Pictures don't do this trip justice, but they do bring back memories of an unforgettable vacation
View from Widbey Island
Agenda:
Agenda:
- Lagoon
- Snake River
- Bakers City, OR
- Richland and Kennewick, WA
- Seattle
- Widbey Island
- Northwest Passage Ragnar Relay
- Olympia National Park
- Astoria (Columbia River Gorge)
- Fort Clatsop
- Seaside, OR
- Cannon Beach
- Cape Kiawanda Tide Pools and Sand Dunes
- Cape Meares Light House
- Tillamook
- Newport
- Depoe Bay Whale Watching
- Yachats Lighthouse
- Cape Perpetua: Spouting Horn and Thors Well
- Haceta Head Lighthouse
- Florence, OR
- Hayward Field
- Scenic Route Home Along the Old McKenzie River Road and Over McKenzie Pass
First Stop - Lagoon
Lagoon on the way our of town. Made it onto the white roller coaster and back to the van in 14 minutes.
Lunch on the banks of the Snake River in Burley, ID
Dinner in Bakers City, OR
Woke up in Richland, WA and ran/played along the Columbia River Trail before heading west to Seattle
Knights Inn (very cheapest room in town)
Jill's birthplace - Richland, WA
Jill's First Home in Kennewick, WA
Met up with the Ragnar Team, Jill's Parents, and James and Logan in Seattle. (Pikes Place)
Emma Lei was named after these two outstanding women, Emily and Leila.
Souvenirs from Pikes Place
Chittenden Locks
Deception Pass Bridge
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first major exchange, Bellingham, WA
Incredibly scenic course from the Canadian Border to Widbey Island
Handing off to Jill
Lauren
Ryan
Potatoes
Brook
Jill, Emily, Lauren, and the van
Evan and James (van 1)
Look who came to cheer for us!
Hmmmm!
Emily
Cooling off after a hot run
Finish Line
Tricia
Ryan on the home stretch
200 miles in 30 hours!
the team
The medals
And the family vacation begins - Ferry from Widbey Island to Port Townsand
loud horn
We did a cool 1/2 mile hike at the Olympic National Park Port Angeles visitors center
Beautiful hike to Soleduck Falls
Bathroom Break
Hoh Rain Forest
We hiked the Hall of Mosses
Supermom!
Too big to hug
Exploring!
This has been the driest summer the rain forest has experienced in recorded history. You can see the moss drying out and turning brown.
Playing on some really cool roots!
Good looking couple!
This fallen tree is longer than a football field
Very big trees
Look closely. It's an Owl.
We arrived at the Rain Forest Village after hours, but not to worry - our keys were hanging safely on the outside of the door.
Rain Forest Village Resort. We stayed in the top left apartment.
Tricky!
Largest Spruce in the world!
Morning exercise
These blue flowers were everywhere.
Lake Quinalt
Rain meter
We didn't stay here, but it was a nice place to visit.
Hiking to the world's largest Red Cedar (1/2 mile - great family hike!)
Small trees are growing out of this large fallen tree.
This tree was massive. And you could walk right inside and look up!
View from inside the world's largest Red Cedar Tree
Astoria, OR
Playing on the hill at the Astoria Column, overlooking the Columbia River Gorge and the 4 mile bridge from Washington to Oregon.
The Cathedral Tree Trail started at the top of the hill and ended at the bottom.
These three were teenage mutant ninja turtles on a mission all the way to the bottom of the 1.5 mile trail.
Cathedral Tree
The enemy was hiding toward the end of the trail. They jumped out and gave our ninja turtles quite a scare.
The Astoria Crest Motel had a great view!
Excellent place for dinner.
This tipped over on Logan and gave him quite the goose egg on his forehead.
The ice cream was stronger than the spoon
Bryce and I got up early and ran a 5K along the Astoria River Trail. It was awesome!
Selfie
Our $1 trolley ride was worth every penny.
We learned all about Lewis and Clark at Fort Clatsop
This guy was an amazing historian and a great actor. He showed us how to fire an old flint and still muzzle loader.
Sacajawea
Next Stop: Seaside, OR
...and the beautiful Oregon Coast I have always wanted to see!
Cannon Beach
Holding up Haystack Rock.
We found the perfect place to swim and build a sandcastle on the north end of Cannon Beach.
Runaway Wagon
Morning Prayers
Cape Kiawanda Tide Pools and Sand Dunes
Star Fish
Stopped by Cape Lookout (north of Cape Kiwanda by Oceanside) and ran the North Trail to the campground with Camryn (incredibly beautiful 2.5 mile downhill trail. This was definitely one of my highlights).
Another tree tunnel
The drive alone was an amazing experience!
Cape Meares Light House
Selfie With James
Hike to Octopus Tree
Back to Tillamook to visit the Cheese Factory and get some ice cream
Newport
Dinner at Georgies - Excellent!
Bryce's new hairstyle
Another early morning run across one of Oregon's awesome bridges!
Whale Watching at Depoe Bay
We saw 7 or 8 whales. Some from the boat and others from the shore.
Yachats Lighthouse
Seals
Cape Perpetua: Spouting Horn and Thor's Well
Haceta Head Lighthouse
Sea Lion Caves
Florence, OR
The Shakespears drive all the way from Eugene to have dinner with us in Florence. It was so fun to catch up, and to see how much their kids have grown.
Old Town, Florence
Packing up for the big drive home
One last stop by the beach on our way out of town. It was very foggy.
The Florence Sand Dunes were fun.
Eugene on the way home
Ran a lap with Camryn
We also ran a couple miles on Pre's Trail. We found that although the trail was very soft, we got very dirty, and pokey slivers irritated our feet and ankles. It was a fun experience none-the-less.
I love these two girls!
Scenic Route Home Along the Old McKenzie River Road and Over McKenzie Pass
Camryn had sat down on Pre's Trail to get stickers out of her shoes. While sitting, she acquired stickers in her pant. She thought pouring baby powder down her pants might help. I think she used a little too much.
We hiked to the observatory overlooking a volcano
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