Last week, Barbara, Ellie and I traveled west to visit the Indiana Dunes National Park. This is a pretty park that is, surprisingly, surrounded by several steel mills. On this day the temperature hovered around 91 degrees with 80% humidity so we didn’t stay around for long. In fact, the last thing we did wasContinue reading “Indiana Dunes National Park”
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Mt. Hood Railroad
A few weeks ago we took a ride on the Mt. Hood Railroad. The scenery along the way was not as scenic as we had anticipated, but the ride was very enjoyable. The train cars were very comfortable and we enjoyed the relaxing ride in the company of our friends Keith and Janice. At theContinue reading “Mt. Hood Railroad”
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
While staying in Mt. Hood Village, one Saturday, Barbara and I along with our friends Keith and Janice took another drive to the town of Hood River to see the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (WAAAM). On this day they were also having a car show and we could vote on our favorite carsContinue reading “Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum”
Mt. Hood Scenic Drive
I haven’t posted in awhile because Barbara, Ellie, and I have been traveling across country, to Indiana to get some repairs made to our trailer. Living in and RV and traveling is a great way to enjoy our retirement years, but the maintenance on the RV is exhausting and time consuming. A few weeks ago,Continue reading “Mt. Hood Scenic Drive”
Oregon Coast
This week we have spent most of our time exploring the Oregon Coast. We took a train ride along the coast from Rockaway Beach to Garibaldi. We drove to Tillamook and toured the cheese factory and we spent some time at Tolovana Beach. First, we took Ellie on her first train ride. It was onlyContinue reading “Oregon Coast”
Lava Cast Forest
A couple of days ago, Barbara, Ellie, and I took a short drive to the Lava Cast Forest. The Lava Cast Forest is located at the end of a nine mile, mostly gravel road, east of highway 97 in central Oregon, just south of Bend. The Lava Cast Forest was formed approximately 7,000 years agoContinue reading “Lava Cast Forest”
The Central Oregon Cascades
This morning I took a short drive up the side of the Newberry Caldera to a vista point. I took one photo with one camera using the settings I usually use and six photos using the HDR method. I’m not sure I like the way the HDR photos came out, but I posted them hereContinue reading “The Central Oregon Cascades”
Newberry National Volcanic Monument
A few days ago, Barbara, Ellie, and I took the short drive to the nearby Newberry National Volcanic Monument. Due to the amount of snow on the ground most of the park was closed, meaning you can visit but all of the shops and attractions were still closed. So we drove through the park, IContinue reading “Newberry National Volcanic Monument”
Tumalo Falls
The weather forecast for today was rain all day, but when we got up this morning the sun was shining. Clearly, being a meteorologist is one of those jobs where you can be wrong most of the time and still keep your job. So, we decided to do some sight-seeing. Barbara, Ellie, and I headedContinue reading “Tumalo Falls”
Stonehenge
Recently, Barbara, Ellie, and I were staying on the shore of the Columbia River and visited the nearby Stonehenge Memorial. This monument was the first in the nation dedicated to those who lost their lives in World War I. It was created to the same size and configuration as the famous Stonehenge in the UnitedContinue reading “Stonehenge”
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