Farewell Bend State Park

This morning we walked through the campground and the golf course. One oddity is that campers can stay in teepees if they don't bring their own tent or RV.

We decided that we’d take our time getting to Boise, plus make the final trip into town a short one. There’s not a lot near I-84 in the area we were looking at, but we found a really nice little Oregon State Park called Farewell Bend. It’s near the little town of Huntington, OR, which prides itself on its history. A stagecoach station was established there in 1870. Pioneers on Oregon Trail rested at the bend in the Snake River where the park is located before turning away from the river to continue their journey.

We didn't have reservations, and the booth was closed when we arrived. We read the instructions for self-registration. About that time a couple of rangers drove up and gave us some helpful advice. We ended up in site #74, a nice arc style pull-through. Wifi isn't great, but it is working.

[photos later]

Our first mission was to get cooled off. It's hot in Oregon just now. We turned on both air conditioners. Whew! So glad to have a/c. We ventured out after dinner when things had cooled down a bit and walked around the campground and the riverfront.



We stopped for lunch today in La Grande--in an Albertson's parking lot. It was so hot we wouldn't have wanted to eat at a picnic table anyhow.