Ok, we'd been home for a month, so it was time for more travel! This usually means that we pack our suitcases and head for the airport! But this time, we loaded up our "bent" car and headed off on a road trip!
We left on July 3rd, and headed to Ashland, Oregon, to visit Pat's brother, Geoff, his wife Teri and daughter Emilee. Jon, Sue and Jacob also made the trip, so we had a family reunion!
On July 4th, we had two celebrations - first the 4th of July, complete with a parade in Eagle Point. Emilee was the Rodeo Queen in the parade, riding with her princesses. She looked fabulous, and Hobby (the horse) did great, as it was his first parade.
After the parade, we all gathered back at Geoff and Teri's for lunch, and then split up for different activities. Emilee and River (her beau) went out to lunch, and then to the lake for a swim; Geoff, Jon and Jacob loaded up various firearms and ammo, and headed for the hills to terrorize rocks, bottles and cans. Lee, Teri, Sue and I headed to Lithia Park in Ashland to peruse the arts and crafts booths.
We all met up at 6:00 pm for a bar-b-que and to celebrate Geoff's birthday! He's officially 49, although he denied it, and had me confused for awhile as to his real age. We had a great day, and got some great pictures, too.
We left on July 3rd, and headed to Ashland, Oregon, to visit Pat's brother, Geoff, his wife Teri and daughter Emilee. Jon, Sue and Jacob also made the trip, so we had a family reunion!
On July 4th, we had two celebrations - first the 4th of July, complete with a parade in Eagle Point. Emilee was the Rodeo Queen in the parade, riding with her princesses. She looked fabulous, and Hobby (the horse) did great, as it was his first parade.
After the parade, we all gathered back at Geoff and Teri's for lunch, and then split up for different activities. Emilee and River (her beau) went out to lunch, and then to the lake for a swim; Geoff, Jon and Jacob loaded up various firearms and ammo, and headed for the hills to terrorize rocks, bottles and cans. Lee, Teri, Sue and I headed to Lithia Park in Ashland to peruse the arts and crafts booths.
We all met up at 6:00 pm for a bar-b-que and to celebrate Geoff's birthday! He's officially 49, although he denied it, and had me confused for awhile as to his real age. We had a great day, and got some great pictures, too.
Emilee and a very calm Hobby in the Eagle Point 4th of July parade.
Three sisters at Lithia Park in Ashland.
Emilee and Aunt Tish
Emilee and River
Happy Birthday, Geoff!!
The girls!
The guys! On Sunday, Geoff, Jon and Jacob got up at 0:dark hundred to go fishing, and Lee, Teri, Sue and I had a leisurely morning, then headed off to Jacksonville for some sight-seeing, shopping and lunch. Emilee graciously declined, as she had to feed her horses, and then she and River had plans. She clearly has a life! : )Sunday evening, Lee and I joined Jon, Sue and Jacob for a play at the outdoor Shakespeare theater - it was Don Quixote, and it was excellent! The weather was great, and we totally enjoyed the experience.
On Monday, we went with Geoff to have breakfast with Teri, who is working at the college this summer. She was able to join us, so it was great to have that extra time with them. After breakfast, Geoff headed off to work, and Lee and I hit the road for Crater Lake.
We arrived at Crater Lake late morning, the weather was clear and beautiful, and the lake was absolutely breath taking! Between the two of us, we probably have 200 pictures of the lake, from various vantage points, but we've only posted a few. Aren't you lucky? We also did the 1.1 mile walk down to the lake, and the 11.1 mile walk back up! I did require several "breathing" breaks on the way up, but every time we stopped, we got swarmed by mosquitos, so we kept our breaks to a minimum.
Following are pictures of Crater Lake:
After spending the day at Crater Lake, we drove to Crescent Lake, where we spent the night in a little cabin! The Crescent Lake Resort has about 24 cabins, boat launch, boat and jet ski rentals and a restaurant. We had a great night there, it was quiet and peaceful, and right on the lake below. The resort is for sale, and we had fun fantasizing about buying it and turning it into a family business.
Tuesday morning we packed up and headed for Portland. Stay tuned for our Portland post. : )We've decided that we kinda like this road trip stuff - we may do more!
3 comments:
Wonderful post! It looks like you're having just a great time...it's so funny that all the sisters are so skinny at the same time...I don't think that's ever happened before!
I love the idea of turning the resort into a family business. Wouldn't Dave love leading fishing trips?! And Valarie can set up trail rides : ) Don can make sure your network and website is running smoothly.
I'm glad you've discovered that you like road tripping...you have the perfect life for it, and an entire continent at your disposal.
I love you and can't wait to see you.
Cathi
Yay! Your getting closer and closer!! :) It looks like you have been having a fabulous time as you go. It was great seeing pictures of the rest of the family. And just think you haven't even had to exchange any currency yet! We can't wait to see you! Hurry, Hurry, Hurry, Hurry.....
I have now "virtually" met your extended family. Cool! :)
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