February 20, 2007

oad trip!!! Granted it was not a slow leisurely drive or an exciting town we went to, but it was out of our town... And anywhere other than here, was somewhere we had not been in awhile. I think it was close to 12 hours of driving. Amy had an appointment to go to there and so I accompanied her. We armed ourselves with 'road trip food' of organic carrots, organic bananas, homemade oat cakes and then we got carried away when we went to Tim Horton's for coffee and peppermint tea and got a 6 pack of donuts as it was cheaper than 4. 

Kamloops is the name of the town we traveled to and very much south of where we live. It is considered high desert, so it is very arid. The higher mountains do have snow on them, but the main part where crops, ginseng and people live was all free of snow. It was the first time I have walked on grass since September. The grass felt funny under my feet. Everyone down there is bundled up in jackets and complaining about the cold weather. My friend and I laughed as we only had light sweaters on and were toasty warm. 

I have always been fascinated by totem poles since I was very little. I even carved a 2 figure pole from an old cedar fencepost when I was in the 4th grade when I got back to Oregon from a vacation in Canada . Here is one totem pole we came across today.  On the back was a beaver about the second guy from the top. I am not sure what the second guy down on the front is. Totem poles are probably what started my interest in carving.

The other new thing I saw today, is.. I did not realize we had badgers just south of us. I have never seen a badger.

I have never recalled ever seeing that sign before, so next summer when we head south, I will keep an eye out for them.

All in all it was a very good trip, though not a 100% answer at the appointment on the main reason we went. There may be another road trip in the future?