February 16 -17, 1947

Sunday February 16, 1947

Leaving at 8:00 Thru Sinclair - the home of Sinclair Refinery.  Drove from 8:30 to 9:30 in fog.  Laramie, Wyo.  Thru Laramie Mt. range, Elevation 8,835 south east of Laramie.  Took a picture by “Tree Rock.”  This tree haas been growing out of this solid rock since 1868.

Ate dinner at Cheyenne.  We sure wish the stores were open.  This is a truly western town.  About 5 mi. our of Cheyenne we came to W.H.R. ( Wyo. Hereford Ranch) so of course Roy & D had to drive in having seen “Visitors Welcome.”  We took a couple of pictures of the $100,000 bull.  

Saw 4 deer up over a hill at ranch.  Got a cabin at Ogallala, Nebraska $4.00 (Not so good)

Monday February 17, 1947

Postcard dated Feb. 1947 

Dear Geneva:  Stayed at Ogallala, Neb. last night. we should almost make it home today altho that’s farther than we have gone in any one day yet.  We went to a grand concert at the Morman Tabernacle (that’s the dome shaped b’l’d’g.)  the temple is for Mormon only (and only good one).  Heard and organ concert and 2 Metropolitan opera stars and the movie star Miss O’Driscoll.  Proceeds went to “March of Dimes” our tickets were $1.20.  Weather and roads still fine.  Mother

Leaving at 7:10 (but we change time pretty sone so it’s about 8:10)  Lots of cattle.  Lots of alfalfa around Gothenburg to Kearney.  Took a picture of D. by oxen and covered wagon.  Had dinner at Grand Island, Nebr.  Stopped at Lyons, Neb. for an hours visit with Guy and Mollie S. (Sanford probably a first cousin to Roy)  Just before we got to Soo City Dwane just have dozed off anyway he said “Say have I got a shirt on?”

Crossing the Missouri bridge at Soo City at 6:30.  Ate supper there.  Home at 10:00 Monday evening Feb. 17.

Expenditures and miles covered

7,110 miles driven

374 gal. gas used average 19 miles per gal.

bought 5 - 10 gal of gas at a time

$1.05 for 5 gal

$2.05 for 10 gal

$2.25 for 10 gal etc

.35 for a quart of oil pretty consistent for the trip

repair costs were not listed in Grandma's little book

cabins $2.50 - $5.00 per night total $80.00

nights with relatives 1 at Aunt Mabel's, 9 at Lillian's, 2 at Ed's, 1 at Carrie's, 1 at Maggie's, 1 at Ted's, 1 at Belle's, 2 at Ebba's, 3 at Ida's and 1 at Ada's.

February 14 - 15, 1947

Elevation 4,319

February 14, 1947

Leaving at 9:10 Couldn’t get oil leak fixed as it was in main bearing.  Will try and make it home.

Brigham

Ogden

Salt Lake City — in time for 35 min. organ recital at Tabernacle in Temple Square.  Wonderful!  Taken for a tour of grounds.  Only Mormons (and not all of them) get into the Temple itself.  They have to have a reference from their “ward” and from the “stoke.”  Went to a concert in the Mormon Tabernacle in evening.  350 voice Mormon choir and 2 Metropolitan guest artist — Jennie Tourel - soprano  John Carter - tenor and Martha O’Driscoll — movie actress and _______________ - who plays on Columbia B.S.  CBS Proceeds of concert went to “March of Dimes”.  

Got a cabin early ($3.50) close enough so we walked to “Temple Square”  Brigham Young laid the city out in 10 acre squares so blocks here are rather long.  Drove out to the lake in afternoon.

Saturday  February 15, 1947

Leaving at 7:00  Went past cement plant.  Sun is coming over the Mts. (all covered with snow.)  Much colder than in Salt Lake City Valley.  (Castle City Mts.)  Echo Canyon  Saw 3 deer.  Took some pictures of Castle formations.  Entering Wyo. at 10:10 Elevation 6,850  Wyuta cafe on line.  Snow fences had really caught the snow.  Higher than fences in places.  Stopped at Free State Historical Museum, at Fort Bridges.  Quite a place, open, but no one anywhere.  First school house, built in 1860, many other log buildings, some older of course, but still in good condition, considering age.  One building of old things - very interesting.

We have come thru hills and badlands today that were red for miles, gray for miles, yellow for miles and now green.  Church butte  - very pretty formation with cathedral like spires with shades of green and tan. Had dinner at Little America.  Have 2 mounted penguins caught by Ad Byrd at the South Pole.

Got car greased at Rock Springs, Wyo.  — coal mining town.  Leaving here at 3:35.  Saw lots of big sheep herds.  Crossed Continental Divide at Creston , Wyo. at 5:20  El. 7,178.  Got a cabin at Rawlins, Wyo for $4.50 (double with kitchen)

February 12 - 13, 1947

Wednesday February 12, 1947 

No cabin available so we stayed in a hotel in Moscow, Idaho last night.  Double beds $5.00 has supper there too $2.80.  Leaving at 7:30.  Rained all night ands still raining this A.M. Quit at 8:00.

