We made this a day of relaxation.  Breakfast at 10:30 A.M. and then reading, email, Facebook, exploring the grounds and planning the upcoming legs of our journey.  The featured event of the day, the primary purpose for visiting Grants Pass,  would take place later in the day when we go to visit Jeanne’s Uncle Jack.

It was rather pleasant being in an old fishing lodge/cabin facility as a break from the hotel rooms we have been staying in for the last month and a half.  Here are some pictures.

The inn with the office, lounge with a fireplace, a dining facility, and a great back porch looking towards the cabins & river.

One of the Inn’s claim to fame was it was a place that  Clark Gable liked to come for a fishing get-away in the 40’s.  In case you are wondering, it is pronounced “We ask U”.

The Rogue River

Our cabin

It was so neat to visit with my Uncle Jack again.  He is 97 years old and a sharp as a tack.  He still lives in the house he and Aunt Ann bought over 60 years ago.  As he told  us he likes Grants Pass and his house so he didn’t see any need to live any place else.

He is a World War II vet and was sent to India for the duration of his service.  After returning home he went to the University of Idaho to study Forestry. He spent 7 years with the National Forestry Service and then went to work for the Oregon Forestry Service before taking over the management of the parks in the Grants Pass area..  Now in all honesty, I have probably totally messed up his career, but it went somewhere along those lines.

Until about 3 years ago Uncle Jack would go to Alaska annually with a friend to fish for Halibut and Salmon.  Can you imagine yourself in your 90’s trekking off to Alaska for serious fishing?  Actually, I can’t imagine myself fishing, but certainly not in my 90’s.

After a fall last December, he had a hip replaced so he is a little slower than the last time I saw him, but he still drives himself around, does his shopping and laundry etc. BTW, he drove himself to the hospital with a broken hip!

I was struck by how much he looks like my Grandfather – and how much my brother looks like both of them.  We had a wonderful visit and it was a really nice way to spend a relaxing evening, catching up and reminiscing.

Uncle Jack & Jeanne