Sue and I had a wonderful trip to the Northwest this year, visiting Ashland, Oregon, the coast, Portland, and other places along the way. In this podcast we talk about our trip to Ashland, along with an attempt to visit Crater Lake National Park.
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Oregon
Waterfalls of Silver Falls State Park
On our way from Ashland to Portland, we took a couple of side trips, one to the Oregon Vortex and the other to Silver Falls State Park, where we spent an entire day. What a place! We had no idea that there were soooo many waterfalls in Oregon, and that was evident during the day that we spent exploring this beautiful state park….
Ashland, Oregon
Last month, we had the chance to spend a few days in Ashland, Oregon. Our son, Brian Russell Carey was appearing in Ring of Fire at the Oregon Cabaret Theatre, so we made the trip up to see him perform and spend a couple of weeks in Oregon. We loved it!
Ashland is a small town of about 20,000 nestled in the foothills of the Siskiyou and Cascade mountains. It’s most famous attraction is the Oregon Shakespeare Festival….
Tillamook Rock Lighthouse
As Sue and I headed down the Oregon coast on our Northwest Trip, we continued our Lewis and Clark discoveries. We visited Seaside, where Lewis and Clark had some of the men make salt from the seawater. We were heading on down to Cannon Beach where a beached whale was also part of their visit. We turned off to Ecola State Park. It’s a beautiful drive through the park and we ended at an overlook high above the ocean….