OSCAR NIGHT

I can't believe Sunday is Oscar Night - I love it! Jorge and I this year thought we'd share our picks and make things fun for the web world.... I hope you get in on the action and get your own stats up.... Have fun and don't forget the button on the popcorn!




BEST PICTURE
Black Swan
The Fighter
Inception (Jorge's Choice)
The Kids Are All Right
The King's Speach
127 Hours
The Social Network (Evielynne's Choice)
Toy Story 3
True Grit
Winter's Bone



BEST DIRECTOR
Darren Arronofsky - Black Swan
David O Russell - The Fighter
Tom Hooper - The King's Speach (Jorge and Evielynne's Choice)
David Fincher - The Social Network
Joel and Ethan Coen - True Grit

BEST ACTRESS
Annette Bening - The Kids Are Alright (Evielynne's Choice)
Nicole Kidman - Rabbit Hole
Jennifer Lawrence - Winter's Bone
Natalie Portman - Black Swan (Jorge's Choice)
Michelle Williams - Blue Valentines

BEST ACTOR
Javier Barden - Biutiful (Evielynne's Choice)
Jeff Bridges - True Grit
Jesse Eisenberg - The Social Network
Colin Firth - The King's Speech (Jorge's Choice)
James Franco - 127 Hours

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amy Adams - The Fighter (Evielynne's Choice)
Helena Bonham Carter - The King's Speech
Melissa Leo - The Fighter
Hailey Steinfeld - True Grit (Jorge's Choice)
Jackie Weaver - Animal Kingdom

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Christian Bale - The Fighter
John Hawkes - Winter's Bone
Jeremy Renner - The Kids Are All Right
Mark Ruffalo - The Kids Are All Right (Evielynne's Choice)
Geoffrey Rush - The King's Speech (Jorge's Choice)

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
How To Train Your Dragon
Illusionist
Toy Story 3 (Jorge's and Evielynne's Choice)

BEST FOREIGN FILM
Buitiful - Mexico (Evielynne's Choice)
Dogtooth - Greece
In a Better World - Denmark
Incedies - Canada
Outside the Law - Algeria (Jorge's Choice)

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Mike Leigh - Another Year
Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson - The Fighter
Christopher Nolan - Inception
Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg - The Kids Are All Right (Evielynne's Choice)
David Seidler - The King's Speech (Jorge's Choice)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy - 127 Hours (Evilynne's Choices)
Aaron Sorkin - The Social Network (Jorge's Choice)
John Lasseter, Andrew and Lee Unkrich - Toy Story 3
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen - True Grit
Debra Gran and Anne Rosellini - Winter's Bones

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Exit Throught the Gift Shop
Gasland (Evielynne's Choice)
Inside Job
Restrepo
Waste Land (Jorge's Choice)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Coming Home from Country Strong - Music Lyric by Tom Douglas, Troy Verges and Hillary Lindsey
I See the Light from Tangled - Music by Alan Menken Lyric by Glenn Slater
If I Rise from 127 Hours - Music by A.R. Rahman Lyric by Dido and Rollo Armstrong (Evielynne Choice)
We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 - Music and Lyric by Randy Newman (Jorge's Choice)

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
How to Train Your Dragon - John Powell
Inception - Hans Zimmer (Jorge's Choice)
The King's Speech - Alexandre Desplat
127 Hours - A.R. Rahman (Evielynne's Choice)
The Social Network - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross

BEST FILM EDITING
Black Swan - Andrew Weisblum (Jorge's and Evielynne's Choice)
The Fighter - Pamela Martin
The King's Speech - Tariq Anwar
127 Hours - Jon Harris
The Social Network - Angus Wall and Kirk Baxter

