Oregon post 16 0f 16

July 5 and 6, 2018

Last leg of the journey... a quick visit to Linda's sister and family in Lebanon, OR. A quick hop from Vancouver to PDX, then a rental car and a drive south. Back roads, of course. I texted Janet at one point to let her know we were in Sublimity, and hadn't ingested a thing, she knew we were pretty far off the beaten path.

A great visit, got to see some doggies and kids, and Janet took us on a couple great hikes.

First stop, McDowell Creek County Park:

Royal Terrace Falls (thanks Janet for the name!)


Anyway, back at the ranch, the farmers had to swap stories. The sisters may have a comment or two about hair, but me, I'm stayin' out of it:



The next day we traveled to Silver Falls State Park, for more hiking and waterfalls (and waiting for the slow guy to get a photo). 

 South Falls


South Falls


 Not a waterfall, said the outdoors expert


Lower South Falls

Behind Lower South Falls


Lower South Falls


The Queue to Lower South Falls


Oh wait, there we are now, Linda, Janet, Steve:



This great visit was short, but very sweet, and the scenery was magnificent. Many thanks to Janet for putting us up, and putting up with me. A wonderful capstone for our Alaskan adventure.




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