Oh My....What can I say. Just too cute!

  

  

  

Our Home Away From Home.

             Joe....just relaxing. We must've just arrived as windows are not covered.

Day in the Museum by Joe

  

  

  

  

  

  

Dinner is served!

  

I hope you are able to see this great Osprey and babies.  

Photos I love by Joe

    

                                           Great Blue Heron  at Nisqually Delta

    

      

       Wood duck                             In pond near our home

      

                                                    Sighted on a hike

      

                                                 Yellowstone National Park

      

                                 Yosemite National Park.....tree no longer standing

      

MacKenzie Acres  ........by our building.....Not photoshopped....They look like bookends!

Photos....

                                          View from the Bird watching platform..Ft. Stevens

                                             The Lone Fisherman

                                             View from Astoria Column

Many Falls

    

  

As we were admiring Multnomah Falls I heard a young woman say, "We were at Zion National Park and there was a crowd, but nothing like this, I don't get it...just water falling over rocks!"
To each his or her own. I've been to Zion National Park and it is amazing, but this does not take away from the beauty of Falls. 

  Speaking of Falls....we camped at Silver Falls State Park. There is a trail that leads to 10 Falls. we didn't make it to all of them but  what we reached were impressive.
 The park itself is a massive wooded area. The Falls are a bonus.
The Falls with very little water is called Winter Falls.   I'm sure they all have more water in the winter. How beautiful it must be surrounded by snow!

    

    

    

    

    

    

                                                    Double Falls

    

Astoria....on the Trolley

We decided to ride the trolley..a first for us. There is a great walk along the water and trolley stops along the way.
We were looking for birds  but didn't really see anything new.
We did find out facts about Astoria.  It was compared to San Francisco's Barbary Coast, for kidnapping  young men to work on ships.  The evil doers would slip them a mickey when they were in the tavern. There was a trap door  where they would  be tossed and then put on the ship to work for a year.
According to the information we were given, the record for kidnapping was worse then the Barbary coast.

                                         My favorite sign in Astoria

On the lighter side they talked about Hollywood . One of the homes was used for Kindergarten Cop with Arnold S.   They talked about other films but I lost interest since I had seen none of them.

The Smiling Doglendas!

Adorable People!

                                         This noisy bundle of joy was at the campsite next to us at Silver Falls.

                                            True love.................

  This group of beauties asked Joe to take their photo...I decided I wanted one also.

                                       

                                           Staring at magnificent Multnomah Falls

Visit to Mount Angel Seminary

                                             Wish I could hear the organ..........

                                             Loved this but wanted to straighten the candles!

                                  We attended the noon prayer service..very inspirational.

Larch Mountain

Larch Mountain is a non-active volcano that offers a viewpoint where you are able to see five mountains. Mt. Rainier, Hood, St. Helen, Jefferson and Adams. Here are a couple to give you an idea of the view. Drive to parking lot. Easy walk ( unless you're our age) to top.