We had a Great time with Rhonda and Ivan last week. The week flew by. We laughed a lot and talked a lot. We hadn't seen Rhonda in over a year so we had a lot of catching up to do.
One day we drove over to Champoeg State Park, (pronounced sham-poo-ee) and took our bikes. The four of us rode about 8 miles along the Wilamette River. Unfortunately, it was misty, so no pictures, but it was a great ride.
One also checked out the farmer's market in downtown Salem, which is the state capital of Oregon. Took a stroll over to the capital building and took these pics.
The gold statue on the top of the capital building is made from bronze, it weighs 8.5 tons and is covered in 24 k gold leaf.
I'm sure you guessed we visited a few brew pubs while in town... :)
Check out this tap house called Sparky's..
This place had over 30 micro beers on tap, changing daily!
and, of course we had to taste a couple.
The majority of the land around in the area which they live is farm land. Several tree farms, check this one out
The hills are just rolling with everything is so many shades of green.
Its just beautiful country.
We played some cards, board games and even a roaring game of ladder ball..
Took a drive over to Silver Falls State Park. Rog and I had been there before but it was over 10 years ago. Beautiful place, packed with people the day we went.
See the people on the walkway, behind the falls
You really had to duck!
It was a wonderful week. On our last day, Rhonda and Ivan through a party. Ivan's brother, Scot and his wife Amy came along with her mom and dad from Plainfield, Indiana, who happened to be visiting the same time as us. Also, Ivan's sister, Val and her boyfriend Ben came. Another couple from Indiana were there too, Chris and Leslie. There was lots of wonderful food and everybody had a great time.
We bid farewell on Monday. We hope we get to seem them both again soon. They have a beautiful new home with a wonderful view of the foothills and lots of space to do whatever it is they want to do. We want to thank them for taking the time out to spend time with us old folks :)
We left bright and early Tuesday morning. Headed to La Grande, Oregon for the night. Along the way we took some more pics of some of our favorite places along the Columbia River Gorge.
Multonomah Falls
Columbia River
Notice how the landscape is changing? Once you go far enough East Oregon gets pretty dry.
Spent the night in La Grande and headed to Twin Falls, Idaho the next day. That brings us here to Henry's Lake State Park.
Yes, I know you are all jealous. This is our campground and our back window looks out over the lake, our side windows look at the mountains!
Tomorrow we are off to explore Yellowstone!
Hope all are well. Miss you all!
Keep on Grabnlife!
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