The following is an email update sent to me from Terry Bowman.   Lets continue to remember them in our prayers in their final few weeks before returning home to CA next month.

"We are having a great trip!!!  We left Sacramento June 21 and stayed the first night at Orick, just
above Eureka on the coast.  Orick is one of our favorite places as they have the world's largest herd
of Roosevelt Elk.  The elk wander through the campground, which means you must watch where you step.    It is quite a thrill for Dylan to wake in the morning, look out the window and see elk milling around all over the place.

We always enjoy driving the Oregon coast and seeing all the small coastal towns with their fishing
fleets.  It reminds me of New England and their fishing villages. 

The next night we stayed at Elk River RV Park in Port Orford, Oregon.  This is a beautiful little
campground sitting right on the Elk River, which is so shallow you can walk across it.  The water is
so clear you can see even the tiniest pebbles on the bottom. 

The next day we drove to Lincoln City, Oregon and stayed at Coyote Rock, another of our favorite RV
campgrounds.  It sits on the Siletz River, just about 3 miles upstream from the ocean and is subject to tidal flow.  There is a boat and fishing dock there and all the kids in the campground enjoy
catching small bullheads and perch.  After leaving Coyote Rock we drove inland to Salem, Oregon. 
Salem is a beautiful small city, clean, quiet and peaceful, at least to the traveling eye. 

From Salem, we went up I-5, skirted around the east side of Portland and connected with I-84 which goes up the Columbia River gorge.  This is an easy level drive with constant views of the river and it's barge traffic.  We spent the night at Cascade Locks and headed north on Highway 97 into
Washington.

Our first day in Washington, we crossed the Yakama Indian Reservation, then through the city of Yakima and on to Ellensburg, another small peaceful town.  At Ellensburg, we headed east on I-90 to Coeur D'Alene Idaho, and stayed at Blackwell Island RV park, which sits right on the Spokane River as it flows out of Lake Coeur D'Alene.  Many people don't know that Coeur D'Alene, commonly referred to as CDA was named by French fur trappers, who traded with the local Indians, who were very sharp traders, so the trappers named the place CDA, which means "heart like an awl", describing the Indian traders.

From CDA, we went east on I-90, across the Idaho panhandle and on into Montana -- First stop,
fireworks stand to load up on fireworks not available in California.  Then on into Polson on Flathead Lake.  Flathead is the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River.  We then went on to our destination, Fortine, Montana.  We spent two weeks there visiting with family and driving around
exploring the area.  It is rich with wildlife of all kind.  Just driving down the roads you see deer,
elk, moose, coyotes, wolves, bobcats, lynx, cougar and even a bear every once in a while.  The sad
part of this abundance of wildlife is seen while driving down the highway.  In just once 7 mile
stretch between Fortine and Eureka, there is at least one animal casualty, usually deer.  The auto
body shops up here are quite busy.

Today, we left Fortine to begin our journey towards home.  Tonight we are at the Jellystone Park RV
Resort in Missoula, Montana.  Tomorrow we'll be heading south again on Highway 93, through some beautiful mountain and river scenery.

More Later...             Terry Bowman"