As many of
you know, I am well beyond the hiking stage of life. In fact, I now walk with a four-wheeled
contraption to keep me upright, and moreover have given up driving because of
rapidly deteriorating eyesight. Thus, if
I want to escape my posh “retirement community”, the Willows, I am dependent on
automobiles, driven by others.
Well, all of those things came together last week, thanks to my
wonderful, wonderfully patient sister-in-law, Carolyn Joyce, and her perfectly adequate if
somewhat excessively low-slung little rented Nissan. We visited Mt St Helens (the Johnston Ridge
Observatory), Dry Falls State Park, Palouse Falls, and ended our trip with glorious
run up the Hells Canyon stretch of the Snake River on a jet boat. I
will try to comment on them in turn in subsequent postings. As for now, I merely want to assure you that
I went, had a great time, and got back safely, no worse for wear. So, see. There IS life after 80. Or, in my case, WAY after 80!
The trip was wonderful for me, too. You are great company, Myrl.
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