Yesterday beging my day off, I decided on a trip to Dillon. So, packing my backpack full of stuff and throughing a cooler in the back for groceries, I took off on the somewhat wet road. Actually in three places the water is running across the road and has actually cut some fairly deep channels. At least they seem fairly deep when I'm about to go through them with my little car. But the old Honda did fine...of course!
I took off up Hwy 278 through Ennis (stopped for another Maydak illustrated book), Virginia City (this picture), Nevada City (Star Bakery stop), Alder (no stops), Sheridan (museum stop-LOVED it and a fabulous little art and frame shop with tons of WW2 paintings), Twin Bridges (stopped outside of at a Lewis and Clark sight), then finally Dillon. Dillon was fun! I stopped in at the Chamber of Commerce where I found out enough to keep me busy for the afternoon.
First I went to Sweetwater Coffee. That was a super experience...nice staff, beautiful interior, very cozy. They food was great! FYI, the don't take visa. After a lunch of turkey cranberry sandwich and peach iced tea, I meandered across the street to Wildwood Floral. It's beautiful in there, and I got some painting ideas. She's got many cute gifts and flowers. Her husband hunts in the Centennial, and that was a fun topic to talk about. I always like to find someone else who enjoys this place! She recommended a place called Roxie's Nursery for bedding plants so off I went.
The rain began POURING down. I was talking on the phone and had to get off because I couldn't hear! Anyway, I finally found the nursery. It's a bit like Garland in Corvallis but smaller. The staff were all huddled in this tiny shack talking about having to use an umbrella once! The matriarch was describing using an umbrella to the grinning audience. No other nut cases were out shopping for flowers except me and the grinning group thought I was crazy, but I explained I live a long ways away, and I had to get flowers rain or no rain, now or not at all! They laughed and sent me off with my discounted verbena.
My only other noteworthy stop on the way home was the candy shop in Virginia City. This is another 'must stop' place! Loved it!
This was a fun review of your adventure.....a mini travel guide. And to think that I was hearing those loud raindrops through the phone. Sounded a bit like Oregon! Keep posting...it's my nightly habit to read it. I sleep better.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE to read your ventures! And the pictures are such fun. Thank you for letting us live your trips with you...makes our day by day routine feel like we've been out and about. By the way...hope you bring along your trusty and ever ready "sidekick"...a MUST have per my better half. ;-)
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