Friday: Drove to central Oregon tonight with the kids! Made it to the tiny farm town of Condon. The beautiful sunset beyond the grain silo is the view out the back of the room.
We are looking forward to launching on the John Day River for a 3-day river trip tomorrow morning!
Saturday: John Day River Float - Day 1: Started near town of Fossil in central Oregon. We unloaded the car, inflated the raft, packed the dry bags, and launched at Service Creek. We floated at 4 miles an hour for 20 miles to Homestead Rapids and our camp for the night. We had perfect weather other than the thunder storms that rolled in around dinner for an hour. Absolutely stunning landscape. There is nothing that can beat camping in a river canyon with no one else anywhere on the horizon. It is pure magic. The sunset was beautiful and the stars were glittering and twinkly. Venus was showing off and was incredibly bright. The kids were helpful and the we listened to an audiobook while floating. So happy to be on the river!!
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