Oregon Coast Weekend

Quick Trip To Lowell Riverfront

A couple weekends ago, our pack headed north to the Lowell Riverfront trail for a nice walk. I was going to run a half marathon there the following weekend and wanted to get familiar with the area again. It also gave us an excuse to visit downtown Snohomish again and enjoy a beautiful day.

It took Brenda a while to herd the dogs into a somewhat nice pose shot.

Should have gotten more trail shots, it was a very nice day. On the way back, Brenda snaps these pictures of the boys trying to work out a "who gets the doggie bed" compromise.

June 19 2013 Hike with Mike, Tanner And Bogie

Early December At St Eds With Brenda & Bogie

On a Saturday, Brenda had to inspect a property for work and the wonder dog and I tagged along. We stopped by one of our old stomping grounds of St. Eds. We didn't make it down the Lake Washington trail but one of the smaller side trails.

A couple snaps of Brenda at the grotto.

Probably the last set of pictures with Panasonic DMC-ZS7 as it starting to freak out occasionally. I think there may still be some Oregon Coast sand in the lens mechanism from last year. I'm really hard on a camera and this one has lasted longer than any of my previous cameras by far.

Port Townsend / Fort Warden On October 13th

Brenda needed to make a business trip to Port Townsend and we decided to make a family day out of it. We started off in downtown Port Townsend and walked up and down the main street a few times shopping. 

 

If you notice the building in the background, it has an old painted Bull Durham advertisement just like the movie!

 

Bogie did a double take on this pooch before realizing it was safe to take a drink. 

 

Off to Fort Warden for some beach sun!

Exploring the fort with Bogie and Brenda!

September 14th Hike Of Angel's Rest

Brenda, Bogie and I headed down to Coos Bay Oregon last weekend to participate in the Steve Prefontaine Memorial Run. It's quite a drive for a long weekend excursion, so we stopped just outside of Portland for a quick hike.

 

There really are not that many hiking options I found in my two hiking books along I5 in Oregon and Angel's Rest is only reasonable one that allows dogs on the trail.

 Still, you certainly cannot complain about the view and this hike was just about perfect for break in the 7 hour drive to Coos Bay.

Here you can see Brenda and Bogie posing with the Columbia River in the background.