Day 133

Judy and Gretchen

August 6th, 2010



Out doing a rare-plant survey to help evaluate the environmental impact of new wind turbines, they stopped to say hi and offer me some refreshments, including "cold water" and "hot grapes".


26 Comments

  1. Yay People Interaction! I was beginning to get worried about your trip as of late.. must be lonely out West..

    • Norwood says:

      Hey I got some rare plants they might want to evaluate, they’re not really rare but still they might want to, come to think of it they are just really weeds but still, they come from Jamaica that kinda makes em rare around here but I don’t have much left so they might wanna hurry before it’s all gone

  2. young says:

    Hey, me thinks I spot and hobo shutterbug in Gretchen’s sunglasses.

  3. katzien in austin says:

    Great work ladies! Please tell us they’re safe and environmentally friendly….here’s hoping.

    • Lori says:

      Maybe someone should have thought about this study a few years ago before a ga-zillion wind turbines were erected in the Columbia River Gorge, where Matt is headed. Could be a little late now. Maybe he’ll snap some photos of these wind farms for us along the gorge.

  4. deanna valenti meyer says:

    Welcome to the Hobo Planet Gretchen & Judy! Thanks for taking care of our Matt. :)

  5. Chaser1 says:

    hot grapes?

  6. charlie says:

    hi there, what do you do for a living? oh, i do rare-plant surveys to help evaluate the environmental impact of new wind turbines. i mean, someone’s gotta do it, right?

  7. deb says:

    People! Yeh! The people shots have been few and far between lately. It’s nice to see some friendly faces.

  8. Jeff says:

    Better then cold grapes and hot water? Oh Feng shui…..place the hot grapes in cold water and we then get balance..breath in…breath out…..Ladys …Planet Hobo says thanks….even if the grapes were hot….

  9. Candice In Alabama says:

    Hot Grapes! Better than SOUR Grapes! ;)

  10. Julie in Cincinnati says:

    I’m so glad you got to meet and talk with someone – finally!!! I’ll bet it’s been pretty lonely recently with no people-contact.
    Have a good day!

  11. Gigi says:

    Judy and Gretchen must have been as intrigued about you as you were as to what they were doing. So glad they stopped by to say hi and offer the grapes and water. Happy walking Matt!

  12. MN Roxanne says:

    Yeah for Judy and Gretchen!! We love it when you get offers of refreshment! A bonus to have some people contact on this back road.

  13. RAYMOND in ALABAMA says:

    DOES THE LOCAL LAW EVER PULL UP BESIDE OF YOU AND ASK YOU WHAT ARE YOU DOING STRANGER. I’VE WONDERED IF THEY DO.

  14. Karen Too says:

    Go Gretchen and Judy.

  15. Janine says:

    Thank you Gretchen and Judy for feeding and watering Our Matt! Good luck on the survey!

  16. Michelle says:

    A Hot Grape. Is that the same as a Hot Date? Yuk Yuk!
    Peace, from Michelle in Providence

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