My Journey

[YukonMontanaTannerTrapper]

After one last steep incline we reached an enormous ridgeline.....to the north it dropped nearly straight down but to the south and east.....it was relatively flat.....like walking on gently sloping hills.....it wasn't long before we stood on the summit.....



To the northwest we had a great view of the Wanapum  Dam.....



And further to the north.....a shot of the Columbia River / Wanapum Lake.....and the interstate bridge that we took to cross the river / lake.....



The views from the summit.....they were decent looking north, east and west.....not so much so looking south.....this mountain was covered in dirt roads and antennas.....like a whole lot.....even our summit (shown in next photo) was covered in antennas.....



I took a few pictures from the summit.....





.....and I took a few pictures of my hot dogs on another mountain top.....




We spent that night at the Big B Truck Stop along Interstate 90. The next day we drove east.....stopped in Missoula, Montana for yet another test on the heart.....then we continued driving east.....arrived home that night.....

For what it's worth.....my knee didn't hurt one bit after that climb and hasn't hurt one bit since (I've even put in a few 17+ mile days since). Sometimes I think that doctors just need to make a diagnosis.....but.....heck, what do I know.....

 

[furbucket]

And sadly, I have thousands of pictures saved on CD's that I'll never be able to access.....

If you ever find yourself in LA I'd love the opportunity to turn those CDs into a USB drive or an online album for you - I have a large gravel driveway that's currently occupied by a friend in his camper van and there's plenty of room for another for a night or two...
(I realize Los Angeles, people, cities, driveways, etc aren't your thing... one day they wont be mine either)

 

[YukonMontanaTannerTrapper]

furbucket.....I appreciate the offer but I doubt that I'll ever return to California.....especially Los Angeles. I've tried to figure out how I could do it myself but that never panned out. I'm willing to purchase the hardware if I knew what to buy. If you have any insight to share, I'd sure appreciate it.....



The month of June was another tough one for this family of dogs. We hadn't planned any RV camping trips for the month but we did have one overnighter camping in our tent planned as well as two mountains summits that we planned to attempt.....all in Montana.....

Then the craziest thing happened to Tanner and all our plans were canceled. Tanner suffered hematomas to both of his ears. One evening when I went to scratch his ears, I immediately noticed that they'd blown up like ballons. He had surgery the following morning. The surgeon & my vet have no idea what caused this.....



Hematomas, generally, are caused from a dog shaking his head violently when he has a bad ear infection(s). Tanners' ears were described as "GREAT" by the surgeon so we're left wondering what was the cause. The recovery period is long and bumps along the road are expected. We've had our fair share. We're now into week three of limited exercise.....no camping, hiking, running, etc. allowed.....always on a leash.....



June has been a month spent working at the cabin.....lots of landscaping, general maintenance, and plenty of short walks downtown along Main  Street.....and a just a bit of reading (not so much).....

I may post pictures of the cabin improvements if anyone is interested.....just let me know.....



I'm about to finish up Iceland.....Land of the Sagas by John Krakauer and David Roberts. This picture book is absolutely beautiful.....I now understand why the adventurer adds this place to their must see list. I'm left wishing that I had.....

 

[ITTOG]

Cabin pictures are greatly appreciated.

 

[furbucket]

Assuming you’ve got a laptop computer (although I feel like I remember a post a long while back that said most or all of this thread you do via smart phone?). You would need an external usb CD/DVD drive, can be had from Amazon for around $20, or around $30 from BestBuy or Walmart if you don’t want to support Jeff Bezos rocket ship hobby.
Connect drive to computer, insert CD, drag files to a local folder…
If no computer then there are online services that you can ship old photos too and they will digitize them and upload them to a Google drive which you could access from a smart phone. I don’t see why they wouldn’t do picture CDs- could be pricey though.
Option 3 - got to main street with dogs, stop by coffee shop, recruit someone in their late 30’s to mid 40’s (this is key as you’re looking for computer savvy but old enough to still know what a CD is). I bet they would be cheaper than the online services and you wouldn’t have to ship anything.


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[halseyt]

wishing Tanner a full recovery..
always good to see cabin pics