When Kate and I drove through Eugene while on vacation in 1986, we stopped at the Saturday market downtown and were immediately charmed by the laid-back, colorful atmosphere. Racks of bright tie-dyed shirts, long braids and beards, homemade crafts and…
Staying with Kathy and Robin Photos
We got to Eugene before the renter was out of our house, so we stayed in the driveway at Kathy and Robin’s house for six days. [Show slideshow]
Florence (Not Firenze)
We were so close to home, but it was a week before we could get our house. Our friends, Kathy and Robin, offered up their driveway to Bessie but they had weekend guests till Monday. So from Newport we went…
Florence Photos
One last stop at Florence for a night before driving back to Eugene. [Show slideshow]
Newport Reunion
Newport is less than two hours from Eugene, and we invited our friend Kathleen and her granddaughter, Madison, to come join us for the weekend. Kathleen has been our Eugene neighbor for 26 years, and our very good friend. We…
Newport Photos
Our neighbors, Kathleen and Madison, met us for a weekend in Newport. [Show slideshow] 12345►
Pause in Pacific City
After Seaside, we drove further down the coast to the next Thousand Trails campground in Pacific City. We’d planned to stay three nights, but when we got there we discovered that we didn’t get any cell service at all. Also,…
Pacific City Photos
Just an overnight at this cold coastal town. [Show slideshow] 12►
Sniffling in Seaside
We left triple-digit heat in Portland on Sunday and drove west to Seaside, where the beaches were socked in with fog, the wind was strong, and temps were in the 50s. I had a bad cold and the sudden chill…
Seaside Photos
Three days in this beautiful coastal town in northwest Oregon. [Show slideshow] 12345►
The Kiss That Launched a Thousand Bullets
I think about that kiss. The one Omar Mateen witnessed with his son at Orlando Gay Pride. The one he felt the need to avenge with blood. And I’m immobilized by emotion. I think about those nameless men. Joyful and…
Columbia River Gorge Photos
Upon on return to Oregon, we met our friends, Kathy and Robin, at a campground on the Columbia River Gorge. [Show slideshow] 1234►