seattle's skyline
ports in seattle
cargo ship being guided in
casey getting tired of being photographed...
Next, we headed back towards Corvallis stopping off at Mt. St. Helens. Thankfully, the morning clouds burned off and we had outstanding views of the crater. Beautiful.
mt st helens
mt st helens
my, what a big crater you have...
cathy and me
casey and cathy
The next day, we headed down and east for a trip to Bend, Oregon and the Newberry Volcano. Unfortunately, late snows spoiled our plans of going up to Paulina Peak where we could get great views of the surrounding mountains, but we were still able to enjoy some sunshine, lava flows, waterfalls and good times by East Lake. For dinner we headed to the Deschutes Brewery in Bend where they were celebrating their 22nd birthday and to our surprise ran into our friends, Dale and Cerese, who were also camping in the area. Because the campgrounds were full for the night, they graciously offered to allow us to squeeze in with them for the evening. Bright and early the next morning, the sprinklers kicked on and soaked us and our camping stuff...not fun. Seriously, who has a sprinkler system at a campsite...IN THE HIGH DESERT?
lunch and sunshine at the east lake of newberry
what blog is complete without a cute rodent...
can you find casey and his mom in the obsidian flow?
camping with dale and cerese
the knight in shining marmot gear saves us from the sprinklers
yummy breakfast
One of the last stops on the whirlwind tour was Crater Lake--a place that never that fails to amaze. No matter how long you look into the mesmerizing blue waters, the scene never looks real. The day was complete with camping next to Salt River and Yahtzee. Perfection.
The next morning, the situation of sprinklers blasting us at our campsite that we experienced near Bend met its match...a rooster. Seriously...what's the one thing you should not bring with you to a campground...um...maybe a ROOSTER?! Yep, someone decided to bring this guy and let him roam the area for the night. He made his way into our campsite and started crowing at 6am! Not cool. We were pretty annoyed at the time (in both situations), but it was pretty amusing nonetheless.
The next morning, the situation of sprinklers blasting us at our campsite that we experienced near Bend met its match...a rooster. Seriously...what's the one thing you should not bring with you to a campground...um...maybe a ROOSTER?! Yep, someone decided to bring this guy and let him roam the area for the night. He made his way into our campsite and started crowing at 6am! Not cool. We were pretty annoyed at the time (in both situations), but it was pretty amusing nonetheless.
wizard island
awww!
so blue....
cathy dominating casey in yahtzee
downtown corvallis
along the willamette
isn't he handsome?
cathy's toes discover the pacific
view from cape perpetua
cape perpetua
mary's peak sunset
Next up, a night out on the town--pizza and drinks at American Dream and a river walk along the Willamette.
To make sure Cathy had a good last impression of Oregon, we spent her final day at the coast. Greeted by clear, blue skies and sunshine we had a great time checking out the view from Cape Perpetua as well as the beaches lying below. We attempted to make it back in time for sunset on Mary's Peak, and while it wasn't the greatest, the sky still treated us to some wisps of color and made for a pleasant evening.