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Alice in Wonderland - Ken Ralston, David Schaub, Carey Villegas and Sean Phillips (Evielynne's Choice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 - Tim Burke, John Richardson, Christian Manz and Nicolas Aithadi (Jorge's Choice)
Hereafter - Michael Owens, Bryan Grill, Stephan Trojanski and Joe Farrell
Inception - Paul Franklin, Chris Corbould, Andrew Lockley and Peter Bebb
Iron Man 2 - Janek Sirrs, Ben Snow, Ged Wright and Daniel Sudick

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Black Swan - Matthew Libatique
Inception - Wally Pfister
The King's Speech - Danny Cohen
The Social Network - Jeff Cronenweth
True Grit - Roger Deakins (Jorge and Evielynne's Choice)

BEST SOUND MIXING
Inception - Lora Hirschberg, Gary A. Rizzo and Ed Novick
The King's Speech - Paul Hamblin, Martin Jensen and John Midgley
Salt - Jeffrey J. Haboush, Greg P. Russell, Scott Millan and William Sarokin (Jorge's Choice)
The Social Network - Ren Klyce, David Parker, Michael Semanick and Mark Weingarten
True Grit - Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey, Greg Orloff and Peter F. Kurland (Evielynne's Choice)

BEST SOUND EDITING
Inception - Richard King
Toy Story 3 - Tom Myers and Michael Silvers
Tron: Legacy - Gwendolyn Yates Whittle and Addison Teague (Jorge's and Evielynne's Choice)
True Grit - Skip Lievsay and Craig Berkey
Unstoppable - Mark P. Stoeckinger

BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Alice in Wonderland - Colleen Atwood (Jorge's and Evielynne's Choice)
I Am Love - Antonella Cannarozzi
The King's Speech - Jenny Beavan
The Tempest - Sandy Powell
True Grit - Mary Zophres

BEST ART DIRECTION
Alice in Wonderland
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 (Jorge's Choice)
Inception
The King's Speech (Evielynne's Choice)
True Grit

BEST MAKE-UP
Barney's Version - Adrien Morot
The Way Back - Edouard F. Henriques, Gregory Funk and Yolanda Toussieng
The Wolfman - Rick Baker and Dave Elsey (Jorge's and Evielynne's Choice)

BEST SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)
The Confession - Tanel Toom
The Crush - Michael Creagh
God of Love - Luke Matheny (Jorge's and Evielynne's Choice)
Na Wewe - Ivan Goldschmidt
Wish 143 - Ian Barnes and Samantha Waite

BEST DOCUMENTRY (SHORT SUBJECT)
Killing in the Name
Poster Girl
Strangers No More
Sun Come Up (Evielynne's Choice)
The Warriors of Qiugang (Jorge's Choice)

BEST SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)
Day & Night - Teddy Newton (Evielynne's Choice)
The Gruffalo - Jakob Schuh and Max Lang
Let's Pollute - Geefwee Boedoe
The Lost Thing - Shaun Tan and Andrew Ruhemann
Madagascar - Bastien Dubois (Jorge's Choice)

Win the Jelly Belly $10,000 Cupcake Challenge

Win the Jelly Belly $10,000 Cupcake Challenge

FREE

So you wanna win something? Well todays Blog post is about the links to get you to enter some FREE contest in which all you have to do is follow the blog and leave a comment - Now how hard is that? I will also have some link for FREE Samples to help you along and help you save some money on products...

As I am entering the information on this Blog I too am filling out sample forms and blog entries so that yes indeed I can save some money too. This winter has been a hard one on us and well we are entering Spring soon and so with a new outlook and direction on saving, things should get better for us... So come along and hey you get to join in on today's adventure... Good Luck and let me know how you saved!!

Here is a site that will take you close to 6 hours to complete with all the links it has - and I'm not kidding some people make a living doing this. ummmm they may be onto something.
http://www.contestblogger.com/

http://freebloggiveaways.com/

http://www.giveawayscafe.com/

http://missionmontanalawson.blogspot.com/

 THE WITCHER CLICK ME NOW                     I entered for a chance to win
PICK YOUR BASKET TO WIN                          I entered for a chance to win
BURT BEES GIVEAWAY END 3/8                     I entered for a chance to win
Win MacX DVD                                                  I entered for a chance to win




FREE SAMPLES

http://www.thunderfap.com/

http://www.shop4freebies.com/

Lamps Post (lighting items free or coupons)

http://www.rewardport.com/ (This is kind of like MyPoints)

LOOK FOR FUTURE BLOGS WITH MORE FREE INFORMATION, FREE WHATEVER I CAN FIND..... LEAVE A COMMENT

My Two favorite Poems....

