Time for a change of scenery. Our favorite destination (Mt. Rainier) now has about 10-18 inches of snow, and, well, we're just not fully equipped with our snow boots and coats and stuff quite yet. So we decided to get out to a place where the trees are a burning color of fiery red to the Willamette Valley, located between the Coastal Mtn. Range and the Cascade Mtn. Range in Western Oregon.
We took a few detours on our already-unplanned-route to check out the small towns of McMinnville, Corvallis, Philomath, & Silverton, with many local wineries and farm stands littered along the course.
All in all, it was a beautiful weekend in a new area.
Enjoy:
We took a few detours on our already-unplanned-route to check out the small towns of McMinnville, Corvallis, Philomath, & Silverton, with many local wineries and farm stands littered along the course.
All in all, it was a beautiful weekend in a new area.
Enjoy:
the largest airplane ever built in the world. howard hughes called it 'the hercules;'the majority of the world calls it 'the spruce goose.' to tell you how big it was,
if you know anything about airplanes, that's a silver DC-3 under the wing on the right.
under the other wing? a lockheed SR-71 blackbird. yes, under the wing.
this thing is a monster! you might have seen this beast featured in the movie, 'The Aviator'
boy did brooke's eyes light up when he rounded the corner and found aford tri-motor. he's not an aviation buff, but the ford tri-motors hit his heart
in the childhood spot. flying home over ice-covered lake erie in planes like this
just warms his heart!
big, old, orange trucks warm andrea's heart!
what would a visit to a museum be with out raiding the kid's exhibit!
the kids were giving us strange looks!
fall is officially here. time to change your desktop to this!send us a picture of you with your [this] desktop and we'll post it,
and send you something cool from washington!
andrea found a new friend at the corvallis river park. a little river otter!
brooke found a friend the next day. we're going to move to a farmand raise goats and alpacas. did you guys think washignton was the
final destination? you were all wrong...
alpacas are the final destination!
talk about confusing road signs!
oregon boasts more covered bridges than any other state.after a while, they all look the same.
see?! the same. just taken from a different angle.this one had a nice little wayside park. the perfect
place for fall photos!
so happy together!
my beautiful wife!
isn't this a great autumn picture? great lookin' guy next to a beautiful bridge?...sigh...
look at that sly grin!
the last bridge was a little different.
if found, please return to the open road.ps - read all about a couple's adventures and lives in pensecola, fl. tell O Rustypants, My Rustypants that the trisler's sent you!
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