff that you still have to do on the road especially if you are lucky enough to have some internet.  “Jerry’s Fishing Season” is a completely different mode from our other travels, but I’ve managed to keep busy and appreciate the quiet and peaceful days with a book in hand. Today his quest was gathering info at Wickiup for an upcoming Bass Tournament, but the lake is huge and the winds were mighty, so he gathered what info he could from fisherman he talked to. 

Friday and Saturday:
When everyday is a camping day – you forget about summer weekends and holidays! It’s been decades since we’ve spent much time in this part of Oregon and things have definitely grown and changed. This weekend started the 4th of July Holiday Week and it was very much the place to be for families, kayaks, bikes and boats. The campgrounds all had full signs and day use was at capacity all around us. Elk Lake looked like great family fun!

We’re headed south east in the AM to Summer Lake. Its kind of out there and likely  not as popular for the weekend/holiday crowd. I cant believe tomorrow is July 1st~ ALREADY! Summer is here and its gonna be hot!

June 17th – June 22nd, 2018

Sunday looked promising with weather in the 80’s and clear skies but alas it was dark and stormy and rained like crazy! We settled into our reserved camp spot but found it not to be quite what we expected, so we ventured out to find something a little more “outdoorsy”.

Monday: We moved up the road to Casey’s RV right on the river. It was a lovely park (everyone says so, Good Sam Club gave it a 10 in every category)! We weren’t there but an hour and JP was on the river with his fly rod in hand and the sun shining overhead.

Tuesday:  The weather has been changing every day – in every way. Sunshine, blue skies, cloudy, windy, dark and stormy, rainy but still mostly warm. We have a railroad track directly across from us and the trains HOWL through during the evening and late at night. It wakes us up but it really is kinda cool. JP has been fly-fishing in the river and some other areas nearby but not much catchin’ going on. Seems there hasn’t been a good run off this year. There’s a covered bridge here that’s a one laner but pretty neat!

Wednesday:  Just like bills and taxes on the road, some things (even if you are living the gypsy life) go on anyway. Neither of us have felt perky and I’m still recovering from some odd allergy cough that inflamed my lungs and put me on the evil prednisone. JP has had a weird little flu so we took the day and relaxed and did nothing eventful at all. JP tied some flies, I read most of the day. We went to town for Chinese at Lees Gourmet Garden where the owner recognized Jerry as a fellow fisherman and had tips for places to fish. The food and service at Lee’s was really good! It’s a 4.5 stars on TripAdvisor and right on. Later we cozied up to watch the 6th Harry Potter movie in a row. One to go. We were late to the movies but I think their fun!

Thursday : Oakridge is small – population maybe 3200. There isn’t a lot in the way of shopping but the town seems to have everything it needs to carry on with life here. We decided to take a 40 minute field trip to Springfield for groceries and fishing supplies. JP ‘s boat seat on his pontoon has been broken since Wild Billy so we needed to replace that. Plus JP had a Gift Certificate from the kids for  Dad’s day burning a hole in his pocket!

It was a good day (though in my book, any day that begins with a McDonald’s and ends with Panda Express is a good day)! Today the park was filled with those ever appealing and shiny trailers that make my heart skip a little beat – the AIRSTREAMS have arrived. We haven’t heard why the migration, no signs or displays. Ah-  but to see them all lined up in their shiny glory is a sight! Personally I like the Bambi, its too small to live in and too cute to care. 

Friday: JP was up early fishing and found his niche today. He fished the CT Park in his pontoon until noon and came back smilin’! He and his new tackle caught a couple 4 pound bass. He was one happy fella!

Later we made the rounds through town and JP showed me the Reservoir where he had his lucky Bass Day. It was too windy to go out but a really pretty drive.

We stopped at a garage sale (not that we actually needed a thing but .  . . ) It was our lucky day! We left with the exact seat we needed to replace the pontoon boat seat that had broken (yes! we had just purchased a $40.00 replacement seat at Walmart but it was green and camo and didn’t match the blue boat so it was NOT the perfect boat seat in my mind). JP disassembled the garage sale seat and I scrubbed it to near new. The cushions from the broken seat fastened in perfectly and for a mere $1.00 (original asking price was $2.00) we had the (matching) replacement for JP’s pontoon. Back in biz – and back to Wally’s for a return! I feel much better about the matching thing  ; )

This week flew by! I wouldn’t mind staying a little longer but I’m sure we’ll be back somewhere down the road. Next stop – Crane Prairie.

