We went on a field trip with our homeschool co-op to the Whitman Mission and Ft. Walla Walla in Walla Walla, Wa. last week. Flannery went with a big kids group and Brendan and I took the boys on a more hands on tour for the younger kids. We saw a lot of handmade, traditional Cayuse clothing, baskets, and headdresses. The boys loved the tipi and the beadwork. Brendan and I were amazed at the level of refinement that the Cayuse created out of pretty rough materials - mostly native plants. Also, my children make weird faces. The last photo of the rail fence and the tracks is where the Oregon Trail went through - right past the mission. The kids were convinced that they were looking at original wagon ruts, which was cute.
