Winthrop

I completely forgot to mention yesterdays morning tea stop. This was the delightful town of Winthrop. As we drove in we saw all the old wooden buildings and decided to stop. We pulled up beside a beauty parlor and Bob announced that he was going to get a hair cut. I pointed out the feminine focus and implied that he didn't quite fit the inage but in he went. There were no other customers and the room was fitted out with male and female style barbers chairs so the hairdresser was happy to accommodate him. We chatted and the female hairdresser helped us with some information about the Native American names in the area. For instance the previous town which had the unusual name of Twisp was named for it's abundance of wasps. The River passing through town was the Chewach. However the town was named by the first Post Master back in the 1880's in honour of an academic who explored the area. It was also the place where the author of "The Virginian" which is recognised as the first western ever written holidayed. The town was also known in it's early days for a publican who hated drink. He built the pub to keep out the opposition and would throw out any customers whom he thought had consumed enough.

New painting that the hairdresser was very proud of.

Ad on the side of the saloon.

Town Hall

Bakery where we had wicked morning tea.