Lone Pine Fruit and Espresso--Orondo, Washington

Earlier this year, Bob and I joined Harvest Hosts. It is a camping organization that allows you to spend on night at a farm, winery, museum, or brewery if the aforementioned business is a member. Since we had not used it, we decided to stay at a place north of Orondo, Washington. The drive was a relatively short one considering most of our travels at the beginning of our trip were over 250 miles per day--about 150 miles. I have to say it was an interesting trip as we traveled down into the Columbia River Valley! First we saw the snow capped mountains......

 ....then it was downhill from west of Waterville all the way to Orondo. In fact the sign warned of a 6% downhill grade for at least 6 miles! Bob pulled over at one of the pullouts so we could eat lunch and let the brakes cool.

Once we arrived at Lone Pine Fruit and Espresso, we were directed to a spot behind the business. On one side of our parking spot were cherry trees,

..and on the other was the Columbia River. We enjoyed our stay at Lone Pine and we also enjoyed the fresh purple asparagus, apples and berry pie!

After we got set up and rested, we drove north to Beebe Springs Natural Area. From an overlook we could see  river and houses in the area.

There were also walking trails by the river with geocaches hidden along them. We enjoyed the hike...

 ....and the sculptures along the trails.

 But is was time to head back to our campsite and enjoy the outdoor garden while we ate our berry pie ala mode for dinner!

As we were walking back to our site, I spotted an old car. I think my brother Walter could probably tell me the make and model and who in our old neighborhood drove one just like this one.

This has been a good trip so far. I wonder what tomorrow will bring and where we will be?