How Do You Say/Spell That?

We drove out to Pendleton, Oregon in April to see what we could see. Our first order of business was to have a yummy picnic lunch on the sidewalk at the rest stop.



Then we moved on to the Museum at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, which is next to the Wild Horse Casino. If you're unsure of how to say or spell Tamástslikt, don't feel bad. It's a Native American word, and apparently the people that run the center have the same issue.








The museum sits on Umatilla Indian Reservation and portrays the history of all the various tribes in the area. They have some neat life-sized dioramas, teepees and a gathering tent, photographs, videos, and a multimedia campfire presentation that scared Ally.

They were also hosting a traveling exhibit from OMSI on aging. Ally had fun seeing how wrinkly Mommy and Daddy are going to look in another 20 years.


On our way home we took a 10 minute self-guided tour of Pendelton. We didn't find anything of interest except a small downtown area and the wool mill. Not much to talk about, although I think we'll try to go back in September for the Pendleton Round-Up.