• Family Visit in Oregon

    We went out to Oregon for over a week to visit with Chuck’s brother and his parents.  We stayed busy but had a great time. The first day we went to a nearby farm and had fun visiting the animals and letting the kids play. The next day, we headed…

  • I’m on a Boat (in Oregon)!

    They say they best way to have a boat is to know someone who owns a boat.  We took advantage of that during our Oregon trip by taking my brother Dave’s boat out a couple times. When we stayed on the Oregon coast, we took the boat out onto the…

  • Hang Gliding Lessons

    After giving skydiving and paragliding a try, I thought we should give hang gliding a go, too.  Unlike those, where we were passengers with a guide, we would actually do the flying of the gliders ourselves. It didn’t take any convincing for the kids to say “I’m in!”. We were…

  • Riding Sand Rails (Dune Buggy) at Oregon Dunes

    I’ve wanted to see massive sand dunes and go dune buggy riding for a while, so I was really excited when I found out Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area was close to where we were staying on the Oregon coast.  We debated whether we should rent some and drive ourselves…