Brown Penny

I WHISPERED, 'I am too young,'

And then, 'I am old enough';

Wherefore I threw a penny

To find out if I might love.

'Go and love, go and love, young man,

If the lady be young and fair.'

Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny,

I am looped in the loops of her hair.

O love is the crooked thing,

There is nobody wise enough

To find out all that is in it,

For he would be thinking of love

Till the stars had run away

And the shadows eaten the moon.

Ah, penny, brown penny, brown penny,

One cannot begin it too soon.

William Butler Yeats

And my 2nd favorite poem

I Cultivate a White Rose

I have a white rose to tend

In July as in January;

I give it to the true friend

Who offers his frank hand to me.

And for the cruel one whose blows

Break the heart by which I live,

Thistle nor thorn do I give:

For him, too, I have a white rose.

Jose Marti

These have been my favorite since I was 10 years old... I had a chance to pull some of my old classic books and have these written on a plain sheet of paper and have carried them from where ever I lived. I wanted to share them you. What are your favorites?

Mission Montana: MrsCraftyRVing Review and Giveaway ($20 PayPal and...

Mission Montana: MrsCraftyRVing Review and Giveaway ($20 PayPal and...: "MrsCraftyRVing Etsy ReviewEvery time I go out shopping with Sophie, I have to carry the diaper bag. It has become my purse as well.&nb..."

MOVIES WE OWN

A Farewell to Arms

A Horse for Danny

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Ace Ventura When Nature Calls

Agent Cody Banks

All the King's Men

All the President's Men

Along Came A Spider

An American Haunting

Andy Grffith Show SET

Anywhere But Here

Apocalypse Now

Aviator

Bailey's Billions

Baptists at our Barbecue

Because I Said So

Behind Enemy Lines

Bells of St. Mary's

Benchwarmers

Bewitched

Big

Blackbeard

Blue River

Bonanza (season 1&2&3)

Bruce Almighty

Bushwhacked

Cast Away

Changing Hearts

Children of Men

Cinderella Man

Cisco Kid Set

Clearning

Click

Clueless

Collateral

Corpse Bride

Coyote Ugly

Cowboys Don't Cry

Curse of King Tut's Tomb

DaVinci Code

Derailed

Derby Stallion

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

DodgeBall

Down With Love

Eagle Has Landed

Edward Scissorhands

Elizabethtown

Ella Enchanted

Failure to Launch

Fantastic 4

Fantastic 4 Rise of the Silver Surfer

Father's Little Dividend

Fifteen and Pregnant

Firewall

Follow the River

Four Wedding and a Funeral

Fun with Dick and Jane

Game (the)

God Father (all 3)

God's Gun

Gone to Texas

Great American Western

Great Outdoors

Grumpy Old Men

Grumpier Old Men

Guarding Tess

Guess Who

Hell to Pay

Hidden Places

Hide and Seek

High Crimes

Hope Float

I Dream of Jeanie

Illusionist (the)

Incident in a Small Town

Inheritance (the)

Interpreter

Island (the)

Jerry MaGuire

Jungle Book

Jurassic Park 1

Jurassic Park 2

Jurassic Park 3

Just Cause

Just Like Heaven

Just Married

Kicking & Screaming

King Kong

Lassie the Painted Hills

Last King of Scotland (the)

Last Samurai

Legends of the Fall

Liar Liar

Life with Father

Little Princess

Little Rascals

Long Way Home (the)

Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring 

Lord of the Ring The Two Towers

Lord of the Ring Return of the King

MacGyver (1st season)

Made for Each Other

Majestic

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Me, Myself & I

Meet John Doe

Meet the Fockers

Memories of a Geisha

Merlin's Apprentice

Misery

Monte Cristo

Mr & Mrs Smith

Mrs DoubtFire

Mrs Lambert Remebers Love

Must Love Dogs

My Summer Story

My Super Ex Girlfriend

Mystic Pizza

Nanny McPhee

Natural (the)

Narnia The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe

Ned Blessing

Night at the Museum   OUR FIRST DATE WAS THIS MOVIE

Night at the Museum Battle of the Smithsonian

North To Alaska

Nothing But Trouble

Nothing to Big for a Cowboy

Now and Then

Once Upon a Texas Train

Open Range

Ordinary Miracles

Out to Sea

Overboard

Pals

Panic Room

Passion Of the CHRIST

Patch Adams

Pavilion (the)

Penny Serenade

Percy Jackson & Olympian The Lightning Thief

Peter Pan

Poseidon Adventure (the)

Primal Fear

Princess Diaries

Princess Diaries 2

Princess in Love

Pure Country

Push

Rain Man

Ranger Rider (the)

Ransome

Ray

Ray Bradbury Short Stories

Red Eye

Rescue Adventures Collection

Rescue Dawn

Rooster Cogburn

Row Your Boat

Roy Rogers Song of the Pioneers

Sandlot (the)

School of Rock

Scorpion King (the)

Secret Agent Club

Secondhand Lion

Shattered Glass

She Came to the Valley

Shrek 2

Signs of the Otter

Someone Like You

Son in Law

Snow of Kilimanjaro

Speed 2

Stepford Wives (the)

Spirit Bear

Spirit of the Eagle

Terminal (the)

The Gun and the Pulpit

Thirteen Ghosts

This is the Army

Thorn Birds

Till we Meet Again

Too Young to Die

Top Gun

True Lies

Two for the Money

Unfortunate Events (A series)

Untouchables (the)

Uptown Girls

Virginia's Run

White Fang

X Files (the)

27 Dresses

13 Going on 30

300

Way to many John Wayne Movie (we have 50 of them)

Stonehenge

Stonehenge Memorial

MAP


•The town of Maryhill, Wash., is located in the central Columbia River Gorge. Activities include hiking, windsurfing, swimming and water-skiing. Fish for salmon, sturgeon, steelhead and walleye from boats or for bass from the shore. Visit the Maryhill Museum of Art, located on a bluff just above the town of Maryhill, the Maryhill Winery for a wine tasting, and a full-scale replica of England's Stonehenge. Shopping and restaurants are available in Goldendale, 12 miles to the north; there is also a restaurant and lounge in Biggs Junction, Oregon, one mile to the south across the U.S. 97 bridge.

RV Parks in Maryhill, Oregon

The Rufus Stone is a memorial to King William II, son of William the Conqueror, who was also known as Rufus. Rufus was killed by an arrow in the lungs in 1100 whilst hunting in the New Forest in Hampshire. Whilst this was reported as a hunting accident, the issue has never been resolved. His hunting compnion, Walter Tyrell, fled to France (the Sir Walter Tyrell inn just down the road is named after him). His brother, Harry, hurried to London to secure the treasury and the crown, and the nobles fled to secure their own estates. Rufus ruled with an iron fist, and whilst he was popular with the army, the people hated him. His body lay unattended for a few days and was then carried to Winchester Cathedral by a local charcoal-burner. Rufus was interred within Winchester Cathedral.


The Rufus Stone was erected by Earl De La Warr in 1745 and marks the approximate spot where King Rufus died. At the beginning of the nineteenth century the stone had become damaged and was encased in iron in 1841. The Rufus Stone is triangular with an inscription on each face. It stands in a glen in the new forest near to the A31.

