Week 36 - Oregon City, August 25 - August 31 -

Well.....another...milestone......Even is returning to BYU to complete three (only 3) courses to finish.  They should be easy classes....as they are undergraduate type classes.  He admits.......that he will be actively joining clubs and groups looking for some girl who pricks his interest  good Luck Evan!!!  He rented a car and filled up up with all of his possessions and drove away.......

I have a new project in the woods.  Two years ago, a the trunk of a big maple tree snapped and dropped right across two of my trails.  

I've been eyeing them for two years....each time I have to step over the trunk.   This week that ended!!!   And Dad was the one who ended it!

I finish the job by "roping up" the 22-inch lengths of the log and pulling them part way up the hill - going around bushes and over snags.  Mid way up I use the ATV to bring the chunk up to the field.

We redeemed Holland and Copeland's birthday activity and took them the Salmon River...just out of Welches.  Got here at dinner time...ate...played Goat, Cat, Car, Cheese, Something ...until we were numb.  I did not win.  Then it was off to bed.

Wait - -this is wrong.  This is Zelenski taking a snooze in the camper prior to departure.

Here we are - Dad, Copeland, and I snuggled into bed.  However, sometime in the night, Copeland left us and went to snuggle with warren and Holland.

Holland and Copeland are ready for the hike.

We went up to my favorite campsite 1.3 mi, and then returned.  Holland was a bit apprehensive, but she did fine and once she stopped worrying about everything, she had a good time.

The kids named this centenarian, "Douglas".

At the trailhead there is a really big Day Use area that I'd never explored.  turnes out it is really nice - lots of room to run, logs to climb, shallow riversides to play in.  We ate lunch, relaxed, and headed  ack to reality.

Shortly after taking this idyllic photo of "family in a hammock", the bottom of the hammock ripped apart and people ended up splayed on the ground....only a little bit of squealing.

We headed to Sandy....and Joe's Donuts, which were yummy.   We ate them, sitting on the sidewalk outside while watching six PGE trucks install a new power pole that had been knocked down during the night.

Mail was waiting for us - particularly a big envelop from Jenny Nilson.