Came down the 11 mile long hill (famous spiral drive) into Lewiston, Idaho.  (Clarkston, Wash. across river.)  Lewis & Clark explored and camped there.  Big lumber mill but we did not take time to go thru it.  Had breakfast at Lewiston $1.95.  Came up hill 11 miles, around and around.  Chevee boiled!

Grangeville — and then more Mt. climbing.  Sign we saw:  Warning! icy roads.  Chains needed.  Slow

Raining to beat the band, summit elevation 4,460(?) coming down Dwane counted 9 roads below us.  Twenty miles downhill and actual distance to the town is 5 miles.  

White Bird (town) 75 miles up hill to Mc Call.  Lots of snow here at Mc Call.  Still raining!  Roads have been cleared but still plenty of snow and slush. 

No cabin at Cascade so we went on.  Got to Boise at 9:30 altho our watches said 8:30.  No cabin but we got a room for $3.50 in a tourist home.  

Lots of passes had just plenty of snow.  And rocks and snow balls had rolled down in many places.  Some great big rocks!  Hiway crews must have had to be on duty all night.  We straddled one that was a little too big!

Thursday February 13, 1947 

Postcard dated Feb, 12, 1947

Dear Geneva:  When we left Ada’s yesterday the weather did not look too good & Merle & Lucy were on a side road so we passed them by.  Stayed at a hotel in Moscow,Idaho.  Rained all night.   Feb. 13.

Stayed at Boise last night.  Rained all day yesterday.  Cane through places where there had been lots of snow, roads have been cleared tho.  Came gradually up hill for 75 miles yesterday and then when you get up & over it’s downhill. Chevee boiled a couple of times.  Mother.

Leaving Boise at 8:45.  Didn’t even get into a dime store.  Using our spare gallon of gas — had thought there was enough to get to Mt. Home but nix!

Saw lots of springs and waterfalls in lower Idaho.  No snow today — nice sunshine.  Crossed into Utah at 4:45.  Have seen snow in Mts. but just like spring in the valley all day.  Have seen ever so many sheep and cattle today.  Stopping in Tremonton, Utah — we are leaking oil so will have it fixed in A.M.

February 7 - 11, 1947

Friday February 7, 1947

Leaving Pasco at 6:30.  Saw a coyote just before sunrise close to the road.  Just saw another one. ( 15 min. later)

Got to Ida’s before dinner, had no trouble finding her.  Went with Ida & Elmo to Spokane on Sat.  They took us to Grande Coulee Dam on Sunday.  Such a place! oh the biggness of it!

Ida and Elmo Wright, Ida was first cousin to Selma. They managed the Crooked River Ranch mentioned in 1934 trip.

Monday February 10, 1947 

Leaving Ida’s at 8:15 Ida daughter to Carrie

Entered Idaho at 10:20 got to Sandpoint at 11:15 Had dinner with Ada, then we went to find Clarence fishing on the ice in the bay.  8 or 9 miles  and such a road! Snow & ice & curves! Had to have help twice getting back.  No chains of course!  Had trout and white fish. 

Ada was a first cousin to Roy, her mother (Elsy Alice Arnold) was a sister to Great Grandma (Elizabeth Angeline Arnold) Sanford. Elsy married Joseph Erwin Bracy, he was killed in a mine accident at Red Lodge, Montana and was tried at Belvidere, Neb. Elsy did not want to stay in Belvidere so she homesteaded in Wyoming. 

Ada married Clarence Coulston. 

Postcard dated Mon. noon Feb. 10

Dear Geneva: We are now at Ada’s.  There is some ice & snow here but there has been more.  We are going out to lake where Clarence is fishing thru ice this P.M. Ida & Elmo took us to Grand Coulee Dam yesterday.  That thing is so big  I can hardly believe it after seeing it!  Had a letter from Arlene too.  Don’t expect to hear any more now, as we will be moving everyday.  Plan to try it thru Salt Lake City on the way home.  We find out about roads before starting out.  Mother

Tuesday February 11, 1947

Had venison for dinner.  Left Ada’s at 2:00 after seeing where Kenneth and Bertha live. Gerald in 8th grade age 14, Kenneth 20.  Raining most of P.M.  Saw a porcupine across the road.

The Arnold family history says Ada and Clarence Coulston married August 17, 1925. They had 2 sons, Kenneth born in 1926 and Gerald in 1933. So Bertha must be Kenneth's wife.

February 4 - 6, 1947

Tuesday February 4, 1947

Leaving Ebba’s at noon came on Wash. side to Vancouver across to Portland  rock slide so we had to take a 3 mile detour.  Some Road.  Found Linda’s,  Helen but she could not tell us just where to find their  logging camp for sure, so we went back to Vancouver, down Wash. side of Col. R. (Columbia River) and couldn’t find a cabin until we got to N. Bonneville at 8:00.  Got a nice cabin with kitchen, bedroom, front room, shower, toilet and closet for $4.00.

February 5, 1947

Leaving at 8:30, looked the dam over from Wash. side, crossed “Bridge of the Gods” to Oregon side.  Saw a boat with raft of logs go thru “locks.”