One of the inscriptions on the Rufus Stone reads:

Here stood the oak tree, on which an arrow shot by Sir Walter Tyrell at a stag, glanced and struck King William the Second, surnamed Rufus, on the breast, of which he instantly died, on the second day of August, anno 1100. King William the Second, surnamed Rufus, being slain, as before related, was laid in a cart, belonging to one Purkis, and drawn from hence, to Winchester, and buried in the Cathedral Church, of that city


My friends Leila and Randy have some breath taking pictures in which I so wish I could post on this blog and so sorry world that you are stuck with my lame brain pictures. If you get a chance get here and see for yourself the beauty and power of the presence of this way cool land mark.....

Just a reminder for CRAFTERs that I have a blog just for crafting just visit http://handmadecraftsdonewhilerving.blogspot.com/

Mission Montana: MrsCraftyRVing Review and Giveaway ($20 PayPal and...

PAYPAL $20 Give Away

Mission Montana: MrsCraftyRVing Review and Giveaway ($20 PayPal and...: "MrsCraftyRVing Etsy ReviewEvery time I go out shopping with Sophie, I have to carry the diaper bag.  It has become my purse as well.&nb..."

Rufus, OR


Today is about yesterday (I feel like that's a title of a good book)... Fun facts about this hidden quiet paradise. And that's just what this area is Paradise.

According to 2009 there where only 215 people living in Rufus and so just by my guessing and being almost 2 years later - I'd say a little over 300. Elevation is a 206 feet which is allowing me to breath once again (we lived above 3000 feet for over 2 years). I so feel like running/biking but gosh dang my hernia which is taking it's sweet time healing. The type of jobs fall in these fields, construction-metal industries-trucking transportation-food service-agriculture--- forestry--- fishing and hunting---wind mills service .....

The Mayor of Rufus is Clifford Jett


Things to do while you are in Rufus.....

Calendar Events Web Site

Columbia River

The Columbia River Basin is North America's fourth largest, draining about 250,000 square miles and extending throughout the Pacific Northwest and into Canada. There are over 250 reservoirs and around 150 hydroelectric projects in the basin, including 18 dams on the Columbia and its main tributary, the Snake River.

-Windsurfing is especially challenging in the Columbia River’s unique wind and water conditions near Biggs and Rufus on I-84.

-The John Day Dam is near Rufus on the Columbia River with Giles French Park located just downstream from the dam.

-Sportsmen come from near and afar to hunt deer, pheasant, quail, chukar, ducks and geese in the fall and winter. Fishing on the Columbia, Deschutes and John Day Rivers is popular and seasonal.



Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery - The Columbia River
Starting in 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the famous Corps of Discovery expedition from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean and back, a journey that lasted two years. Since their instructions came from Thomas Jefferson in 1803, the Lewis and Clark bicentennial runs from 2003 through 2006.

http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com/.com
www.wshs.org/lewisandclark/index.htm





Maryhill
Maryhill Museum of Art, Maryhill State Park & Peach Beach, Maryhill, WA on the north bank of the Columbia River - wind surfing, boating, RV & tent camping across the Columbia River from Biggs and Rufus.
http://www.maryhillmuseum.org/



Giles French Park (say jiles)
Located on the downstream side of the John Day Dam on the banks of Lake Celilo, is popular for sturgeon, walleye and bass fishing, camping and boating. -U.S. Army Corps of Engineers



John Day Dam
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(541) 296-1181
John Day Dam, 216 miles upstream from the mouth of the Columbia River, is at the head of Lake Celilo. The Dam bridges the Columbia River near Rufus, Oregon, and can be reached via exit 109 off Interstate 84 East of The Dalles. Current Homeland Security does not allow visitor access to the any part of the facility.

The project consists of a navigation lock, spillway, powerhouse and fish passage facilities on both shores. Various recreational facilities are provided along the shores of Lake Umatilla and on the John Day River. Lake Umatilla, impounded by the dam, extends upstream about 76 miles to the foot of McNary Dam.

