Against the Grain beach tourney in Seaside, OR: two wins and two losses. clothes full of sand!

My friend Jason showed us Portland- REI, Powell's Books, VooDoo Donuts, street vendors, and several brewpubs. We indulged ourselves liberally.

You are not allowed to pump your own gas in Oregon.

From the top of the Astoria Column you can see the long Columbia River bridge. We also saw Ultimate players, but couldn't find them on the ground.

catching up #1

When Sam and I started planning for this trip, we surmised that there would be times when we would sit in a coffee shop and read books, relaxing for a few hours. Today (day 10) would be the first day we have done anything that resembles this, and we are actually in the Astoria, Oregon public library.

Our days have mostly been like the following:

Wake up in an empty parking lot.
Move the stuff from the cab of the truck to the back of the truck.
Eat hummus and bread for breakfast.
Find a gas station with a bathroom.
Drive somewhere.
Get out and hike/take photos/walk around.
Drive somewhere else.
Get out and do something.
Go to a grocery store.
Find an empty parking lot.
Move the stuff from the back of the truck to the cab of the truck.
Eat dinner.
Sleep.

Unfortunately, I am tired and have nothing else fun to say right now. The short updates will keep coming as long as I can remember to do them.

In Long Beach, WA we ate crab and oysters, learned about cranberries, and then broke a friend's kite. Decided not to go to Cape Disappointment.

It's a good thing that yesterday we went to Ruby Beach with its driftwood piles and urchin-filled tidal pools, because it's pouring down rain today.

Hoh Hoh Hoh

This is what a temperate rainforest looks like.

6 mi hike in the amazing Hoh Rainforest. Huge, mossy trees, smokey blue river, a waterfall, and some slugs.

Yesterday we drove through the clouds up to Hurricane Ridge. While hiking the meadows we came upon several deer only feet away. Today, hot springs.