The End of Oregon

I was told last week that I really needed to get on with this vacation stuff because I haven't posted anything from our sports adventures all summer. Fair enough. This will be the last post of the seemingly never-ending Oregon saga. (Bet you think you know how those pioneers felt, don't you? Well, there is an end.)

Any way, the last day was the Columbia River Gorge. You may remember studying about it when you studied Lewis and Clark. A beautiful sight.

Along the Gorge are some waterfalls. I would the guess the most famous of these is Multnomah Falls. Keith and I had visited here a couple times before and were looking forward to seeing them again.

We hiked up to the to the top (and one of us overachievers went on to see other lovely surprises). The boys and I had enough after getting to the top....my cold was full-fledged by the last day so it was all I could do to just get there.

Everything and eveywhere was so lush. This was nothing like our brutal heat that kills off so many more fragile plants.

I would highly recommend this stop if you ever make it to Oregon. Well worth the trip and worth the walk to the top (except maybe if you're not feeling your best).

The next stop was the Bonneville Locks and Dam. The hike totally did me in and James was still a little puny so we napped in the car while Keith and Christopher explored here. They saw the dam, the salmon ladder, incredible turbines and all kind of neat things in the Visitor Center. Christopher also got a quick shower while he posed for this picture...the sprinkler came on just as they were taking this pic.

Now that we are in the dog days of August, I do miss that cool low humidity. Well, not enough to wish that Nationals was there next year. Coming up....other summer updates, including races.