The Two of Us

Today we're going home. We drove out of our campground, turned east and headed home. As we travelled across Oregon we were amazed at how beautiful the state is and how many different types of terrain we saw. The coast is sandy beaches and rocky cliffs with fir trees. Inland we went through lush forests and streams. Lots of areas have been logged and there are thin strips of trees along the road and behind them bare ground with ugly stumps. We passed lots of trucks hauling logs. Then we were in a desert and then rocky cliffs along the Columbia River and then we found ourselves climbing up and up on Mt. Meachem, over 4000'.

The first photo shows Mt. Hood from the highway, then the Columbia River with wind mills creating electricity. We also saw two large dams on the Columbia.