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Round-Up comments from VA Visitor

I asked and recieve permission from VAvistor to post this on my blog. On Jul 29, 2009, at 12:30 AM VAvisitor wrote:We enjoyed our trip very much. Things I loved were the wonderful parade, the Happy Canyon show, and of course, the rodeo! Everything was very authentic and Old West which we loved-- especially the parade and the rodeo! It was one of the best I have ever seen (I've been to Calgary and Cheyenne and those were good too). We enjoyed the Happy Canyon show, not realizing until after that it was written during the "silent movie" era--I thought it had the ring of an early 20th century show, but we thought it was great. We were lucky to get seats for the rodeo under the cover for Thursday and Saturday although they were in the last row for Saturday. I am very glad that I did a little research ahead of time and found out that the Chamber of Commerce would buy your tickets or could sell you tickets to the rodeo. I had tickets for Thursday but they were not good seats. I was able to sell them back to the Chamber of Commerce and obtain better seats through them. Our lodging was OK, a little dumpy, it was a few miles out and looking back, I would have much preferred to have stayed right downtown where one could walk to shopping, restaurants and the rodeo. No place to eat out where we were staying but it was inexpensive and the staff was very nice, but once my husband drove out to the motel, he did not want to come back downtown in the evening, I had to come back by myself. I liked the downtown activities but that was not a highlight for me, we are not party people. I found the people very friendly and Pendleton is definitely a real "Western" town. I went to a bluegrass concert at your arts building which I enjoyed. I felt safe walking downtown at night by myself. We went to the Pendleton Mills for a tour which we enjoyed. All in all, it was a great week and I hope someday to do it again, although being on the East Coast, we may never get that way again. My husband had a conference in Portland and had his airfare paid for so that was how we could afford to go so far. Oregon is a beautiful state and I am glad I got to see the eastern and western parts of it--so different!. I will always remember my great week in Pendleton!

Pendleton Underground Tour featured in Cruise West article.

Read this great story about the Cruise West's Columbia River Tour which is very complementary of our own Kristine Taylor and Pendleton Underground Tour. Having a Travel Writer say this "was the best guided tour we’d ever, ever had." is really saying something! Congrats to both Kristine & the Underground for providing such a great attraction! Here is the link for the entire story:

http://www.ericandersonsworld.com/story.php?id=g2GLvDLMD8

Beat the Heat on the Cheap in Pendleton, Oregon!

Cool off and have a blast at a very affordable price! The Pendleton Family Aquatic Center features gigantic water slides, over 200' of open and closed tubes, three pools, family picnic facilities with gas grills, children's water features and concessions. To save in more, you can bring in your own food and drinks, no glass containers please. Float toys are also allowed but not water wings.
Ages 3 to 17 - $ 3.00
Ages 18 and over - $ 4.50

Pendleton, Oregon - What a Kick!

Hamley Steakhouse in Pendleton, Oregon

Jon Schallert came to Pendleton recently on business; here is a dining experience he shared with us.

"I ate at the Hamley Steakhouse on my last trip to Pendleton. What a fantastic restaurant and destination dining experience! We will return again the next time we are in the area. It is one of those restaurants that I would recommend to anyone traveling through the region. The food was fantastic, the service excellent, the wine selection outstanding, and the decor incredible. I eat in restaurants all around the world, and I heartily recommend the Hamley Steakhouse."

Jon Schallert

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Visit the saddle makers shop at Hamley & Co.

They have been making custom saddles for over 100 years in this location. Watch a master at work! In addition this entire western store is just a site to see!