Waterfalls

We visited some of the area's wonderful waterfalls on our last day in the Pacific Northwest.  It was a bit windy and cool, but the falls are so worth the trek.  The wind was really strong at the Vista House on Crown Point.  We also went to the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River.  We saw the biggest sturgeon we've ever seen-4 feet long!!  Our trip was a fantastic way to start the 65th year celebration for some very special people in my life!!

Willamette Falls

Multnomah Falls

Bonneville Dam

Horsetail Falls

Wahkeena Falls

Latourell Falls

View at Vista House

Vista House

Hold on to your hats and cameras!!!

Evergreen Air Museum

Sadly we had to leave the coast.  On our way back to Portland, we stopped at the Evergreen Air Museum.  It is home to Howard Hughes' Spruce Goose-a massive vehicle built between 1942-47 mostly of wood, cost over $25 million, and only flew one mile.  There were several other planes in the hanger with it.  There was also a hanger devoted to space travel.  The third building on site is a water park with a 747 on the roof.  Slides actually start in the plane!  It was a really fun side trip!

The first commercial plane-American Airlines 1926

My Dad would have loved this museum!

Waterpark with slides from the plane to the pool

Wayne's favorite-the Flying Tiger

Hometown Connection!

A piece of the Berlin Wall

Blackbird

X-15 Fighter plane

The Spruce Goose

Cape Meares

We drove North on 101 with Cape Meares as our destination.  When we celebrated Jan's 50th birthday, we stayed in Oceanside.  Oceanside was visible from Cape Meares.  The scenery around the lighthouse was really cool despite the weather turning back to typical Oregon winter.  We also went to Tillamook Cheese factory and then back to Lincoln City.

What a serious, mature group!

South side of the light house

North side of the light house toward Oceanside

Octopus Tree is 105 feet tall and 46 feet around

Sunday and Monday in Lincoln City

We have been around the house the passed couple of days.  Sunday we watched the Super Bowl (of course!) but managed to get some sunset shots.  Monday we flew Kathy's kite on the beach and walked a bit along it.  Wayne and I watched sunset from the hot tub!!  Can't do that everyday!

Super Bowl Sunset

The beach is covered with rocks in some spots.

Kathy's kite in action

This dog romped around like Autie.  I could just hear him say "this is my favorite thing!"

Another surface of the beach

Our house has the bay window

It's a long drop to the beach!

Monday sunset from the hot tub