by Horseback
We've been out of cellular range for the last 3 days, so I haven't been able to access the internet. Bill and Blackie have been making their way though the Cascade Mountains. Its been cool and wet; Bill, "Sleet, down pours, and drizzle." I'll post some pictures and write some more tomorrow. -Also the time is showing wrong for the post its actually the 7th at 9:30pm as I write this.
Last night the crew (Bill, Dallas and myself) stayed at former exotic animal breeder Frank McCubbins ranch in Sweethome. Frank saw a story about our journey in a local newspaper and invited us to come see his ranch. Mrs McCubbins made us a nice home cooked meal and Bill and Frank swapped stories.
Local news paper The Register-Guard published a story in their sunday edition: section C page 1. They also have the story online, you can check it out at registerguard.com.
Bill will be riding Blackie in the Strawberry Parade in Lebanon Saturday, June 2. We will have our truck and trailer in the Walmart parking lot if you are interested in meeting us or sharing a story with us. We will be there during and after the parade.
Reporter Andy Peterson of KVAL Eugene Oregon News came by earlier today to interview Bill. The story will air tonight, so tune your TV to channel 13 if you live around the Eugene area or check out their website: www.kval.com.
Yet another couple of articles in a local papers. You can check out the Corvallis Gazette- Times(gtconnect.com), and the Albany Democrat- Herald (democratherald.com).
The New Era news paper ran an article today about our journey. Writer Sean Morgan came by a couple days ago to interview us and get some pictures. I also got a pic of Sean on Blackie.
Check out the article on The New Era's website sweethomenews.com.
Today Bill was featured in the agricultural publication Capital Press.
Interviewed by Mateusz Perkowski, Bill tells of his plans and talks about his history.
The independent film maker Dallas Pesola arrived yesterday in Lebanon Oregon. He is from New York but was recently in San Francisco. Dallas and Bill are getting to know each other as we prepare for our trip.', 'The independent film maker Dallas Pesola arrived yesterday in Lebanon Oregon. He is from New York but was recently in San Francisco. Dallas and Bill are getting to know each other as we prepare for our trip.