With some good weather upon us in Oregon, we wanted to take advantage, so we headed west to the Tillamook State Forest to explore, and have lunch. Inga found us a great spot to back-in the truck, righ...Read More
I spotted this cat in our neighborhood, perched on a fence post. This cat will sit on the fence for hours, patiently waiting. The cat was friendly enough that I was able to get a few good photos.
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The sky is another of blue on the Oregon coast. Here we are at Rockaway Beach, which is about 90 minutes from home. Sometimes it takes more than 90 minutes to get to the other side of Portland. It's a...Read More
We'll start off today's post with Grubes, the Oregon Ground Squirrel. Grubes also made an appearance in yesterday's daily photo post. It's always nice when the local animals cooperate with you, and le...Read More
We kept going further up the narrow and constantly winding road to a spot on the Owhyee Reservoir where we could stop and hang out for a bit....Read More
As you look up towards the rocky cliffs above the Owyhee River, you can't help but to be amazed. The array of colors in the rock formations vary from dark red all the way to ash gray. Similar to the J...Read More
This was a random waterfall that we spotted up in the mountains of Idaho. It was a good distance away from us, and across a river as well. ...Read More
This is the face that the cat makes when Inga plays her rom-com tv shows. To say that she is less than thrilled would be putting it mildly....Read More
Our recent visit to Portland was brief but we did manage to squeeze in a trip to Veggie Grill. This Rueben Sandwich that I had was pretty amazing. The sauce on the sandwich, and the toasted rye bread ...Read More
During our visit to Oregon we stopped at Roger's Park. The park is in the city of Forest Grove, which is just west of Portland. Inga was excited to go walk in the tree tunnel.
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This was my first attempt at making Hasselback Potatoes. I cooked these in the air fryer. They turned out amazing, and it was not nearly as much work as I had thought it would be. I will be posting a ...Read More
As we continued up the mountain the snow got a little deeper. The road was mostly dry, but up near the top where the ski lodge is was pretty icy, wet, and slushy.
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We took the new truck out for a spin up Bogus Basin Rd. Inga wanted to see if there was enough snow in the lower hills to do some snowshoeing, but the lower hiking trails didn't have enough snow. It's...Read More
This Mask Tie that Inga made me helps lessen the work of constantly keeping track of your mask. This way I have it around my neck when I need it. This thing is great!...Read More
Occasionally we buy these plant based meatballs and add them to our pasta. We eat pasta at least a couple of times a week. Adding stuff like this in on occasion helps to keep from getting bored of pas...Read More
Our first time helping someone move something big with the new truck. It’s nice to be able to help in these situations. This was a king sized bed that we had to move from Nampa to Meridian....Read More