Sunday, August 26, 2018

The 4th annual 1899 Expedition


Being a photographic record of the transport of 10 cases of premium pinot noir from a hilltop vineyard near Dallas to a warehouse in Milwaukee by mule drawn stagecoach, canoe and bicycle.



The stagecoach had four mules to start but one came up lame on Hoffman Road and had to be extracted. We were an hour behind schedule casting off but it worked out fine.



Howie attempts to open a $65 bottle with the old "put it in a shoe and bang it on a bridge support" method. It didn't work but we found a corkscrew eventually.



This random kayak lady on the beach turned out to be pretty cool. A professor and member of a few wine clubs, she was happy to join our circle passing around a bottle of 1899 at lunch.



The Willamette Queen

Leaving Champoeg

#riverpeople


 Classic Litke.



Triple jump at Little Rock Island, always my favorite part of the trip. Thanks, Nature Conservancy!





Leaving Little Rock, such a beautiful passage between the islands and a great feeling knowing we're almost there.




This was a steep hill. In past years we've employed Magpie Messenger for the portage but this year we did it in house, with three trailers and bikes. We had a support car (thanks Bethany!) and traded off on the bikes.



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