Crooked River Tragedy Comments

My wife Laureen and I planned our trip well ahead. I was taking her to Crooked River near Prineville, OR. I had wanted to take Laureen there for a very long time. Our goal was to go before the 4th of July vacationers and to ensure we found a good campsite. We arrived on the 29th of June. It was a warm day with cloudless skies and temperature in the mid 80's (a perfect day) .

We found an excellent campsite overlooking the river. A good size Juniper towered over the camp picnic table, providing adequate shade. We leveled the trailer and set up camp.
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