Toppenish

Had a not so good nights sleep. Somebody set off firecrackers for about 1/2 hour around 9 pm which got Mickey into a frantic state. He didn't calm down till about midnight.
Another nice warm morning. We set off to explore the valley, first stop Zillah,about 10 minutes away, to see the Teapot Dome Gas station. We had seen it featured on Northwest Backroads and thought Mickey should have his picture taken there. It isn't in operation anymore but has been saved by the Town of Zillah as an attraction.


Teapot Gas Station

That accomplished ,we drove through the wine route, lots of small wineries but nothing on the scale of the Okanogan wineries, no tasting rooms that we found but maybe it is too early in the season.
We drove through Wapato and stopped at a couple of produce stands, bought some cherries to eat and some snap peas for the Thai red curry with shrimp that I'm cooking tonight.
We returned to Toppanish ,walked around downtown and saw some of the murals they are famous for.
Returned to the campground for lunch and sat and read in the sun before hitting the pool for awhile.
Overheard two guys my age at the pool discussing their concerns with the natives coming through the campground. Both talked of having their licenses to carry concealed hand guns and their wives do as well. One guy has one gun in his truck , one in his Harley and one in the wife's car.
 It's a different world down here!!
A few clouds have moved in, when the sun is out it's still about 80, otherwise in the mid 70's. It's so nice to be able to stand outside and feel the warm wind on your face.

A fixer upper