Made it Home

We made it home safe tonight. Back to work tomorrow. Oh boy!

We had a great trip. We were able to spend time with family and also see a lot of beautiful sights in Oregon.

Thanks for following along with us.

Frank and Kim

Portland - Saturday

 

We spent a second day checking out the sights in Portland. We started off with a visit to Voodoo Donuts. We waited in line for about 40 minutes to get a Bacon Maple Bar and an Apple Fritter. They are open 24 hours, 7 days a week and they said that was an average line. After that we strolled through the Portland Saturday Market looking for magnets and Christmas ornaments. Then it was back to Pioneer Square to check out the 22nd Annual Festa Italiana, a celebration of Italian-American culture. Next was a ride on the MAX (Portland's Light Rail) to Widmer Brewery for a tour. Once again we went back to Pioneer Square and Pioneer Place, a 4 story shopping mall to look for magnets and Christmas ornaments. While sitting on a bench waiting for Kim I set the camera down on the bench next to me and when I realized 5 minutes later that I didn't have it and went back to the bench, it was gone. Fortunately I had copied all of the previous pictures to the computer so we only lost today's pictures.  So we only have a few cell phone pictures for today. Camera-less we headed to Henry's Tavern to drown our sorrows.  They have over 100 beers on tap. Dinner was next at Jake's Famous Crawfish, a Portland landmark for more than 110 years.

Voodoo Donuts

Henry's Tavern

Over 100 beers on tap

Jake's Famous Crawfish

Portland - Friday

We spent the day seeing some of the sights in Portland . We rode the Big Pink Trolley to Washington Park where we able to see the International Rose Test Garden and the Oregon Zoo. After that we made our way to Powell's City of Books, the largest independent book store in the world. We then visited a couple local breweries and pubs.

Mt Hood and the Falls - Thursday

Today we took a scenic route from Bend, OR to the Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. A lot of 2 lane roads and even one that was a single lane. The scenery along the way was beautiful. After Mt. Hood we made our way to the Columbia River Gorge where we saw 3 very cool waterfalls. After that we stopped at McMenamins - Edgefield for dinner and a few adult beverages. A very unique place with an interesting history.

 

Mt. Hood

 

Horsetail Falls

Wahkeena Falls

Multnomah Falls

 

McMenamins - Edgefield

 

Kim and Jerry

Redwoods and Crater Lake - Wednesday

We started the day with a walk on the beach. The water was cold. After photographing our tenth light house from the parking lot of the hotel, we crossed into CA to the Redwood National Forest to checkout the beautiful, BIG Redwood trees. Hard to put in perspective, but they are huge and very cool. After the Redwoods we made our way to Crater Lake, which is also an amazing sight. Unfortunately due to several forest fires burning near Grants Pass, the Crater Lake area was filled with smoke and limited our visibility.

Kim getting her toes wet

Pelican Bay Lighthouse

 

 

Down The Oregon Coast -Tuesday

Today we drove from Newport to Brookings, OR. More lighthouses.

Yaquina Head Lighthouse

Yaquina Bay Lighthouse

Oregon Coast Aquarium

Jellyfish

Heceta Head Lighthouse

Umpqua River Lighthouse

Cape Arago Lighthouse



Coquille River Lighthouse

 

Cape Blanco Lighthouse