The Cheyenne Cafe

We had a nice lunch at the Cheyenne Cafe in the town of Joseph, Oregon before stocking up on food supplies for the cabin we’d be staying in at nearby Wallowa Lake. The service was friendly and the food was good. I had a classic garden burger with onion rings and hot tea. Which got me to thinking all over again about my dream diner and Burger Number Sevens.

We learned from our waiter that there was a rodeo coming up in a couple of days. Joseph holds an annual rodeo that’s really big, called "Chief Joseph Days," but this rodeo coming up was merely a small fund-raiser for the high school. Only local cowboys would be performing and the money was used for college scholarships. Last year they raised enough for three $1,000-dollar scholarships. That’s pretty good!

After lunch, we had a nice walk around town, picked up some brochures at the Information Booth on the sidewalk and some groceries at the local food market, and then headed out to our cabin on Wallowa Lake. The Wallowa Lake State Park web site has a video that illustrates some of the beautiful scenery there.


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Stockmen’s Restaurant and Lounge

Half-way to Hell and back, or to Hell’s Canyon anyway, in the tiny town of Halfway, Oregon we found a wonderful little Bed & Breakfast place to stay for a night and had dinner a short walk down the road at Stockmen’s Restaurant and Lounge. I’d say it’s more of a bar than it is a restaurant, which made it a rather dark place to hang out. The food was not that memorable, but it was pleasant and it satisfied our needs for the time. (I had a grilled cheese sandwich and plain green salad with no dressing.)

On the other hand, the Pine Valley Lodge was very memorable. For breakfast the next morning, we were served up a buffet of simple breakfast foods in their kitchen, such as granola, yogurt, hard boiled eggs, toast, do-it-yourself waffle iron and batter, and fresh fruit. Coffee, tea, and hot water were also available. This arrangement made it easy for me to make up a bowl of miso broth from my supplies. We carried our food out to the porch and had a nice, leisurely breakfast while looking at all the interesting decorations.

Apparently the lodge was built from many individual houses that had been moved to the site from other locations. The builder then stitched them altogether in the most creative way you can imagine, ending up with a beautiful work of art. Everywhere I turned my head I saw something interesting to look at.

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