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July started with a
visit from Brandon, Karen, Ben and Anna.
While Brandon was working, Karen, the kids and I visited the Lava Cast
Forest.
We all took in a
Bend Elks Baseball game…Anna and I with Vanessa sitting behind us.
The fish hatchery
at Fall River was beautiful.
We had a picnic
lunch at La Pine State Park. Brandon,
Karen, Ben,
Anna, Linda (Karen’s mom) and of course Lucky.
Anna, Linda (Karen’s mom) and of course Lucky.
We
went to the Fourth of July “Pet Parade” in Bend. So many different kinds of pets…… and of course hundreds of dogs! We
had a wonderful fourth BBQ at the house rented by Brandon, Karen and Karen’s
family.
Rob
and Serena (Pat’s son and daughter-in-law) came up for the Fourth of July. While they were here, we took a tour of
several of the Bend breweries.
Mike removed the mirrors
in the kitchen of our motorhome and replaced them with a faux tile. I love the tile!! Mike is an incredible
handyman!
Kayaking on Sparks Lake with Pat, Rollie, John and Sheri, Mike and I….
on a fantastic day.
on a fantastic day.
We spent one
beautiful day visiting lakes along the Cascade Lakes Highway.
This is my favorite lake…….Cultus Lake.
This is my favorite lake…….Cultus Lake.
We stopped at the
Mount Bachelor ski area and rode a chair lift up
to the top. The view was incredible!
to the top. The view was incredible!
Kayaking again…..
This time, we floated down the Deschutes.
Pat, Rollie, John, Sheri, Chuck and Eva with Mike and I……
Pat, Rollie, John, Sheri, Chuck and Eva with Mike and I……
The whole family!
Cycle Pub! We rented one of the large “bicycles”
and pedaled through
downtown Bend…..drinking beer the entire way.
So much fun. It was a hot day and we worked hard!
So much fun. It was a hot day and we worked hard!
Pat, Rollie, John,
Sheri, Chuck, Eva, Tom, Vanessa with Mike and I…..
and of course our sober driver, Russ!
and of course our sober driver, Russ!
In our spare time,
Sheri and I took some time to catch up on our quilting – outside!
The Cascade Cycling
Classic spent one of their days in downtown Bend riding a criterium. The riders were amazing. Such strength……..Oh to be young again J
One last day
kayaking…… John, Sheri, Mike and I paddled all over
Hosmer Lake. Had a great day!
Hosmer Lake. Had a great day!
Mike’s good buddy,
Neil Peterson, came to Bend on his way south.
Unfortunately it rained the entire time Neil was here, but we survived.
Unfortunately it rained the entire time Neil was here, but we survived.
This was at Elk
Lake. We also went to a wonderful dinner
party at
Bill and Jan Lee’s home.
Bill and Jan Lee’s home.
We end this month
on our way to Cabo San Lucas for a week of pure enjoyment.
Stay tuned for August pic’s.
Stay tuned for August pic’s.
