Sunday, August 20, 2023

Week 33 - Oregon City and Salmon River - August 14 to August
This week - HOT, Clackamas County Fair, Birthday Backpacking for Clara and Gretchen, Bjorn visits

20.  It really was hot the first part of The week - a heat dome in Oregon.....not fun weather for visiting the fair.  Warren and Whitney and mom, Shawny, and Dad made a lot of things for the fair.  Monday was the day to enter floral and veggies/fruits.  We took Ruby and Jane, Holland and Coper to play while entering the floral treasures. ....












































Dad won BEST HYDRANGEA, and the premium was $30.00.  The sad thing is, he doesn't know which hydrangea it was that was so glorious.






















It was so hot on Tuesday, that I just found a piece of shade and became a hot blob - - I did buy a lemonade slurpee that had refills at half price.  Wednesday was just as hot - Dad and I didn't even go.  Warren and Whitney and Dad entered something every day and had a great time.  Saturday was Men's Chocolate Cake day - Dad, Ryan, Warren, Tyler, Evan, and Bjorn all entered cakes and, also, got in free because of it.

On Thursday, Travis, Gretchen, Clara, and I went to The Salmon River outside of Welches for their birthday backpacking trip.















First stop was Joe's Donuts, as usual.















Classic photo at the trailhead















When we got to our secret, hidden, riverside spot, we could see that some idiot wazoos had built a fire pit right in the middle of the only place where a tent could be pitched.  Travis moved all of those big rocks out of the way.




























































I could see, right away, that something was different.....see this big cedar stump.  It wasn't a stump a month ago.


























Fortunately the tree fell across the river and not in our spot.



















The girls and Travis made cairns on the rocks in the river

























































































































Around the campsite photos.










































































On Friday we went on a day hike...up the trail to the two bridges


















































































































































































































































Then Friday it was time to go home.  In Sandy we got the Daily meal at Dairy Queen and ate it in the pavilion in the nearby park.  I love birthday hikes.

























Guess who came to visit - Bjorn!  He came up with Evan and will be hanging out here for a week or so.  The kittens recognized him as a long lost and beloved cousin.
















































































Speaking of kittens.....here are the best photos of the week.








































































































































The kittens love to climb real trees




I took the kittens to the Good Neighbor Mobile Vet Clinic for their rabis shots. 













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