What a beautiful morning to start our day.
My aunt took Mariah and I out for breakfast at a really neat
little cafe called Eats and Treats. It was really great and I was surprised to
find out that it's a gluten free establishment.
As 'first timers' Mariah and I got a free cookie. It was the most decadent chocolate chip
cookie I've had in a very long time.
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| On the way up the mountain |
It's a place my aunt and uncle frequent after church and it
was so neat so see so many people come up and say hello to me-they'd been
telling everyone we were coming and it was so sweet to see just how much they
were looking forward to it. The owner's
wife even stopped over to introduce herself. It was a great start to our day!
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| Wild Sweet Pea |
I should probably start out by saying that the last time we
visited these places was around eighteen years ago. So
we were going from memory only-no maps.
It's more fun that way in my book-at least for short distances.
We found the cemetery I was originally going to visit
within fifteen minutes. It was nice,
mind you, but had nothing on the cemetery we visited the other day. We drove through it and enjoyed the time we
were there, but it was not what I'd expected-as memories often are when matched
up with reality.
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| Alsea Falls |
We headed on out toward the main destination of our day's
journey: Alsea Falls. When we went so many years ago it was really late in the day so we'd not gone down to the
falls themselves. We just walked to a quick overlook and my aunt had snapped a
picture and then we left.
I had a momentary internal struggle with which lens to take (I
didn't want to haul the whole bag down) an decided that my short basic lens
would be sufficient. It was a short hike and a bit more difficult that I'd
thought it would be, but I hung in there and made my way down.
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| Like mother like daughter |
It was worth it. The falls were smaller than I remembered
but you were able to get right up to them.
I took several shots that I hope turn out well-I won't know until I get
them home and under editing scrutiny-and have shared a few here.
We spent some time by the falls and made our way back to the
car. I wanted to take our time going
back so we got started and along the way decided to make a random visit to a
wildlife refuge. Mariah was happy they had a gift shop! I got her a couple of
things and my aunt bought me a really neat pair of earrings and some epic
butterfly socks. (don't judge). They had
some really interesting literature so I grabbed some of that as well.
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| My awesome earrings |
It was really warm by then and we enjoyed cruising with the
windows down and the wind in our hair.
Of course I ended up looking like I had stuck my fingers in a light
socket, but hey, I claim my old lady hair with pride. At least I still have hair to frizz.
We ended up dropping my aunt off and headed back to the hotel so Mariah could
swim. She's not feeling so hot-my guess
is that the heat, too much chlorine in the hotel pool, and too much root beer
are to blame. We just watched The Wolverine and I've got her tucked in to bed.
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| I love the pattern of this newly-mown field. |
Tomorrow's plans are to simply spend some time with my aunt
and uncle. Mariah wants to go hang out
with their neighbor and chill in his patrol car because it looks so cool (he's
a sheriff's deputy).
I can't believe it's almost time to start our journey home!
We've really enjoyed this trip, but I am kind of looking forward to getting home
as well. After all, I have a camping trip to plan.
Until next time,
Robyn
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