Love my little "carriage house" in Carlton, it has everything I need but wifi. I arrived Saturday afternoon. The area is beautiful, in the Willamette Valley, loaded with wineries.
Tonight (Tues) I'm in Lincoln City, which is the central coastal area. I went to the beach and watched the wind surfers, sometimes they get airborne over the waves. This activity was also popular on the Columbia River, but I never saw them fly! Weather supposed to turn sour by Thursday, so thought I'd get to the beach while it was sunny. I plan to go into Portland Thursday with my slicker and umbrella.
I saw Mt. St. Helens (WA) earlier Saturday. There was a horrible fog as I neared the top, I could barely see the center line on the road and the speed limit was already 15 mph.
The Johnston Observation center is named for David Johnston, a USGS volcanologist who was one of 57 people who died in the May 1980 eruption. An excellent movie begins with his voice saying, "This is it, Vancouver, this is it!" The fog lifted as I left the center I found a good vantage point for a photo on the way down. Before Mt. St. Helens erupted, it had a peak, like Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams. There is still much barren land where the lava flow took out huge stands of trees. Really puts in perspective how much power MAN has!
The Johnston Observation center is named for David Johnston, a USGS volcanologist who was one of 57 people who died in the May 1980 eruption. An excellent movie begins with his voice saying, "This is it, Vancouver, this is it!" The fog lifted as I left the center I found a good vantage point for a photo on the way down. Before Mt. St. Helens erupted, it had a peak, like Mt. Hood and Mt. Adams. There is still much barren land where the lava flow took out huge stands of trees. Really puts in perspective how much power MAN has!
FYI Mike--I saw the Spruce Goose Sunday, they have an aviation museum nearby. It is gigantic!
I'll have wifi again Saturday night--I'm staying in Port Angeles, WA and will take the ferry Sunday morning to Victoria, British Columbia to stay with an Evergreen couple. I can't believe this adventure is already halfway over.
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