Snapshots from Around the Race

One of the side trips we made while we were in Bend was to Tumalo Falls. (In case you are ever looking for Tumalo Falls, do NOT rely on your GPS. And, by the way, do NOT rely on your state map.) After a couple of misfires, we finally figured out that Tumalo Falls was not in Tumalo State Park (who knew?) and that is was on virtually the opposite end of Bend. Actually, very near where the races were. Oh, well. We did get to see some scenery we hadn't seen.

After driving about 15 miles and then 2.5 miles on a gravel road, we found this.

It was absolutely beautiful....and loud. It was tucked away and couldn't be seen until you got right up to it.

One thing about this trip that I really appreciated was how much the guys appreciated the beauty that was all around us. Christopher especially enjoyed being outside and at times decided Oregon was a place he could live.

Because of our side trip, we got there as most everyone else was leaving. Rumor has it that these girls decided they needed to stay longer when James showed up. Coach Kelli is in the back holding Baden.

We walked to the top of the falls and then followed the river back a ways. We found a place that we could go down and touch the water. It was the coldest water Christopher had ever touched. Didn't matter. He still had to kneel down in it. It was a pretty cool place.

This was the view as we left. We didn't notice it as well when we were driving in, but couldn't help but see it as we left. Gorgeous.

Next post is the day we spent at the High Desert Museum.