MANY MILES: This holiday weekend, we made a "quick" trip to Central Oregon and back to see some family. It's about 327 miles each way. "Our" mountain is Rainier. Above, Mt. Hood was our view to and fro this weekend.
We left campus at 8:10 a.m. on Friday. Our first stop was Lake Oswego, to see Christian's dad and his wife, three hours south of Seattle.
Actually, that wasn't our true first stop - we drove through Papa Pete's in Ridgefield, WA, to pick up a couple of pizzas for lunch. :)
In Lake Oswego, we had a nice visit and watched water skiiers on the lake before heading south to Bend, another 3+ hours. It turned into 4+ hours due to traffic. It seemed like every other vehicle was some sort of RV. That definitely underscored our need to leave really early Sunday to try to beat most of those RVs home.
Bend was fun, as always. We were able to spend cherished time with family, have some super good eats and enjoyed watching the local fireworks on the Fourth of July. Among other things, it's really fun listening to the different bird sounds. I was wishing I'd had my real camera (instead of just a cell phone) to snap some shots. Next time.
On our way up north, we stopped in unincorporated Hazel Dell, WA, for lunch. Good ol' Muchas Gracias, yummy Mexican comfort food served out of an old A&W in this location. As we sat in that parking lot, I had an urge to go see a place just a few blocks away where I spent countless hours as a kid. It used to be my mom's beauty shop on the left, and my maternal grandparents' residence to the right. Now' it's single family residential.
We left campus at 8:10 a.m. on Friday. Our first stop was Lake Oswego, to see Christian's dad and his wife, three hours south of Seattle.
Actually, that wasn't our true first stop - we drove through Papa Pete's in Ridgefield, WA, to pick up a couple of pizzas for lunch. :)
In Lake Oswego, we had a nice visit and watched water skiiers on the lake before heading south to Bend, another 3+ hours. It turned into 4+ hours due to traffic. It seemed like every other vehicle was some sort of RV. That definitely underscored our need to leave really early Sunday to try to beat most of those RVs home.
Bend was fun, as always. We were able to spend cherished time with family, have some super good eats and enjoyed watching the local fireworks on the Fourth of July. Among other things, it's really fun listening to the different bird sounds. I was wishing I'd had my real camera (instead of just a cell phone) to snap some shots. Next time.
On our way up north, we stopped in unincorporated Hazel Dell, WA, for lunch. Good ol' Muchas Gracias, yummy Mexican comfort food served out of an old A&W in this location. As we sat in that parking lot, I had an urge to go see a place just a few blocks away where I spent countless hours as a kid. It used to be my mom's beauty shop on the left, and my maternal grandparents' residence to the right. Now' it's single family residential.
It's nice to see whoever's there now is house proud. The picket fence and flowers are sweet.
Upon arriving home, we found our Crososmia, a small member of the iris family, close to exploding.
Kennedy was kind enough to dog sit for us. Not an easy task on any day with our neurotic, IQ-challenged pups. Imagine how much more 'pleasant' that was during the Fourth of July weekend.
Below is a photo he took off the deck of our pandemic pantry.
Below is a photo he took off the deck of our pandemic pantry.
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