Woke up well rested. Katrina & Josh’s friends were visiting on vacation. We all went to the science museum, OMSI, except for Elan & Eric who did not want to see the Body Works 3 exhibit. The rest of us had a good time and the exhibit was very interesting to see. Got home and had a snack then Elan & I hit the road. We decided to head west towards Tillamook. Drove slowly and enjoyed the scenery. We toured the Tillamook Creamery, had some ice cream, bought some cheese and then headed up the coast. Little towns along the way were very picturesque. The coast was absolutely beautiful. Some of the areas reminded me of the east coast when I drive up to Camp. We found a motel in one of the places. The ... read more

Day Five, Monday, July 2, 2007 Back on the road again, traveling with my son again, he’s in the driver’s seat again… He says I had a chance to drive and I failed, guess I just could not go fast enough. Of course the fact that it was night and one could not see too far ahead has nothing to do with it? We are on our way north again toward Salt Lake City, UT. Going through desert with mountains around us. This car, Honda Civic, is quite nice for traveling in, lots of leg and headroom. We haven’t had too much construction on the road either or too much traffic. Just passed a road to Emma Park, so is it a park with the name Emma or is it a road named after Emma ... read more

Day Three, Saturday, June 30, 2007 Had a wonderful visit with Tod & Nancy lat night and today. They gave us lots of good suggestions where and how to get to Salt Lake. We decided to stop in Garden of the Gods first. Called Jessica and she met us there. After we found her we parked and did a very short hike around the huge red rocks. Jessica was a great guide and gave us lots of information about the place. The Garden of the Gods had lots of other tourists but not too many, weather was fantastic, warm and dry, I loved it! Walked behind some Israelis for a bit, fun to hear Hebrew. One mother had a 23-day-old baby who was very cute, but very hot. A couple of dogs running around, one rabbit, ... read more

Friday, June 29, 2007 Woke up and left Hays around 10:30ish after having sandwiches for breakfast. The only difference today in regards to the view is that it is sunny, other than that it is still flat farmland. Today seems more beautiful though, maybe because we are getting used to the view? I do like mountains though and there is not much water around either… Much easier to tell the difference between cattle and bales of hay in the sun too! Thank you for the clarification Susan! Elan: “We couldn’t have done it without you Aunt Susan!” ☺ Also bales of hay are brown while the cattle are sometimes brown but often white or black! Lots of fields of corn everywhere. We read that Interstate 70 is Main Street, USA. It goes from Washington, D.C. to ... read more

Day Two, Part One, Friday, June 29, 2007 Woke up and left Hays around 10:30ish after having sandwiches for breakfast. The only difference today in regards to the view is that it is sunny, other than that it is still flat farmland. Today seems more beautiful though, maybe because we are getting used to the view? I do like mountains though and there is not much water around either… Much easier to tell the difference between cattle and bales of hay in the sun too! Thank you for the clarification Susan! Elan: “We couldn’t have done it without you Aunt Susan!” ☺ Also bales of hay are brown while the cattle are sometimes brown but often white or black! Lots of fields of corn everywhere. We read that Interstate 70 is Main Street, USA. It goes ... read more