June 14th – June 17th, 2018

We made a loop back through to Lebanon and cozied Lucky into our friend Gwen’s driveway. I got to spend time with Gwen (and Presley) and JP got busy with some chores.

We came back to the Valley so JP could be on board for a Bass Tournament on Saturday. Our friend Ben  has a shiny new bass boat that was rarin’ to go. Friday night we stayed at Ben and Wanda’s super cool apartment (at their house!) The boys needed to be up and on the road at 2:30 AM to reach Woahink Lake by  5:00 AM. 

Here’s Jerry’s tale of the day:

“I was fortunate enough to be invited to fish with Ben for a bass tournaments on Saturday. The tourney was at Woahink lake below Florence Oregon. It’s a large lake surrounded by lush green hills and some beautiful homes, accessible only by boat. Lots of docks and boat houses that bass like to use as feeding and hiding spots. The morning started out early, we were the first boat on the lake but as luck would have it we were the last to leave, we drew the short straw.  The weather started out cold and a wet and turned windy as the day progressed. Fishing was difficult. The waves kept the boat twisting and out of position for most of the day. Ben caught a few fish as the day went on, but I was fishless, not much help. The boat can weigh in 5 fish and total weight wins. We had three fish in the boat by about noon and they were on the small side. Just when we thought the fishing couldn’t get worse, the boat started acting strange. We couldn’t get up on plane, so we couldn’t level out and gain speed across the lake. We we were sinking! The boat was taking on water, water was coming through the floor and the rear battery, and the electrical compartment was almost underwater. Our first thought was the plug was out but that wasn’t it, then we thought water was coming over the stern with the wind but ruled that out since the bilge pump was running but couldn’t keep up. With Ben balanced on the very front of the boat to keep it low enough to see, I steered the boat towards the boat ramp. We pulled the boat and called it a day. We didn’t weigh in – we knew the total catch was too small to qualify. We opted for a good sea food restaurant, cold beer, and a review of our curious day. Ben and boat have a service appointment this week. Hopefully an easy fix!”

Wanda and I had the day to ourselves and made the most of it visiting until the fellas came back in the early evening. It was early to bed for the weary fisherman and a day they will likely talk about for awhile! The next morning we headed to the Point Restaurant in Sweet Home for a Father’s Day breakfast. The place was hopping and the food was great!

We’re looking forward to camping together next month for another tournament at Wickiup – I can’t wait!

June 11th – June 13th 2018

Monday we saw our friends passing thru Clyde Holliday on our way out so we all came into Magone Lake together. It was only about a an hour drive from John Day. After we got settled in and hooked up the guys headed to the lake to get the pontoons ready. Judy, Jan and I visited for awhile and by 3:00 the bite was on. The trout were BIG and feisty!

The guys were all fly fishing but I found a stump to use as an anchor and fished with power bait. It was so much fun! I caught 14 nice trout (2 really big ones I had to keep). All the rest I was able to release. 

It was casual camping – everyone goes on their own schedule and we met up for a campfire at dusk. Eli brought his guitar and Gene his mandolin so we had music at the fireside. A deer stopped by to listen for awhile. She just seemed content to take in the music.

Tuesday morning JP got up at 5:00 and had the lake to himself. He said it was awesome watching the sun come over the hill and the steam rise off the lake. He had caught a lot of nice sized trout by the time he came back for breakfast. Judy and I took the path around the lake. It’s 2.3 miles and it’s really pretty little hike.

Wild Lupine and Indian Paintbrush.

Later in the day JP gave me a little fly fishing lesson. There was a big hatch so the fish weren’t biting but I got some pointers anyway. In the evening we went back out and both caught some good sized fish before campfire. I used my favorite chartreuse sparkly power bait and JP was on the fly.
Wednesday it was clear and warm during the day but there was frost on the pontoons in the early AM. There were only a few other boats or pontoons on the lake. JP had some good AM fishing but things slowed down late afternoon. Still a good day on the water!

