Day 102: Three Rivers Casino, Florence, OR Sunny and cool. “I don’t know, do you want to?” And so it goes, and we say, what the heck, let’s go look at Thor’s Well, a cool water formation we saw in the Oregon Coast tourist magazine. We drove north from Florence, Oregon to Cape Perpetua, where... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 8, 2019
Day 101: SE Shea Ct, Bend, OR Sunny and cool. We went out for breakfast with Kay and Don, then Tom cleaned off the solar panels on top of Arvi. And we were on our way. We thought we should head back to the Oregon Coast for some warmer weather and to see the rest... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 7, 2019
Day 100: SE Shea Ct, Bend, OR Sunny and cold. The ranger at Lava Lands told us yesterday that if we wanted to visit Crater Lake National Park, we should go Monday. Monday was supposed to be sunny and warm and they were expecting very cold temperatures and rain Tuesday and forward. Don had golf... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 6, 2019
Day 99: SE Shea Ct, Bend, OR Sunny and cool. Don and Kay took us to some excellent local sights today. First we went to Pilot Butte, in Bend, OR. It was a very clear day and we could see many mountains, including some of the Cascades volcanoes. We went to the Newberry National Volcanic... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 5, 2019
Day 98: Big Elk Campground, Harlan, OR Sunny/foggy. We had a nice drive over to Bend where we saw Mt. Washington in all its glory and several other snowcapped mountains. The fall color is quite beautiful around here, but mostly from shrubbery, not trees. We met up with Kay and Don in time for lunch... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 4, 2019
Day 97: Beverly Beach State Park, Oregon Coast Sunny, sometimes. We had an excellent day in Newport! When we were almost to Newport, we saw signs for “Outstanding Natural Area” and turned in - to Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area. At low tide there are tide pools full of sea urchins, clams and starfish. We... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 3, 2019
Day 96: Blue Heron French Cheese Company, Tillamook, OR Trying to be sunny. We had breakfast at Blue Heron: a panini with egg, ham and cheese that really was good. Then we toured the Tillamook Cheese Factory. I learned about these new robotic lines where the cows can walk up to get milked by the... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 2, 2019
Day 95: Peninsula Golf Course, Long Beach, WA Sunny and cold. Since we appear to be in a tourist area, we found ourselves a bakery! We found there a new (to us) baked good called schnitten. It’s the flat one with icing. Oh yes this is a tourist town! “World’s Longest Beach” is here! Still... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – October 1, 2019
Day 94 - Memaloose Overlook on the Columbia River, Oregon Sunny and cold. We traveled the Columbia Gorge and saw some waterfalls, a bridge, and a dam. The town of Hood River has a nice city park where we walked some. We could see Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood from there. Since it was... Continue Reading →
Jen’s Journal – September 30, 2019
Day 93: N 83rd St, Seattle Partly cloudy and cold. Moving on from Seattle to Oregon! Kelsey suggested going west on I90 then south to Hood River in Oregon. Sure glad we did, because we got to see Mt. Rainier and more of the Cascades in morning sunshine! Since there was some snow in the... Continue Reading →