Fall at the Gorg (eous) Columbia River Gorge
Water, water everywhere! Horse Tail Falls Sunday 10th. We could feel the chill in the air following our arrival in Oregon. However, it was less about the weather than our editor’s temperament. She is going through a feisty period. On second thoughts, that’s not correct. We should choose our words better. It all began when we had a conversation about the city we were about to reach. “We should stay in The Dalles for Shabbos,” our editor mentioned. We thought she was being funny although we did not think it a particularly good quip. After all, Dallas is some 1200 miles from where we were. Not wishing to be a spoilsport, we laughed and said ‘very funny’ but let’s be serious now. It all became clearer when we found out that it’s pronounced The ‘Dowles’. We apologized for our ignorance and apparent ‘huffy’ attitude. This brought back memories of the difficulties in June when we were forced to seek help from our good friend from Page, Arizona: Chief Chut Z Pah. We met the Indian chief of ...