The end of another year!! "2016"

Well, we are closing the door on another year, have done a lot of different thing this year and done a lot of traveling.

Lost some dear friends this year, Nancy, Scotty, Joe and family, John, Larry, Mike and Ruthie.

All in all, we came through good, Volunteered at Harris Neck NWR, Seal Rock and South Beach, Heceta Head Lighthouse andYaquina Outstanding Natural Area.

We wish all our friends and family a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Not a good picture but this was part of the parade of Boats in Newport OR

The Column in Astoria.

John playing Santa for Friends of Yaquina.

Teresa, Heather and Chris on the beach at Sea Side.

John, helping to keep Oregon weird.

The Cobra Lily  would really like to see it in May when it blooms.

These two guys just set in a tree in the Volunteer Village watching the bay.

One of the two resident falcons at the IC

The Yaquina Head Lighthouse  First Order Fresnel lens.

Happy Harbor Seals

Sunset on Yaquina Bay

Wiley likes to watch the rig when Teresa in cooking Bacon.

Heceta Head Lighthouse

Heceta lens

Kelly and Adam stopped by Heceta Head to see us

Never know what you will see in the Tide Pools at Cobble Beach

This picture was taken by our dear friend Amanda. 

sunset on Yaquina 

Ditto.

Prospect, Oregon

Well, this leg of our vacation is just about over, we will be heading to Seaside in the morning, to meet up with Chris and Heather.  Have enjoyed our time at Crater Lake NP and Oregon Caves NM.  Got 2 more Jr. Ranger badges and a Cave Scientist badge.

Will always remember the Blue of Crater Lake.

Oregon Caves, we only did a sneak peek, but yes, I hit may head twice in 20 feet.

Of course the Kids went.

They got there picture on Oregon Caves Facebook.

You looking at Me?

Beautiful reflections.

Pumice Castle.

Prospect RV Resort

They go all out here at the Resort.

Fallen tree on the 1.3 mile trail at Oregon Caves, turned out to be 2.5 miles.

Covered bridge on the trail.

Oregon spelling bee champ go to this Kerbeyville farmer.

At lest he was consistent!

Vacation Sept. 2016

Here we are again, on the road and enjoying life.  We are spending two weeks around Crater Lake Or.    These are a few of the thing we have seen so far.  It's great to be on vacation.  (All the time)

Mill Creek Falls 173 feet

One of the Peaks in Crater Lake NP

gnarley root wad

Rouge River

Moss on a tree by Crater Lake

Wizard Island

Big trees everywhere.

Some of the Pinnacles in Pinnacle Valley.

A living stump.

Pinnacles

Avenue of Giant Boulders along the Rouge River

Teresa on the Rocks

Rabbit Ears

Mill Creek Falls

Barr Creek Falls 242 feet.

Tall pines and hemlocks

Rouge River flowing 335000 gal per min.

By the Natural Bridge, the water goes under ground through old lava tubes.

A Rogue  by the Rouge

This was on the Rouge River.

Vidae Falls in Crater Lake NP

Another Peak

Phantom Ship in Crater Lake

More Pinnacles.

The 13th of Sept. and there is still Snow at Crater Lake, but they get 43 feet a year here on the average.