Construction began in 1958 and was completed in 1971, at a total cost of $511 million. At the time of its completion, John Day Dam Powerhouse was the second largest in the world. Completion of the John Day Dam marked the final step in harnessing the lower waters of the Columbia River.



Lake Celilo
Columbia River impoundment of The Dalles Dam, is accessed at the mouth of the Deschutes River at Heritage Landing, at Biggs Junction near the grain storage bins and at Giles French Park at Rufus.



Deschutes River State Park
Deschutes River State Park (say deh-shoots) is an oasis on the east bank of the Deschutes at its confluence with the Columbia River on Highway 30 from I-84 exits at Celilo (seh-li-lo) and Biggs. Amenities include Deschutes River State Park, an interpretive kiosk, an upriver abandoned rail bed trail for hikers and bicyclists (horses in season), camp sites, wildlife, views, restrooms and picnic sites.

The Deschutes appears as Clark's River on the Lewis & Clark map;

Towarnahiooks is a Chinook term used for the river

-The French Canadian fur traders called it Riviere des Chutes," French for "river of the falls."

- History of the Expedition under the command of Lewis and Clark, edited by Elliott Coues.

-Deschutes River Campgrounds in Sherman County



www.oregonstateparks.org/park
Beavertail Campground is reached via Highway 216, ten miles north of Sherar's Bridge on the Deschutes River. Located on the bank of the Deschutes River, facilities include tent and trailer sites, picnic sites, water, firepits, handicap-accessible pit toilets, trails and a boat ramp. Visitors enjoy fishing, hunting, rafting,boating, views and geology. A Deschutes River boater pass is required for river use. -Bureau of Land Management.



Macks Canyon Campground is a 14-day campsite on the Deschutes River bank eight miles West of Grass Valley, reached via Highway 216 and north on the Lower Deschutes Access Road north of Sherar's Bridge. Facilities include picnic, tent and trailer sites, pit toilets, boat ramp,water, fire pits andtrails. River users are required to obtain aboater pass. Visitors enjoy the site for itsfishing, hunting, views, geology, rafting, hiking and boating. Bicyclists and hikers enjoy the trail along theabandoned railroadgrade. -Bureau of Land Management.

Jones Canyon Campground is 8.5 miles North of Maupin on the Lower Deschutes Access Road North of Sherar's Bridge. Facilities include picnic, tent and trailer sites, tables, fire pits,vault toilets, but NO water. Visitors enjoy fishing, rafting, boating, hunting, picnics and the view. -Bureau of Land Management.

Twin Springs Campground is 15.5 miles North of Maupin on the Lower Deschutes River Access Road. Visitors enjoying fishing, rafting, hunting, geology,and hiking are furnished with picnic, tent and trailer sites, tables, fire pits and vault toilets, but NO drinking water. Fees are required for camping and a boater pass is required for river use.

Rattlesnake Pass Campground, 22.5 miles North of Maupin, and North of Sherar's Bridge, on the Lower Deschutes River Access Road, is furnished with picnic, tent and trailer sites,tables,fire pits, toilets, boat ramp and trails. Fees are charged for camping and a boater pass is required for river use. -Bureau of Land Management.

Buck Hollow is a day-use fishing and picnic site on the Deschutes River 9.5 miles North of Maupin on the Lower Deschutes River Access Road. Facilities include wheelchair accessible restrooms, vault toilets and a raft-launch site. NO drinking water.



Deschutes State Park
Deschutes State Park is an oasis on the east bank of the Deschutes at its confluence with the Columbia River. A national and state scenic waterway, the Deschutes drops about a quarter of a mile in its final 100 miles as it twists between canyon walls 700’to 2,200’ high. Visitors enjoy day use, camping, fishing, boating, rafting, picnics, views, wildlife,hiking, bicycling and horseback riding. Boater passes are required for river use. Bicyclists enjoy access to the abandoned railroad grade along the east bank, also open to horseback riding at certain times of the year. The park has restrooms, but no showers, RV sites, primitive camp sites and a group RV/tent sites. -Oregon State Parks.
For information call: (541) 739-2322 or 1-800-551-6949
For reservations call: 1-800-452-5687


Heritage Landing
Located on the West bank in Wasco County provides boat access to the Deschutes and Columbia Rivers at the mouth of the Deschutes River.


