Hi Everyone,
About time I get some photos of our trip on here. Came up to my sewing studio to "clean up" and get stuff organized...which is a lost cause. Anyway...got side tracked with labeling my photos so I could post some of them here.
We spent 8 days on this trip of approximately 1500 miles. Mostly had great weather -- except for one VERY WINDY day -- the first day out, and a rainy day. We happened to be at Mike and Candy's in Tillamook for the rainy day -- so chose to just stay an extra day. I got to go with Candy to a "stamping" party. Candy is really into scrap-booking and does some really awesome things...wish I had taken some photos. Actually we forgot to take photos quite often on this trip. Hope to do better next time. Speaking of Candy...she should just be returned from a scrap booking conference in Nashville. Maybe she has a story and photos to share ??? I know she was really excited and looking forward to this trip. Come on Candy -- let us know how it went. ;o)
Anyway, I have labeled the photos...as who knows what order they will be in when I put them on here.
We left here and headed a bit east and south to Hwy 395 and down to the Columbia Gorge. I could really have done without the wind...windy most of that day...not just on the Gorge...but even more windy there. With my windshield and the big pack on the back of the bike catching the gusts...I was having "lots of fun"!!! Jim has no windshield and was having fun keeping his head on his shoulders... had to stop once to rest--his neck was killing him. We stayed in the Mary Hill camp ground that night on the Gorge -- boy was I ever glad to get there!
Then the next day headed down Hwy 97 through Central Oregon. Spent the next night at Diamond Lake...great camp there with wonderful showers -- also found a great little place to have pizza and beer. Then the next day on down the North Umqua and to Roseburg and out to Dad's at Tenmile. We had a great overnight visit with Dad and Laveta and then on to the Coast on Hwy 42.
Stopped in Reedsport for a couple hour visit with Aunt Marian... one of those times we forgot to take photos was at Aunt Marian's. It was a good visit though and Aunt Marian looked great. From there we headed up the coast to Mike and Candy's. Spent three nights all together at their place...which was a good break. The coast traffic was awful and more wind of course.
From there we went on up the Coast and across the big bridge at Astoria back into Washington. From there we went inland a bit...tired of the wind and busy traffic of the coast hwy. We went up past Hood Canal and on to Port Townsend and across the ferry to Whidbey Island. Stayed one night with our friend Cyn in Anacortes and the next day over the North Cascade Hwy and home. Actually that Hwy has about 5 mountain passes between the coast and where we live....great hwy to travel on the bikes... not a lot of traffic and great scenery. The way it worked out we spent only two nights in our tent and the other nights with family and our friend in Anacortes. Most days were around 300 + miles. Some more, some less.
We got to see a little bit of a police chase over the Astoria bridge. A sheriff chasing a hot motorcycle...crotch rocket. The guy on the bike got away...they could not catch up to him once he hit that long straight bridge.
I was glad to get home and not ready to go again for awhile... but Jim was ready to leave again the next day if he could have. ;o) But I think it is sorta like child birth...you forget the bad parts and in awhile are ready to do it again.....maybe next year !!
Anyway... just wanted to share our big adventure with you guys.
Love, Bunny and Jim
About time I get some photos of our trip on here. Came up to my sewing studio to "clean up" and get stuff organized...which is a lost cause. Anyway...got side tracked with labeling my photos so I could post some of them here.
We spent 8 days on this trip of approximately 1500 miles. Mostly had great weather -- except for one VERY WINDY day -- the first day out, and a rainy day. We happened to be at Mike and Candy's in Tillamook for the rainy day -- so chose to just stay an extra day. I got to go with Candy to a "stamping" party. Candy is really into scrap-booking and does some really awesome things...wish I had taken some photos. Actually we forgot to take photos quite often on this trip. Hope to do better next time. Speaking of Candy...she should just be returned from a scrap booking conference in Nashville. Maybe she has a story and photos to share ??? I know she was really excited and looking forward to this trip. Come on Candy -- let us know how it went. ;o)
Anyway, I have labeled the photos...as who knows what order they will be in when I put them on here.
We left here and headed a bit east and south to Hwy 395 and down to the Columbia Gorge. I could really have done without the wind...windy most of that day...not just on the Gorge...but even more windy there. With my windshield and the big pack on the back of the bike catching the gusts...I was having "lots of fun"!!! Jim has no windshield and was having fun keeping his head on his shoulders... had to stop once to rest--his neck was killing him. We stayed in the Mary Hill camp ground that night on the Gorge -- boy was I ever glad to get there!
Then the next day headed down Hwy 97 through Central Oregon. Spent the next night at Diamond Lake...great camp there with wonderful showers -- also found a great little place to have pizza and beer. Then the next day on down the North Umqua and to Roseburg and out to Dad's at Tenmile. We had a great overnight visit with Dad and Laveta and then on to the Coast on Hwy 42.
Stopped in Reedsport for a couple hour visit with Aunt Marian... one of those times we forgot to take photos was at Aunt Marian's. It was a good visit though and Aunt Marian looked great. From there we headed up the coast to Mike and Candy's. Spent three nights all together at their place...which was a good break. The coast traffic was awful and more wind of course.
From there we went on up the Coast and across the big bridge at Astoria back into Washington. From there we went inland a bit...tired of the wind and busy traffic of the coast hwy. We went up past Hood Canal and on to Port Townsend and across the ferry to Whidbey Island. Stayed one night with our friend Cyn in Anacortes and the next day over the North Cascade Hwy and home. Actually that Hwy has about 5 mountain passes between the coast and where we live....great hwy to travel on the bikes... not a lot of traffic and great scenery. The way it worked out we spent only two nights in our tent and the other nights with family and our friend in Anacortes. Most days were around 300 + miles. Some more, some less.
We got to see a little bit of a police chase over the Astoria bridge. A sheriff chasing a hot motorcycle...crotch rocket. The guy on the bike got away...they could not catch up to him once he hit that long straight bridge.
I was glad to get home and not ready to go again for awhile... but Jim was ready to leave again the next day if he could have. ;o) But I think it is sorta like child birth...you forget the bad parts and in awhile are ready to do it again.....maybe next year !!
Anyway... just wanted to share our big adventure with you guys.
Love, Bunny and Jim
