Well, we finally made it on an outdoor adventure this fall! I am usually craving to get out into the great wide open by this time of the semester. November is a great time to go south of Nampa to the Sand Dunes. It is insanely hot in the summer, so fall and spring are the best time to visit. Brian was a wild man and camped Sat. night along the Snake river, then Sunday afternoon some of our Sat. night group friends, Nic, Alejandra and I drove down to the Dunes to meet up with Brian. We all had a picnic lunch and climbed the big sand dune. It was quite a workout to make it to the top, but well worth it! The view is amazing from the top. The sun was low in the sky and cast great long shadows along the sand. I took a roll of film on my Diana camera.
On the drive back we stopped by some wilderness area and shot at some cans with Brian's 9mm handgun. Very new experience for me. I had never shot a gun in my entire life! It is apparently a common practice in Idaho, and since there is tons of wilderness land with no one for miles, pretty safe.
I cleaned all day Saturday, made Lentil soup and made handmade books late into the night. We are having an Open house for our Art Department and an art sale this Friday. Perhaps I'll sell a few books. This is the last full week before Thanksgiving! We are counting down the days until our trip to Seattle and to see Over the Rhine, woohooo!!! Thanks for reading! Love you all!
