Oregon Tripping it up!

Me, my spouse and my family all went up to Oregon in August to visit my brother and his wife, and made a few stops on the way up to Forest Grove.

Cloudy day at Crater Lake

 Here you can see the incredible blue Crater Lake is famous for.

 

Then off to the Redwood Forest...

And, the evidence to how much of a nerd I am, of all the things in the gift shop at Crescent City, this is what I wanted the most.

Oregon coastline just south of Gold Beach

Oregon coastline- Second Day

 Lots of mussel

 Mussels embedded in the rock

A day at the beach

 Depoe Bay

 A seal waiting for some easy dinner

 Bridal Veil Falls

 Day trip to Mt Hood

 the lodge at Mt Hood

 The view from the parking lot

Ziplining at Jen's work

 Picnicking (and swimming) at a lake

Seaside-Astoria area

 Fort Klatsop

 The beach at Seaside

Somebody caught a crab in the surf

 Due April 2014, baby Wight

Multnomah Falls