Here it is, at last, the end of the journey. Aunt Ellen wrote a "Conclusion" page that included their total expense for travel, gasoline, oil, and total mileage driven. At the end she penciled in "Finis" with a flourish. They Left Yakima, Washington 22 September 1930 and returned 29 December...
Thank you so much. Aunt Ellen's little travel journal is falling apart. The pencil writing is faded in some places, and the pages are loose and crumbled away from the center. It looks as though it was originally stitched in the middle. Old photos are a treasure to us no matter their condition.
Thank you so much Adryane for all your kind words and support. It was a labor of love and I completely immersed myself in telling the story. I'm so happy you came along for the ride.:)
This is it. They arrived home at last. Tomorrow the finale!
"December 29, 1930
On our last days travel we stared from Eugene at 6:45. Coming thru the mountains of Oregon the trees were covered with a silver thaw. When we reached Portland the wind started to blow and at one place, we learned...
The last two days. Finale page tomorrow
"December 28, 1930
Yesterday when the oil was changed the man put in heavy oil so the car was very hard to get started this morning. We lost over a half an hr getting it warmed up to start. We stared up through the mountains from Redding and saw snow in...
Wow! Wonderful layout with all these glorious rich colors (some of my fav colors). Your blanket is fabulous. I love the treatment around the framed photo.
"December 27, 1930. We started from San Ardo at 6:10 this morn. After leaving San Jose we took a short cut toward Stockton. At Stockton we changed the oil in the car and had it greased. That took three quarters of an hour. The mileage at that time was 12690 miles. It was nice and clear the first...
Just a few more days and they will be home. "December 26, 1930"
"We started this morn from Whitewater at 6:30. The valley was full of orange & lemon trees and palms. Oranges can be bought for 10¢ a dozen, so we bought some. Just before entering Pasadena we saw a hanger and a dirigible in the...
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