Oregon is a wonderful state! We’ve known this since our first trip here six years ago when we flew out to Portland and then drove through the Willamette Valley (Oregon wine country) over to the coast to Yachats to attend girlfriend Chris’s wedding. Incidentally, that was our first vacation together [August 2009; we had been dating for four …
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, was the first American expedition to explore the northwestern lands of the vast territory the United States purchased from France in 1803. U.S. President Thomas Jefferson was keen to explore and map this newly-acquired territory known as the Louisiana Purchase, for it doubled …
Crater Lake was once Mount Mazama — that’s right; this lake was once a mountain! It is one of a long line in a range that extends from northern California up through British Columbia; it’s where the earth’scrustal plates collide. Through repeated volcanic eruptions, Mount Mazama grew for some half million years to a height of over 12,000 feet. …
Here are a few images from our recent visit to Crater Lake NP in Oregon. It was especially fun watching the brave souls take the plunge into the deep, deep blue.
Five weeks after we drove into the state of California, we are now driving up Hwy 101 out of the state and into Oregon. The time we’ve spent in Cali has been terrific! We saw niece Kelsey row in the NCAA Women’s Rowing Championships. We visited a couple sets of friends in the Sacramento area and really enjoyed our …
