We've Fallen for the West Coast

We arrived in the suburbs of Seattle on July 7th and began our adjustment to the Northwest Coast way of life. A new time zone, lots of trees, great coffee and micro-brewed beer.
While there, we got to spend time with our friends Hans, Stephanie, Kimberly, and Vince.

We took a trip into Seattle and did the usual tourist things. Saw some unusual sights...

More pictures here: Seattle

After a long weekend in Seattle we headed north to Vancouver and spent 4 days exploring that part of the coast. From downtown Vancouver to the Sea and Sky highway, we enjoyed the beautiful coastline and some great hikes in the surrounding hillsides.

More pictures here: Canada

We headed back to the US on July 15th and drove a long way, through nasty Seattle traffic, to Astoria, Oregon. There we met our friend, Chris Stiehl, in Kampers West campground and settled down for a week.
While in Astoria we saw a local stage production of "Shangheid in Astoria", we visited the Astoria Column, Rode the trolley, Visited the Maritime Museum, Rode bikes in Ft Stevens, and created glass ornaments at Ferhill Glass studio.
We had a great time hanging out with Chris and his friend Sherry and Bill. We even got to help Chris Celebrate his birthday.

Almost forgot - we did a fun zipline adventure while in Astoria.

More pictures here: Astoria

Today is Sunday, July 24th, and we are headed east into the Oregon interior to explore Portland, the Columbia river, and some beautiful waterfalls along the way. Catch you later!