Jacqueline’s Jaunts

Darn wind. It’s an awful drive again. I wish Mother Nature would calm the wind down.  We headed south on I-82, then west on I-84. We followed I-84 to the campground with a few detours. More fields of mustard and wheat. As stated in another blog, the mustard fields are beautiful. Lots of cattle roam the hillsides. I don’t think I’ve mentioned this before, but on this trip we have seen many trains hauling oil tankers in both Montana and Washington.  As we followed the Umatilla Lake, we could see whitecaps. At times, the wind would hit us so hard that it would move us onto the shoulder. Not a fun drive at all.  We passed the  Umatilla Army Depot  and could see the munitions storage bunkers from the interstate. The link I provided is to an article that provides lots of great information about the depot.  There are huge windmills along this route, which makes sense, but if you're in an RV, it’s a nightmare. At times, the road was right next to the river, an...

We decided to drive an hour and a half to Pendleton and tour the  Pendleton Woolen Mill . The drive from our campground was nothing but open range and windy. It was everything for me to stay awake. I can fall asleep in a car so easily. Mom always said when I was little, if I would not go to sleep, she or Dad would drive me around the neighborhood. The town has a rich history and many well-preserved buildings. We found the store/mill and checked in for our tour. We shopped before and after our tour. The one thing I was excited about was purchasing a solid wool blanket for our king-size bed at home. The solid blankets are not as expensive as the patterned ones.  The tour was very interesting. The looms are unbelievable. Takes two people three days to wind up the main thread roller, and it will run continuously for a month—miles and miles of thread — and it’s fascinating. There is only one woman sitting at a white color bar looking for imperfections! She fixes most on the spot. N...

Travel day to Washington. We are excited to add the state of Washington to our map. Once we do that, it fills in all the western states. How exciting is that? Windy drive again. We just want it to stop. Drove through northeast Washington, and it is really desolate. There are numerous farms and ranches, and then nothing for miles. The drive was three hours, and we arrived around 2:00 PM, which was check-in time. This is a nice park with open and clean 80' concrete pads that are not cracked.  We pulled in, and Barry was setting up the outside while I did the inside, the usual. A little bit later, he came inside with a worried look on his face. He said he forgot to set the Jeep brake. He saw in one of the cameras the Jeep starting to roll backwards...across the road...down a hill and settles next to a tree in a low area...&$!!*&%! It missed our neighbors behind. We are so lucky, it could have been a disaster. He drove it out of the ravine hoping no one saw.  We walked aro...

We went to Walmart and picked up a few things: a coffee frother, a sewer hose, bananas, pillowcases, pillow covers, and pillows. I’m having issues with our pillow and need something firmer. Yesterday, Barry arranged to have the RV washed. She is so dirty from all the rain and travel.  I did see a Common Nighthawk flying in a field next to the RV Park. That was pretty cool.  Copyright © 2026 by Jacqueline Threet Henderson, Jacqueline's Jaunts. All rights reserved.

Since Ross and Malory had their emergency trailer issue, we have a free day to wake up late, and it was nice. We spent the day in Coeur d’ Alene. The weather was beautiful with just a slight breeze. We walked the boardwalk around  The Coeur d’Alene Golf and Spa Resort  that is down by the lake. The first thing we did was stop at a little kiosk bar and get a drink. I had a Huckelberry margarita that was so yummy and refreshing. We stood there and talked to the bartender for about twenty minutes, trading travel stories.  We decided to wander through the resort after we finished walking around the boardwalk. I went into a gift shop and found a moose stuffy for Emery. There is a book that goes with him, but she already has that. Hopefully she doesn’t have the moose.  I decided to let Barry take some photos of me. I need to change a few of my photos on social media sites. I usually don't like my photos, but I thought he did a great job with his phone. Now I just need to r...

We are driving out of Montana today to Post Falls, Idaho. We loved Montana, and if it didn’t get so much snow, we would consider living here. I’m very impressed with the state, the people, how clean the towns are, and the amount of stuff to do.  The fields and ranches on Highway 28 driving out of Hot Springs were so green and lush. The highway runs through the  Flathead Indian Reservation . The reservation consists of 1,317,000 acres and controls most of the Flathead Lake area. I can’t express enough how lush, green, and beautiful this drive is.  Can’t remember where, but we saw a huge skeleton dressed as Uncle Sam. It must have been fifteen feet tall.  We rolled into Post Falls around 2:00 PM. The campground is only about three years old, so the trees are still young. The sites are concrete and level. The only downfall is that the site is above the freeway, so you hear a lot of road noise. Once settled, we were off to Ross and Malory’s for dinner. First time we get ...