Day 12: Wallowa Lake, Joseph Oregon to Wallowa Lake, Joseph Oregon

Day 12: Wallowa Lake, Joseph, Oregon to Wallowa Lake, Joseph ,Oregon
Waking up in Oregon is chilly this morning! 40 degrees with a wind chill and all of a sudden it feels like October, I love it! I love the weather up here, it keeps the senses alive. A hearty breakfast is in order for such a chilly morning and so fitting it is to cook over the grill. Matthew has discovered that BBQ’d bacon is the way to go, however my soy bacon kinda gets demolished by the flames, there is definitely an art to cooking soy products. Mikey makes a phenomenal batch of corn meal pancakes with fresh corn and blackberry syrup, we are feeling pretty lucky right now and decide to press our luck at the lake. We bundle up some layers with a chance of rain looming its black clouded breath down our necks we hike down the river bed to Wallowa Lake. We aren’t exactly on time for first bite, but we are hoping the sudden change in weather throw the trout off and they are eager to bite, ha ha, high hopes. Not even a nibble and about 6 snags later my ADD kicks in and were out of there. The walk back along the road is nice and we are able to check out the local shops and restaurants, the vibe and people are nice but we are feeling a slight influx of tourists bombard our perfect gem of a spot. The hit of the day is the miniature golf course up by our digs. Matthew is looking for a rematch and nobody is there so we try our luck . Matthew takes the course and almost shoots par at this 42 course, now the competition is getting serious and I have a feeling this won’t be our last round at this putt putt. An awesome start to a chilly Oregon day, we are looking forward to heading back to eat some more bbq’d bacon and grilled sandwiches. We spent a good part of the afternoon hanging out in the grass with the dogs watching the clouds drift over the struggling sun. Soon enough it was time for that putt putt rematch and we were all determined to win. A close game, we head to the one and only local bar with 5 stools to add up our card and eat some dinner, since we didn’t catch any fish, ha ha. Dang, Matthew won again and shot par for the course, although we all improved it was bitter-sweet because technically Matthew is now up one and gaining momentum. We sit next to a guy that had spent the entire day cutting wood down the hill from us and we ask him how he is feeling since we got tired watching him after 15 minutes and he was at it for8 hours! He says its not too bad and its his winter heat. Nice guy. Dinner was really good, I ate a monster lasagna and Matthew and Mikey got fancy burger sandwich things that made for a sluggish ride home on our bikes. As soon as we reached Delphina Matthew and I gave into the comfort of our bed for a nap while Mikey went for an evening fish. An hour and a half later I awake with acid reflux central and wishing I hadn’t consumed all that comfort food, Matthew too. At that moment Mikey came back with heartburn and acid reducer tablets, however he is gleaming from his 2 trout catch, yes some real food! We vow to eat whole foods all the next day and start the morning off right with a good stretch and a loooong bike ride! Another awesome day at camp Wallowa and good prospects for a healthy Saturday, ha ha!