John Day River
Cottonwood
On the east bank of the John Day River on Highway 206 east of Wasco is the site of a Bureau of Land Management boat launch site with public toilets at J.S. Burres State Park about 12 miles east of Wasco. A wild and scenic river, the John Dayruns through Grant, Umatilla, Jefferson, Wheeler, Sherman, Wasco and Gilliam counties before reaching the Columbia River east of Rufus. Visitors enjoy the solitude, wildlife, scenery, history, camping, swimming and fishing. Facilities include the boat put-in and take-out sites and vault toilets on the Gilliam County side of the John Day River.

LePage Park at the John Day River’s confluence with the Columbia River is located east of Rufus on I-84. Facilities include a boat ramp, dock, swimming area, picnic tables and restrooms.

– US Army Corps of Engineers.



John Day River. Baptiste LePage.

"Monday, October 21st, 1805 ... On the left side of the [Columbia] river at this place are immense piles of rocks, which seem to have slipped from the cliffs under which they lie; they continue till, spreading still further into the river, at the distance of a mile from the island they occasion a very dangerous rapid [Squally Hook]; a little below ... on the right side are five huts. For many miles the river is now narrow ... the hills continue high ... a small river, which seems to rise in the open plains to the southeast and falls in on the left. It is 40 yards wide at its mouth, but discharges only a small quantity of water at present. We gave it the name of Lepage's river, from [Baptiste] Lepage, one of our company. Near this little river and ... below it, we had to encounter a new rapid... At the end of this rapid are four huts of Indians on the right, and two miles below five more huts on the same side. Here we landed and passed the night, after making 33 miles."

---History of the Expedition under the command of Lewis and Clark, edited by Elliott Coues.
Philippi Park, in Gilliam County and upriver from LePage Park, is accessible by boat.

– US Army Corps of Engineers.

Whitewater Rafting - The Deschutes and John Day Rivers
Imperial River Company, Maupin • 1-800-395-3903
ORE-Oregon River Experiences, Beavercreek • 1-800-827-1358
Ouzel Outfitters, Bend • 1-800-788-7238



And of course you must either stay or come say hello to the friendlest folks in the entire town

www.rufusrvpark.com

enjoy the pictures I took from yesterday and put Rufus on your BUCKLIST of places to visit....

Handmade Crafts Done While RVing: Mission Montana: MrsCraftyRVing Review and Giveawa...

Handmade Crafts Done While RVing: Mission Montana: MrsCraftyRVing Review and Giveawa...: "Mission Montana: MrsCraftyRVing Review and Giveaway ($20 PayPal and...: "MrsCraftyRVing Etsy ReviewEvery time I go out shopping with So..."

What a wonderful day we had today...
First we slept in till 5am (I know that sounds crazy but we went to sleep around 9pm) and slept all night with out having to hear the plow trucks and traffic. Then we had our morning coffee made by Jorge and awwwwww took a good long look out the window and just stood there with ear to ear grins loving the view. I then hopped back in bed to watch a video (The War Wagon) - we love John Wayne B movies and all. Jorge took each girl out for their walks and just loved the peace of the area.

As much as I would like to brag about todays adventure "I won't". I have to back track a bit and share our adventures of us getting here. And well a picture speaks a thousand words... Enjoy the pictures and come back tomorrow for todays adventures... Tonight I have to work on my crochet Shamrock order and then spend some quality time with my loved ones, Jorge, Milita, SnowPea and JuneBug and smiling because just across the way our friends are parked in who we adore with all of our hearts. Live your dream and not someone elses and if your lucky like I you'll have a spouse that shares the same dream....