Week 14 - Oregon City - April 3 to April 9, 2023

Spring is coming very slowly to Oregon - so slow that family members are searching for mental health ideas.  The only idea that works is less rain and more sun.  The Trilliums, however,  know that spring is coming....and I am unable to click and drag the photo I want.

One day this week we took Abby to Mountain view Cemetery with as as we did a phot for Find A Grave.  She is thinking of entering a contest to celebrate Oregon City and its history.  We thought she might be inspired with something she saw at the cemetery - like graves of Oregon pioneers that settled in Oregon City.

Tuesday was the big day to get wilderness permits for summer hikes.  Jessica, Bev, two of Bev's friends, and I were on recreation.gov before 7am and were ready to register for permits.  We got them!  Bev got Pamelia Lake for August 8-11, Bev and two friends got Obsidian for Aug 21-25, and I got Obsidian for Aug 23 - Sept 1.  Now we just have to prepare for summer hikes!!!

On April 4th a momentous event.  Trump was indicted for 34 counts of criminal activity for attempting to influence an election....hiding hush money payments from the electorate.  We can only hope he is found guilty and will have to suffer some kind of unpleasant consequence.  There are three other investigations into activities going on:  Election Tampering in Georgia, Classified documents in Florida, insurrection on January 6.  I feel sick to my stomach even as I write about the man.

I spent two afternoons during the week walking the two trails - the first circuit is one mile, and the second is also a mile.  As I walked I carefully marked the trail on my lidar map with a pencil.  It was harder to do than I thought.  The first circuit is in red, the second in green, and the creeks in blue.  I need to redo the map with better pens and maybe enlarge it too.  It isn't too impressive to look at, but I am happy with my efforts.

Easter Egg hunts were fast and furious on Saturday.  I gathered up my stuffies of bunnies and, this year, some beavers too.

Easter Dinner was at Travis'.  Dave and Penny Lundgreen came too and Anita Meninick who I am helping with her Family History came too.