All Saints Day Eve events

Wouldn't you know it?

In lieu of the traditional method of celebrating the eve of All Saints Day, we opted to spend it among the pillars' shadows casting themselves upon Stone Henge high atop the banks of the Columbia River. We savored the tailfeathers of rooster rock in the driving rainstorm. Then we hightailed it through Echo Valley and Dead Man's Pass, spending the eerily wind driven rainy evening adjacent Emigrant Springs with nary a soul nearby less our own.

Once the sun arose on All Saints Day, we wandered among the wildflowers and register rocks in La Grande and enjoyed a modern pioneer family's breakfast amid the empty graves at the Chinese Cemetery in Baker City, while a whirring, whirling windmill played its spooky music off in the distance.

We continued our eastward trek beyond the border into Payette where we savored an incredible view high atop the only cross-blessed 'high point' in the small town. From there, we enjoyed the rushing waters of the Snake River while we sought out missing 'speak the language' but did manage to spot several beaver-worn trees just a few gnaws away from a tumble into the rushing waters. We then enjoyed the slower, but still rushing, waters of the Boise River where we sought out a little ladybug and then eventually marvelled at the wonderful aromas wafting from Leonardo's 'Scentamental Romeo' himself--Pepe. All in all a lovely trek east along the Oregon Trail. Perhaps photos will follow in the future...