Rest of Summer 2011

Okay, quick catching up of the rest of our summer. We did some camping (all right, just once) at Battleground Lake in Washington. After hauling our gear up to the spot with 3-4 wheelbarrow trips, and setting up camp, it was SOOO refreshing to take a swim in the cool lake water. Refreshing for Jeff anyway. Teresa just watched.




And then July, as always, was packed with all kinds of fun. Teresa’s parents came for her Dad’s second Seattle to Portland bike race. Yes, over 200 miles in 1 day. Awesome! It was so great to see them, and Ann even let me take her picture!



Then my Mom, Dad, and youngest brother (Ben) drove up and spent a few days with us. Becca, Kaytie, and Christian were already living up here for the summer so it was a blast! We toured the Timberline Lodge at Mount Hood with a nice southern view of Mount Jefferson. In the movie “The Shining” they used the exterior of this lodge to represent the cold, empty, manor where Jack Nicholson’s character lived with his family for a season....”Here’s Johnny!”






Then we hiked to Mirror Lake with great views of Mount Hood.



And, of course, visited some falls in the Columbia River Gorge. We also checked out the Bonneville Lock & Dam where we watched the fish swim up the fish ladder and the lamprey sticking on the windows!