Year 4 Day 1

Greetings from Oregon! Its that time again . We started out in Sparks, NV picking up mom and then headed north. Some familiar places along the way including Susanville and Eagle Lake. We headed toward Oregon after of course stopping multiple times along the way. Crater Lake was our first stop. We drove from the south entrance to the North entrance along rim drive. What a beautiful place! The water is so blue and inviting. We read that it is the purest water on Earth! Way cool. Every over look stop later we headed west again toward Toketee Falls along the Umpqua River. This river reminded us so much of the Truckee river and of course Chris wanted to stop and fish every chance he got. No fisning this time, but maybe a place to keep in mind for later. The falls were beautiful! Toketee means graceful and graceful they were; however, Mom was not so much. She took the first fall of the trip tearing the skin on her other knee. Swell. We stopped tonight in Roseburg Oregon. Of course there is a pool and of course its a Holiday Inn Express. Our usual. Tomorrow we head off toward the coast and some cooler ocean winds. Enjoy the photos for now. :-) - Traveling Mama.

Year 4 Getting Ready

Greetings all. Year 4 trip is almost here. Trip will be Aug 31st - Sept 8th 2013.

Day 1 - Sparks, NV to Roseburg, OR with stops at Crater Lake, and Toketee Falls
Day 2 - Roseburg, OR to West Linn, OR with stops at Oregon Dunes, Sea Lion Caves, Portland Rose Garden, Crown Point Vista House and Multnomah Falls
Day 3 - West Linn, OR to Port Angeles, WA with stops at Ape Caves, Olympic National Park and Hoh Rain Forest
Day 4 - Port Angeles to Ellensburg, WA with stops at Space Needle, Pikes Place, and Norther Exposure Restaurant
Day 5 - Ellensburg, WA to St. Ignatius, MT with stops at Codger Pole, Becca's Birthplace, Family Cabin, National Bison Range
Day 6 - St. Ignatius, MT to Great Falls, MT with stops at Kerr Dam, Glacier Park
Day 7 - Great Falls, MT to West Yellowstone, MT with stops at Roe River, Moss Mansion, Pictograph Cave State Park, Prairie Dog Town, Earthquake Lake
Day 8 - West Yellowstone, MT to Sparks, NV with stops at Mesa Falls, Potato Museum, and Shoshone Ice caves
Day 9 - Reno Hot Air Balloon Festival and Home

Cant wait to go! Another fun year ahead. :-) Join us by following my blog.