Old man winter, whose that???

[dirtsailor2003]

He hasn't stopped by Oregon this year! The boys have been bugging me to go camping. Loaded up the camper and headed into the dirt. Had 55 degree days and 16!degree nights. Looked for horns, burnt fire wood and did some geocaching. Here's a few shots of the views. We camped at an old homestead in an are known as Grandview Oregon. These were free homestead parcels that were to be irrigated. The reservoir that was to supply the water failed and the irrigation never came.

The three sisters, yeah it's a Grandview!

Hot dogs for breakfast, why not!


Smoke away!!!

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Remains of a wood cook stove

My youngest has a fetish for graveyards so we stopped at several the first being Grandviews.

Smoke away!!!

 

[crazymoon]

DS, nice photos of the kids/scenery, thanks for sharing!

 

[dirtsailor2003]

We came out of the dirt via Lake Billy Chinook. It's a reservoir that is formed by Pelton Dam. Which holds back the Deschutes, Crooked, and Metolious rivers. It's a big recreation lake and is super busy during the summer season.

Boys wanted to do some geocaching so we found a few of those.

One if those caches was in this Cemetary, even older than Grandviews.

We wrapped our trip up with a stop at Beetle Baileys in Culver for milkshakes and burgers. I've been stopping there after camping since I was a boy.

Smoke away!!!

 

[red dog]

Great  times Case. I love that area around Billy Chinook. We used to camp at the cove and hunt deer by boat up the Deschutes. Set crawfish pots on our way up the river and pick them up on our way back to camp. Nothing like a meal of fresh crawfish and kokanee.

 

[welshrarebit]

Looks like a great time with the kids!

I had to look up what geocaching was...

 

[welshrarebit]

If you and the boys ever visit Honolulu you should make punchbowl a must stop! It's official name is national cemetery of the pacific.

Grandpa Woody is buried there


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[welshrarebit]

Yes he's from Oregon and lived to a ripe old age of 23...


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[dirtsailor2003]

Great  times Case. I love that area around Billy Chinook. We used to camp at the cove and hunt deer by boat up the Deschutes. Set crawfish pots on our way up the river and pick them up on our way back to camp. Nothing like a meal of fresh crawfish and kokanee.

Hey Clay used to live LBC back when I was a kid. Then it got too darn busy. Would be nice right now, there was only about 20 boats out.

We camp up above a couple times a year and look for shed. Wasn't much up there ran into a few Other hunters we know and they've been out the past couple weekends, slim pickins on the horns. Camping was good though. Hadn't been to Beetle Baileys since the late 90's still a good stop for like much or breakfast!

 

[pc farmer]

Aweaome pics Case.

I wish I could send ya some of my snow.

I had to plow tonight, again.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

If you and the boys ever visit Honolulu you should make punchbowl a must stop! It's official name is national cemetery of the pacific.

Grandpa Woody is buried there


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Hey I will look that up if we ever go back to Honolulu. My great uncle was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He went back every year until he died.

Geocaching is the midern day treasure hunt!

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Looks like fun Case... Nice scenery too ! Thumbs Up We have a view of The Grand Tetons in our backyard !

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Looks like fun Case... Nice scenery too ! Thumbs Up We have a view of The Grand Tetons in our backyard !

Justin it was a great time! I've been through the Tetons a few times.

 

[red dog]

Hey Clay used to live LBC back when I was a kid. Then it got too darn busy. Would be nice right now, there was only about 20 boats out.

We camp up above a couple times a year and look for shed. Wasn't much up there ran into a few Other hunters we know and they've been out the past couple weekends, slim pickins on the horns. Camping was good though. Hadn't been to Beetle Baileys since the late 90's still a good stop for like much or breakfast!

We always tried to go after Labor Day when the crowds thinned out. We stopped going there in the early 90's and started going to Tenmile Lakes over on the coast. Had some great times over there fishing the lake and crabbing in Winchester Bay.

 

[dirtsailor2003]

We always tried to go after Labor Day when the crowds thinned out. We stopped going there in the early 90's and started going to Tenmile Lakes over on the coast. Had some great times over there fishing the lake and crabbing in Winchester Bay.

We probably passed each other there many times! When I was charter fishing out of Depoe Bay We always did a big week long camp trip after Labor Day at LBC. All us boat operators would come over and get drug around the lake on skis and ski biscuits!

 

[tropics]

Case that is some awesome pictures POST CARDS really nice and quality time with the boys. Thanks for sharing

 

[cmayna]

What!?#   No Selfies?

 

[red dog]

We probably passed each other there many times! When I was charter fishing out of Depoe Bay We always did a big week long camp trip after Labor Day at LBC. All us boat operators would come over and get drug around the lake on skis and ski biscuits!

I was the one in the 12ft Valco screaming and shaking my fist as you went flying by!

LOL

 

[gary s]

Nice pics brings back memories   I guarantee they will remember the rest of their lives

Gary