Family Visit: Silver Falls

On the 16th we visited Silver Falls State Park to see some waterfalls.

South Falls.

Roxanne in front of South Falls.

Andrea at Upper North Falls.

Roxanne in front of Upper North Falls.

Roxanne and Brandon going to check out a family of deer.

Roxanne and Brandon behind North Falls.

Mom and dad enjoying dinner at Block15 in Corvallis.

Dad, Andrea, and Brandon at dinner.

Brandon and Roxanne enjoying a beer.

Family Visit: Winery tour and Mary's Peak

On the 14th, we took a tour of the Cardwell Hill winery.

Brandon sampling some wine.


On the 15th we took a trip to Mary's Peak.

Andrea enjoying the view.

The view from the top.

Mom and dad enjoying lunch at Calapooia Brewing Co.

Roxanne and Brandon at Calapooia.

Family Visit: Cape Perpetua

In September, Brandon's family came to visit. On the 13th we took a trip to the coast to see Newport and Cape Perpetua.

Mom and dad at the cape.

Dad watching the waves.

The Spouting Horn.

Andrea in front of the spouting horn.

The Thor's Cauldron.

Mom and dad.

A sea lion resting on the shore (no, it's not dead).

The sea lions at Newport.

Family at Cape Perpetua

The day before everyone left for Florida, we made another trip to the coast to visit Cape Perpetua.

Whoa!

Lauren is trying not to get her shoes wet.

Everyone looking at the water

A seal sunning himself

Family Visit Continued: Central Oregon

We all visited the Newberry National Volcanic Monument.

A cinder cone

A lava cast of a mature Ponderosa Pine

Roots

Ponderosa Pines growing in the lava

More lava

Waterfall

Upstream from the falls

We also visited and toured the Deschutes Brewery in Bend, OR.

Crater Lake

We went camping in Crater Lake National Park and took a drive around the lake.

Our first look at the lake.

A waterfall in the park

The phantom ship is made of rock that is 400,000 years old.

Roxanne

The pinnacles were formed from gas vents near the volcano.

Wizard Island

Pumice castle

Roxanne and Brandon

Heading down to the lake

Brandon by the lake.

Mom out on the water.

Brandon climbing on a boulder.

Brandon being silly.

Chris

Roxanne is getting her feet wet.

Lauren

Contemplative Chris

Mom on a huge piece of pumice

Wizard Island, again

A ground squirrel

Having breakfast in the morning

Annie's Creek

Standing on a bridge