Friday August 11, 2017 Baker City, OR

Major car problems – can’t get key out of the ignition, power seats & windows don’t work, blinker signals and brakes won’t light. Took to Buick Dealer and they checked fuses which were OK but they didn’t have time to take into the shop for full evaluation. Booked a service time in Boise ID at a Buick Dealer for early Monday morning. Went grocery shopping and spent a lot of time in the afternoon at the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center.

Fantastic displays, exhibits and stories of the grueling 1969 mile trek from Independence, MO to Oregon City, OR that took 150 to 180 days. Over 300,00 made the journey from 1840 to 1870 hoping for land and a life in the rich Oregon Valleys especially the Willamette where we stayed and visited all the wineries.