The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1921-01-21
FAMILY
TRIP AND VACATION.


for a vacation (Which proved to be
very busy one) and arrived in Yaki
ma at 6:3O p. M, going over the Blew
EFT Pass. Left Yakima at 7:45 a. m
on the 7th and at Sis were located
at the Byron hotel, Portland. Called
up friends and were taken in hand b,
them Sunday morning and shown one
of the best times have had in many
years. These friends of ours were al
old schoolmates and acquaintance
from Marshall Co., Iowa, namely, M
and Mrs. Harry Barton, Mr. and Mrs
VIM. Vanmeter and Mr.. and Mrs
Tom Meekins. We stayed with them
until 5 p. m. Sunday evening and af-
ter promising to stay with them long
er on our return trip, we left to go to
Salem, where we stayed over night
The next day we had an easy drive 70
Riddle, our destination. On our way
over we went from Yakima to Nab
ton, Goldendale, crossed ferry to
Dalles, Oregon, then down the Colum-
bia highway to Portland, and the
beauty Of the scenery on this road is
impossible for me to describe. I have
seen the pictures and movies of this
highway, but one has to 90 over it
and stop and view it in order to real
ize the grandeur Of it.
Arriving at Riddle, the Athletic got
large pavilion and had a big dance,
which was patronzed by the people
generally Of the community, city and
country, and was a grand success.
From that time on we were very
busy. We made our living and all our
travelling expenses, including a now
cord tire. and came home with more
money than we had when we left.
Our trip was cut short month of
what we had intended, owing to our
desire to get the boys back to school.
On our return we left Riddle Jan.
2, came up the Pacific highway. got
mixed up with the Willamet river.
which was backed up and out of its
banks for miles. We came through
water for miles which was above the
footboards on our car. This was on
the paved road Things looked very
bad, but we kept meeting a car once
in while. and kept on. thinking that
if they could come we could go. One
place the water was so deep and the
current so strong that it washed a
small car, which we were meeting.
off the pavement-and there he was,
We could not stop to help him out, so
as we went by 7 asked him # he
wanted to send word to anyone and
he replied that help was on the wav.
On up the road we met a boat that
looked like a battleship coming right
down the pavement. We guessed
this was the help that was on the way.
For some cause Mrs. Mcdaniel did
not seem to enjoy this part of the
trip very much. 7 do not know whv
because she has always been partial
to paved roads. We reached Portland
o. k. and stayed there five or six DAYS
and then it was that lost track Of
days and dates. know we left there
on Sunday, about noon; came up
the highway to Mosier Oregon. We
then had to make dotour Of twelve
miles and that is where we had some
real grief We found seven cars
stuck in the mud. They all had TO
mt on an attachment Ca team Of bio
hut not so with us. We wore
there about four hours, so we STAYED
At Da'Ies that night at dandy hotel
(Thev had three or four sets Of sill
verware. finger bowls, eytra scts or
ME tools. hut an awful small man-
tftv Of pie Left the table hungry
and s1.20 each tota1ed 1890. which
f"ured IN rather strorr with eiv al
ditiona' cartwheels for rooms') W.
left the Dalles at 7 a. m. and went IN
the unfinished now Oreron Trail IN
the Columbia in ten hours. which
brought us to Tmati'la Oropon
where we STAYED over night: crossed
the ferry next morninr wont across
the desert to Kennewict 2e miles
crossed ferry to Pasco. Pasco 70 Con
reIl, to Rit7ville. to Spra p1,e. to cro-
kane. Here we visited Mr.. and Mrs
Geo. Wescott and others for a vvnely
and thence home. We had no chains
on until we reached Trinidad hilr.
roads in general very GOOD. Tho
worst roads bv far between here and
the Columbia hirhwav ut tho Dale
are between here and Cashmere. r.
| were at Cashmere and wanted 10 ro
to California 7 would not hesitate a
minute, as thew are keeping the road
open over the Columbia river trail
Jas. Mcdaniel