We pulled into Oxbow, Oregon to the Copperfield RV Park with the Rotary RV Fellowship group that we have been traveling with since Sept. 9. We will be with them for the next 10 days or so as part of this Northwest Adventure. This RV Park was the closest one to Hells Canyon and the jet boat ride we came here to do.
Our group - 10 RV rigs and 20 people |
At the entrance to the Hells Canyon Jet Boat Ride |
The Visitors Center at the canyon entrance |
Our boat was the one on the right |
Getting ready to go. we had to sign a liability waiver before the trip |
The first set of class 4 rapids |
The ride was a blast |
This was one of the feeder streams into the Snake river |
Cruzin' on down the Snake River. One side is Oregon, the other Idaho. |
We stopped about 1/4 of the way down the 27 mile journey down river to hike within the canyon to a site where there were old Indian petroglyphs. |
I'm pointing to one of the petroglyphs |
This part of the trail led to an old pioneer home. |
Along the trail was another stream flowing into the Snake river |
Side view of the pioneer home |
Front |
Inside the bedroom |
Kitchen |
What happened to the bed? |
An edible plant - tomatillo - which is common in this area We both ate one of them |
Looking down at the river and our boat |
Speeding along on the way down river |
A couple of rams we saw along the way. We also saw a bear and and eagle but I wasn't fast enough to get a picture of them |
We stopped here for lunch. This is a home for the rangers that work in the canyon area during the spring, summer and fall. Everything shuts down in the winter. |
Going through the rapids on our way back - upstream! |
After the tide we drove back to the camper and stopped along the road to pick some wild blackberries. |
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