What We’ve Been Up To

After packing up most of our possessions into a storage unit, we left Provo! We made it a nice leisurely trip home, staying with my Aunt Mary (thanks, Aunt Mary!) in Boise.  We made our second half of the trip unique by driving around Mt. Hood (without snow).  It was really pretty!   

We made it to Vancouver in time to see Steen and Katie before they all moved to Florida.  We also got to spend some time with Elina before she went back to school.  We had a good time hanging out together.

A few days ago, Dana and I went to Beacon Rock.   We hiked up all 52 switchbacks to the top, 849 ft above sea level.    This is taller than any point in Rhode Island (812 ft).  Then we went to see the fish ladder at the Bonneville Dam. This lamprey didn’t read about how it was for salmon. It was a nice afternoon.

Yesterday, we went to the beach with Dana’s brother and Mom. We hit the Tillamook cheese factory and ate tasty ice cream (and cheese!).  And we drove out to Ecola State park and Indian head beach.   It was a beautiful day at the beach.