Found Delta and her hubby in bed. Spent about 30 min. there Delta married Jan. 15, 1947. No idea how Delta is related.

Saw  Horse Tail Falls, picture of D & Roy. Multnomah Falls, Wahkeena Falls, took picture of Ocean, Bridal Veil Falls, Shepherds Dell, Latourell Falls,  Crown Point Vista House where we turned around & started to retrace the 17 miles to Bonneville,  Which we came up thru so Dwane could see the waterfalls we saw 13 years ago.  Really looked Bonneville Dam and Locks over from Oregon side.

On down the CAl. Hiway thru tunnels, Rowena Loops and on to The Dalles.  Got a nice cabin ( a real home) for $5.00.  We had smelt for supper.

February 6, 1947 

Postcard dated Feb.6 to Geneva

Do you remember this fall? Dwane thought it pretty nice.  It had so much water going over it the spray was hitting the hiway.  We hope to see Clifford S. sometime today. Spent a lot of time seeing Bonneville dam and other places along Col. R. Hiway.  We are in a cabin here at The Dalles, Oregon ―ready to leave.  Love, Mother

Leaving at 8:45 Locks for boats, freighters etc. all the way to Celiolita Falls,  Took a picture here.

on to Pasco, Wash. then across Col. R (Columbia River) to Kennewick, then to Richlands, a gov’t “mush room” town of 20,000, where they work with elements of atom bombs etc.  Still a big military secret too.  Every person in there has sorta signed his life away because they signed papers that if they were found guilty of divulging any military secrets they would receive a life sentence without a trial.  Kay’s mother was visiting there too and so we went back to Pasco and got a cabin for the night. Not too good (3.00) compared with last nites cabin.

February 1 - 3, 1947

February 1st, 1947

After visiting until midnight, we all slept until 9:00.  Had a big breakfast ( or dinner) from 11 to 12.  Left Ted’s at 2:00.  Got to Belle’s at Osewgo at 5:00.Talked to Joy Ondrzeck on the phone from Belle’s’  Dolly “Belle” Sanford Married Carl Englert related to Roy, Max Englert is their son.

Postcard  dated Feb. 1st, 1947

Dear Geneva: we are now at Oswego, getting directions on how to get to Belle’s.  We’re at Ted’s and Mabel’s last night.  Have had lots of rain since getting into Oregon, but it is not too cold.  Love Mom

February 2nd Sunday 1947

Ground Hog Day and the sun came out after raining and blowing most of night.  Went with Mrs. Max Englert (Helen) to a little church (Rosewood Chapel).  Had dinner and had a look Carl’s and Max’s saw mill and at 2:00 we were on the way to Banks, Ore.  Got to Banks at 3:00, found Linda’s house and an old lady in the house said Linda had left on bus for Portland at 2:30.  Decided to go on to  Ebba’s and perhaps find Sam’s at Oregon City on return trip.

Ebba and Linda (first cousins to Selma) daughters of Aunt Maggie and Helen was daughter of Linda.

Got to Sorenson’s about 9:15, after the ride across on ferry at Astoria.  Foggy, rainy weather.  Lots of snow at times thru the mountains.

Postcard dated Feb. 3, 1947

Dear Geneva:  We got to Ebba’s about 9:15 last night.  Came across the Columbia on ferry after dark.  Some snow in mts. Sun P.M.  went to Banks, Ore, but missed Linda by 45 min. she had gone back to logging camp, near Oregon City (near Portland.)  We'll try to find her as we go back that way.   Daddy & Dwane are fishing below Sorenson’s barn this P.M. I went with Geo. & Ebba to a funeral.  Has been rainy but sun is out now.  Will go on tomorrow.  Mom

January 27 -31, 1947

January 27, 1947 

Leaving January 27th at 7:35  More redwoods.  Saw “Trees of Mystery”, Family tree, Elephant Tree, Shrine Tree where music was played: “Trees” by Joyce Kilmer.  This place also had a pulpit and benches.  Beautiful and estimated to be 5000 yrs. old.  Saw more of the ocean on to Crescent City, then the beautiful Smith River Canyon drive.  Saw a little snow over that ridge once in a while elevations 2,435 at Hazelview Summit in Cal.  On into Oregon and only 20 miles from Oregon Caves but road closed because of snow.

Selma, Oregon  Selma, Cal. —towns we passed thru.

Lots of saw mills.  Ate dinner at Grants Pass, Ore.  Got to Eugene about 6:00 but not to Ed’s until 7:00.

January 28, 1947

  

Drove around town Lee’s were over for supper too.  The Kardells all over in the evening.

January 19, 1947

Went thru Plywood Mill.  Leaving Ed’s at 12:15.  Came to Aunt Carrie’s at 2:30.

January 30, 1947

Came to Aunt Maggie’s after dinner.

Aunt Maggie and Aunt Carrie were Great Grandma Lena’s sisters

January 31,  1947

Left about 2:00, went to Salem, Roy & D had hair cuts.  Got out to Ted’s about 5:15 just a few minutes before they came from school.