We're at Silver Falls State Park this week (working, hiking, etc.) and late this afternoon we hiked from our campsite up to Winter Falls and back (about 5 miles). The thing about this particular hike is that (1) we mainly took the bike path (along with a bit of the…
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All that incredible sunny weather at the coast and wouldn't you know the day we're heading back into Portland it's all gray and drizzly?? Perfect! We used it all up! We waited for the high tide to recede a bit and then went for a walk on the beach before…
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Wanna know how much stuff we just packed into our last day here at the bottom of the Oregon Coast? 1. Drove down towards Brookings, OR and stopped to check out the campground at Harris Beach. This campground looks amazing and it's now on our list of places to stay…
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We went for a nice beach hike this evening. I Lucy'd out on the rocks (not too badly though…I counted only nine small ones I'd pocketed, and one of them might even be an agate. I need to learn what an agate looks like.) Good sea foam: When we got…
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Today we're in Waldport, camped out on the Alsea Bay. Not too much to report today, since mainly we're just working. We took some time mid-day to walk around town a bit though. We walked over the Alsea Bay Bridge and back, through the main part of town, along the…
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We just might need one of these. It's the Zippo 4-in-1 Woodsman. $79.95 The 4-in-1 Woodsman™ converts to an axe and bow saw to help cut your way through a jungle of brush and tough limbs fast. A mallet and stake puller helps you set up a pop-up blind and…
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We've been experimenting with s'mores. A couple weeks ago we picked up some gourmet s'mores from The S'more Bakery on Etsy, and also some gourmet marshmallows from Wondermade (including both Guiness and bourbon marshmallows). The gourmet marshmallows all taste delicious, but are useless for proper roasting. They go from fine…
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Dinner last night: fresh cooked crab we picked up yesterday in Ilwaco, and a tossed salad with arugula and tomatoes. I made a dip for the crab with light mayo, garlic aioli, a squeeze of lime, and a little bit of Deke's homemade mustard (yum!). We've got crab left over…
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Trying to capture the mood and the color of the light here at Champoeg tonight. I think I got it.
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Well, we're here. We had a major hitch problem just as we were pulling out of Skamokawa, but we were able to MacGyver a fix that let us get to our next spot (whew!) and there are now parts on their way to us. Will break down the hitch issue…
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