I didn’t take many pictures after getting to I-5 since it was a straight shot to Portland, and I’ve seen it all a million times. But after I got to Portland, turned out that a bunch of my friends were headed to Lake Billie Chinook east of Portland for a 5 day party. So, well, I just had to go. These are a few pictures from that trip. Over the July 4th weekend. Two of my friends own property up there so finding a place to stay was easy.
The lake front dock where we launched the boats, that’s TJ standing above the dock.
TJ tries to win at Bingo. Nope, never happened.
Millie, Gordon, Jack, Linda.
Here we are just hanging…stopped for a rest break. We waited out the cops. They were checking for boat issues. We tried to avoid letting them discover that everyone (except me) was drunk or on their way.
An actual view of the lake!
Later that night, after a great freshly caught salmon dinner…
Ooh! Looks fun!
Oh, Maannn! And you didn’t invite us outa Clackamas. After I added ya to my Buddy List, too.
Oh, well, I couldna gone anyway… I was in Surgery.
And that Dutch Star in Anderson, Ind., that you offered to go see for me last fall, sold right after my deal for it fell through.
I probly shoulda come up with the dough somehow. So now we’re still lookin’ for wheels.
Hey, Joel, nice to hear from you. I was in and out of town so fast that I didn’t call anyone, just showed up at my favorite bar in Gresham, bumped into some friends, and off we all went up to the lake. Two of them own land up there, one with a stick house the other with a mobile home. Plenty of space to park the rig and lots of fun.
Gordon and Bob (the guy in the boat with the white cap and blue shorts) are the land owners and except for Linda, Bob’s wife, all the rest of us were guests.
Next time I’m in town I’ll send you a PM.
To bad about the rig…and I was so near to it too.