A trip to Richland and Mazama over Spring Break - to see Dave's former submarine be laid to rest in the desert, then hang out with our friends in a cabin.
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9 A visit to a museum in Ellensburg along the way led to agate hunting 30 min from town on a ranch...the boys loved it!
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16 Learning about the Ellensburg blue agate...elusive ;) Oh - and attack llamas!
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24 Washing finds off in the stream. Careful to clean hands before hitting the snacks as all kinds of livestock manure drains into this stream ;)
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28 Now in Richland with Dave...he went out earlier with his colleagues. We met him there.
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47 Dave's first submarine's engine compartment being laid to rest. The USS Birmingham.
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57 Another "gypsy run" as our friends call it. I carried this back to the hotel for forensics...fish vertebrae I think.
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62 Visiting the B reactor at Hanford!
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82 Mazama cabin with Arlo and Kumiko and kids.
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159U.S.D.A. Forest Service Webcam Image Columbia River Gorge, WA,Wishram