The lake had ducks with ducklings, dear, beaver and we even saw a young bobcat running along the road. There’s plenty of evidence that this is a home to beavers!
We finished off our last night with the evening campfire. 

Side note: All the trucks in our campground had the hoods of their rigs propped open. Evidently small woodland creatures see no challenge in chewing up the wiring in your rig or packing it full of treats for later – if it’s open and accessible. If it’s closed however the game is on!

Side Note 2: The coolest thing! Tree of Shoes on Highway 26 outside of Mitchell, Oregon. It’s evidently a roadside attraction. I love the quirky things we come across on the road. I wish I had shoes I’d willing to contribute but alas – no. 

June 4^th – June 10^th 2018

Our next stop was Clyde Holliday State Park outside of John Day.  The park was amazingly green because they have all the water they could possibly need with the John Day River running along the parks edge. The sprinklers were going all day long, the showers had great water pressure and as long as you don’t use soap they’ll even let you wash your rigs here. The only downside were the mosquitoes (which are drawn to me like a magnet). They were large and loud and left me with something to (b)itch about! When there is a breeze here, it looks like it’s snowing – cottonwoods are the culprit. So its bug bites and allergies for me. Good thing I’m a sport!

There was a lovely little pond behind the park. JP had fun fly-fishing there in the evening. The fish weren’t big but since he released them all it didn’t really matter. It was just a short walk away so we walked there in the evenings. He made a couple of AM trips too. Nothing like camping a stones throw away from your fly fishing spot.

We went to the presentation at the amphitheater in the park (also known as the ultimate Mosquito Buffet) on Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site in John Day. It’s a teaser for campers to come into town and visit the Historic Building and Interpretive Center. It was a great history lesson about the late 1800’s and the Chinese Immigration. Damn life was hard! The building is a bit dark inside and flash isn’t allowed but it gives you a feel for the time capsule it is! The picture on the right shows Kam Wah Chung in the past and you can see by the trees in our photos how its stood the test of time!

“The Kam Wah Chung meant “Golden Flower of Opportunity”and was a general store and herbal medicine shop that operated for more than half a century during a time when there were up to 2000 Chinese laborers in John Day. In 1887 two young men immigrated from China, Ing Hay (an herbal doctor) and Lung On (a merchant and businessman) and purchased The Kam Wah Chung.

Kam Wah Chung was the doctor’s office, general store and herbal medicine shop, At times it was a place to eat, play poker or mahjong, and spend the night if you were traveling through.  Kam Wah Chung stayed open for more than half a century. 

Doc would sit in the red chair and have the patient sit on the wooden stool. He didn’t talk to the patient. Doc took their pulse in several areas, told them what was wrong  and sent them off with herbs for their ailment. He offered his services to both Chinese and locals. The super cool thing is that the shop was locked up and sat as it was for twenty years, and when it was opened in 1969 it was perfectly preserved.

Docs bedroom didn’t change over time. In the black case under his bed they found $23,000.00 worth of uncashed checks! Most of the checks were from 1910 – 1930. It’s thought that the Doc didn’t need the money and felt that the patients didn’t have it so he just held them.That’s likely the case since that would have been during the Great Depression.  A lot of the history of this area was preserved because of the records, letters, bills, and ledgers all found in Kam Whan Chung. Also cool is the fact that in 2015 “Doc” Ing Hay’s great grandnephew Robert M. Wah became the President of the American Medical Association!

After Lung An passed away Doc had his nephew come to John Day from back east to help with him with Kam Wah Chung. When the Doc passed away the historic site was donated to the city of John Day on the condition it would maintained as a museum. And so it lives on! 

Saturday we headed to Canyon City for their “62 Days Celebration” (celebrating the Gold Rush of 1862). The little town had vendor booths and folks braved the rain for the parade on the main drag. The kids were super excited! Kam Wah Chung was represented in the parade too.

Even though it wasn’t parade weather – no one seemed to mind too much! Enough candy was thrown from the maybe 20 entries in the parade that the kids came prepared with bags to collect it just like Halloween! We did a late breakfast  at the Squeeze Inn Restaurant and called it a day. Sunday was all about getting ready for Monday –  next stop, Magone Lake. Not far from John Day but new territory!

