Went through California, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, and Oregon, again, to reach La Grande.  Drove through two time zones, and several temperature zones during this twelve hour trip.  My absolute favorite was the snow in the Sierra Mountains.  It got to be feet deep, the trees were just laden with snow, and it was coming down in big furry feathers.    Snow changed to rain in Reno and most of the Nevada desert.  Sun came through before we reached Idaho (beautiful farms) and it was "pretty" for the rest of the trip.  Oregon was mostly spring desert, but the country changed to trees, mostly in the hills, just before we reached La Grande.

La Grande is nestled in foothills and mountains and is very pretty.  I'm looking forward to exploring it during the next two weeks.  That's it for now, more later.  :-)