Camping Trip

We took the camping trailer on its maiden voyage and headed to a campground near a river. Since I was in the Army I felt like I had camped enough for my lifetime. However, things change and I am super excited about “glamour camping” in our little camp trailer. It only took 30 years for me to want to camp again. This video is mostly about me, Wally, and Gibbs exploring the trail around the campground. 

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Music by Kevin MacLeod: Golly Gee, Egmont Overture, Fretless, Sneaky Adventure, There It Is, Comin Round the Mountain, Betty McFaddin-Slower, and At the Shore

Walking Wally and Gibbs in Depoe Bay, Oregon

We spent a week on the coast recently and the weather was stormy and the tides were high. I met some folks who told me about an area in Depoe Bay where the water spouts up during high tides. So funny I hadn’t seen this before. Anyway, I was super excited to check it out. So, I grabbed the puppies and we headed up to Depoe Bay to take a look. Sure enough the water was spouting away! It was an amazing sight to see. This video is about our little Depoe Bay adventure.

There is a little sign I saw posted near the spouting water. Here is what it says:

Spouting Horn

The eroding of weaker minerals or the presence of lava tubes within the coastal rock formation allow the pulse of the sea to be released and thrown skyward in a release of energy. These spectacular displays vary with the power of the waves.

Our Path to the Beach

I’ve been wanting to show everybody this awesome path to the beach. I asked some neighbors if there was a way to get to the beach and they told me about this neighborhood trail. It has 162 steps with sandy pathways. It is pretty easy to go down but quite the trek going back up! Well, for me anyway. Wally and Gibbs run up it just like they run down it 🙂 This day on the beach the tide was out, the sky was blue, and the wind was low. It was an amazing day!

McDowell Creek Park Prettiness

On our way back from Eastern Oregon we stopped at a favorite park of mine to take a look at the big waterfall. I used to go to this park and walk these trails with Johnny when we lived in Oregon a few years ago. Since we moved back to Oregon this was my first time visiting the park again. This was also the first time Wally and Gibbs got to see the place!  

Wally and Gibbs at the Beach

I took a walk on the beach with Wally and Gibbs, it was a windy but nice day. The sand dunes at our neighborhood beach are pretty tall right now but they will flatten out during the non-summer months. I like to surf (slide) down them, my shoes get full of sand but it is fun. The pooches seem to enjoy it too! They’ve been on the beach before but hadn’t gone into the water so this was a new thing for them!  

Lost Lake…where does it go?

I heard about Lost Lake last year and have wanted to see the lava tube that is said to drain the lake. I stopped by during the winter and the lake was very full and no lava tube was to be seen. But now in August the lake is quickly draining and I got to see it!!! I met a man named Rich who was photographing the lava tube, he told me some great information about the lava tubes I got to see!  Here is a link to Rich’s Flickr photography page, and here is a link to an Oregon Public Broadcasting Story about Lost Lake.