June 1^st, 2018 – June 4^th,2018

What a beautiful spot on the Crooked River! We were only one of maybe 3 campers here though there is a little activity in the day use areas. It was hot and sunny with a breeze. We dry camped which we haven’t done much of in the past. We parked near the river’s edge so the sound of the water was the background music day and night. We used our generator and there was potable water (though it was a pump) and vault restrooms. It was peaceful and relaxing and I had plenty of time to read and work on our blog.

JP had all the gear to fly-fish here and spent his time roaming and wading the river. The fish were small but there was some catching going on. I’m thinking after catching the big bass at Ten Mile Bass any trout would seem a bit small on the river!

JP Fish Note: It took few days to locate the trout as the water level in the Crooked River are at summer levels but they were holed up in the deeper cooler waters. White fish were abundant and are still a lot of fun to catch. All in all the trip brought back some pleasant memories of trips on the Crooked.

A Picture perfect place to be!

It’s been hard trying to travel to parts unknown and return to parts we just have to revisit AND have JP in areas where he can fish familiar water in the right weather and return to spots he hasn’t seen in decades and wants to to go back to.

The best way to make it work was for a change in plans. My present for JP’s Birthday this year was “Jerry’s Fishing Season”. We can go anywhere he wants, dry camping or otherwise, fly fishing or otherwise, bank fishing or pontoon boat. If we are near places I can drop out for a bit to be with friends I will, but otherwise the itinerary is all his from June 1^st through mid Nov.

We’re already booked into Bandon from August 15^th to November 15^th for salmon, crab, bass, and ocean fishing. I’ll travel back and forth between Bandon and the Valley and maybe take some field trips of my own during that time. The time between now and Nov 15th – all his.

My “Travel Season” will start when we leave Bandon in November – through the last week of May 2019 when we’ll return for the 2^nd Annual Jones’s Ten Mile Bass Tournament Week. I think this will work out just fine!

May 24^th 2018 – June 1^st, 2018

We spent the week with Wanda and Ben and a bunch of their family at Ten Mile Lake (conveniently located a short drive from the Mill and Three Rivers Casino in Coos Bay). The weather was warm, cold, windy and sunny depending on the day. The food was awesome! These folks have meals down to a science. Being the chef that I am (not) I thoroughly appreciated their planning and prep. Thanksgiving Dinner while camping? Who knew? Everyone spent their day as they pleased with a 6:00 timeline for dinner. The boats came and went all day and into the evening with their bass count and fishing tales.

Saturday was the First Annual Jone’s Family Bass Tournament. The fellas hit it hard from first light to the 2:00 deadline. Ben had really cool trophies for the winners. Cory won biggest fish and Cory and son Gabe won the 1^st place trophy. Ben, Jerry and Brad won 2^nd place. There was an all you can eat bass fry and cocktail hour Saturday night to celebrate! Even cocktail hours were first rate – not just a beer and a shot, oh no – margaritas and strawberry daquiris in the blender and whip cream to boot! We were a fun crowd at the campfire that night!

The number of campers was around 20 over the week we were there. The newest member of the group was Ben and Wanda’s new baby Payson who kept everyone on their toes. He was a really good boy for his first camping trip and looked darling in his life vest when he went out in the boat with the guys!

Other than the hole that targeted Wanda’s foot and managed to fracture her ankle on Memorial Day, all went smoothly. Even though it was Memorial Day, Reedsport Hospital got them in pretty quickly and sent her home with crutches, instructions, a wrap and a disc of her x-rays so she could follow up at home. She was a Super Trooper and decided to stay at Ten Mile for the rest of the week as planned. 1st picture was at camp and then (Yeow!) after she got home!

Casino Wins for the Girls – Well. . . .it was fun!                                                                          Bass Count for the week – LOTS! up to 4 plus pounds and some nice Trout to Boot!

Side Note: Ben bought a new Bass Boat this season and has invited JP to be his partner in some Bass Tournaments this year. He was pretty stoked about it so the Ten Mile Trip was a learning adventure for him. He paid very close attention. Good thing – otherwise he wouldn’t have known he needed a trip to Cabela’s for a new Bass rod and reel and a few bits of tackle! He’s all set now expect for . . . a new bass tackle box and ? ? ?. There’s always a sporting good selection somewhere on the road. I’m sure he’ll be good to go in no time!