Unbeknownst to us, we set-up our campsite the 2nd night right smack-dab in the middle of a game trail. We had just finished dinner and were enjoying a nice cup of whiskey, when two fairly large bucks literally walked up to our bags. There were only deer, but seeing a pair of yellow eyes in the dark tends to bring out your fears of
Second time hiking Goat Lake Loop Hike (snowgrass flats). This time around we met up with a few Wisconsinites who moved to Seattle. It was fun speaking Wisconsin with Alyssa and Ryan. We talked about our dogs, some more about our dogs, and then a little about ourselves. The hike was beautiful as always! It was a clear Saturday afternoon
Had a great weekend in Central Oregon with Jenna, Nathan, Allison, Nils and his sister Anna. Camped at Skull Hollow with the grazing cows. Was the first time they had actually grazed through our campground made all sorts of noises to let us know they weren't happy we were invading their space.
We left Portland in the morning and headed out to the coast. We headed south on highway 101; a scenic highway that runs along the Oregon Coast and offers some amazing views of the Pacific Ocean. We had to stop every few miles to take pictures of the amazing view, the next one better than the last. My brother and dad both said throughout the drive; “Man, this would be fun on a motorcycle.”
We woke up on Sunday, opened the window, saw the sunshine, and knew that we would spend the day outside, being reckless. Living in Oregon we are beyond spoiled with nature – the Columbia Gorge is an easy thirty minutes away and the coast is only an hour and half to the west. Then there is Mt. Hood – just an hour and a half east. We got in the car and...
