Western Command Tour 2011

[Harry Moon]

Freedom Route 4 Day 6
Up as the residents went to work we had breakfast and got prepped for the trip back up Bonanza pass when Waldy Libera found out he had stripped some teeth or worse off of Second Gear in his CMP Chevrolet Gun Tractor. Terminal problem. We parked his truck safely and hooked the limber up to the M35 and headed out. Waldy got a ride ahead to Osoyoos were he had a truck and trailer prepositioned for any eventuality. Too bad it was his own CMP. Drew Swan had to head back home to Salmo from here and we thanked him for his and Tammy’s work on this end of the tour.
This was a section of road we were backtracking on so the same scenery from the opposite direction. A little easier too as the ups were now less than the downs. Through Christina Lake and down to Grand Forks which this time was only a brief gas stop for some and on to Greenwood.
We all stopped and caught up with each other in Greenwood and while the legion was closed that day the town was very interesting and some drove or walked around taking in the sites. Lunch at the saloon was good (not to forget the waitress either) and somebody did come at the last minute and opened the Legion so a couple at the back got to go through. We pressed on through Midway and Rock Creek and then very slowly we went down into Osoyoos. Everybody knew how to go downhill without smoking brakes by this time. Osoyoos was its usual perfect weather, sunny and hot!
We set up at the Legion parking lot, were fed a great dinner, had a private tour of the local museum and had a great social evening at the Legion. Great People run that one and it’s got a very active membership.
Day seven, 219 kms