A coastal adventure day 2.

 Hiya world.  Day 2 and it's time for Little Fox and Sandy to explore the beach.

Little Fox here: I hope Sandy likes the beach. Today our adventure starts out at South Beach State Park. This tree in the background has some damage to the bark, I wonder if that was animal created or human created?

What a day!  Taking a break on our walk and the archaeologist in me wants to explore the old building in the background. 

Sandy's game but the roommates said and emphatic "NO!".  Onward.

The beach was so pleasant today.  Not too many people.  Great weather.  Kind of windy but us stuffies are strong.  Sandy and I enjoyed hanging out and watching the world go by.  

Eventually it was time to go back to the bearbandb we rented.  Sandy wanted to stop and get a gift for me and the roommates.

How generous!  Thanks Sandy.   We'll have to open this up with dinner.  Speaking of dinner this fox and bear got their picture taken before the food was devoured.

All that adventuring tires out little stuffies and they need their sustenance. 

 

A coastal adventure.

Greetings Blog World.  Little Fox and Sandy here today.  We are taking advantage of our unseasonably warm weather this weekend and decided to head to the beach. 

Destination: Waldport.

Little Fox was telling me that many of these bridges up and down the Oregon Coast were designed by Conde McCullough .  

McCullough believed bridges could be built economically but still have beauty.  Most of the major bridges up and down HWY 101 in Oregon were designed by him.  Signatures of his work include: Art Deco obelisks, Gothic Spires etc.

The original Alsea Bay Bridge was decommissioned in 1991 after the new one was built however they kept the decorative pieces. 

Some of his more striking work include the Yaquina Bay Bridge.

Speaking of Yaquina Bay, it's an area of the beach with many commercial fisherpeople (is that correct)?

Anyway, Little Fox and I found this boat that was selling Tuna and Salmon straight from the boat.

Time to explore. 

 

Timberline Lodge!

 Hiya Blog World. Little Fox here.  Today, I'm taking my pal Sandy on the abbreviated tour of Timberline lodge. As you can see, Sandy is posing in front of Timberline Lodge, built from 1936 to 38 by Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) members and designed by the same architect who did the Ahwanhee Hotel in Yosemite. 

My goodness, if these walls could talk.  Built in the late 30s this lodge has been through a lot of history.  Still an operating hotel ($210.00 for tonight), it features a  nice restaurant, and a super bar with some local craft brews.  Cool furniture too.  This chair is what I envision old webbing to be like.

So many fun things to do here.  The hotel is a stop along the Pacific Coast Trail (PCT) so a few days in mid August the patio, restaurant and lobby is full of through hikers taking a needed rest, charging devices and playing games.  I wish we had more time to play a round of shuffleboard.

The lodge was not only built by the CCC crews and they were pretty resourceful.  Most of the things in this picture were reused or dare I say  upcycled (I want to stay on top of the current lingo).  The grates to the fireplace grill were tire chains in a previous life but thanks to the CCC they fashioned a safe fireplace grate.

The thingy's  to the right of Sandy were....wait for it.....yep reused rail tracks fashioned into a decorative andiron (the thing you put the wood on in a fireplace....thanks google). 

Sandy really likes this chair (he guesses it was also upcycled back in the day).

Timberline lodge has been in the movies.  

Did you ever see the Shining?  If so, you might recognize the exterior of the Timberline Lodge as the Grand Overlook Hotel in the Shining.

Let's see if we can get a better view.  I think this is good.  You see the balcony up there with all the flags? 

Franklin Delano Roosevelt himself stood up there as he dedicated Timberline Lodge in 1937. 

Kudos to the maintenance staff, they have kept Timberline in tip-top shape all of these years. 

Time to head back to town.  On the way I saw this sign and knew I needed my picture in front of it.

 

Time to explore Mt. Hood.

Hiya blog world.  Sandy here.  Little Fox insisted on some hiking today.  Sounds like a good plan to me.  

Behind us is Mt. Hood.  The tallest mountain in Oregon (11,249 ft) and part of the Cascade Range. You can climb it but this fox and bear aren't going to today.  Of course, if we DID climb it....we might be able to wave to Sandy's crew up north.

What a view from the parking lot.  Little Fox said that our  goal is to make it to the Zig Zag river. 

After a few miles or so it seemed like a good time to take a rest.  The mountain is showing off today. Little Fox mentioned that he will have to make a note to come back at wildflower season. This might be a good meadow.

Made it to the canyon overlook.  Time to head down into the canyon. 

Made it to the river. The water is running pretty fast today.  

Little Fox insisted on another picture (go figure he didn't like the one where he was partially blocked).  This one is much better.

Time to head up the hill and have our lunch.  Sequoia is our trip leader today.  Let's go!

Handy Sandy is at it again.

 Hiya Gang,

Little Fox here.  There are a few projects around the house that have been on my list. 

1) Fix the planter.

2) Make pesto.

3) Can tomatoes.

Today's task is to fix the planter.  This planter is super important as it holds the strawberry plants.  My pal Sandy is going to take the lead on this one. 

Hiya Gang. Sandy here.  As you can see the groove that the boards go into is out of whack.  The problem is a tough one as the roommates don't want the plants disturbed too much.  Let's see what Handy Sandy can do. 

Yep, this is a problem for sure. I think I will put a little brace in and see if it holds.  Off to Home Depot! 

Piece of cake, or dare I say piece of strawberry pie (remember, it's the strawberry planter).

Anyway, a nice little project for me.  Got a 2x4, used the power tools and built a sturdy brace. 

The roommates are ecstatic with the repair (my pleasure)  and have promised a nice treat for dessert.  Keeping paws crossed. 

Welcome Sandy!

 Hiya Gang,

My special guest has arrived courtesy of Canadian Goose Airways.  Sandy arrived safely and soundly a few days ago.  As you may know, airlines are cutting back on their food service so Sandy was hungry for a home cooked meal.

On today's menu.  Fresh salmon on the grill with birch syrup from Alaska.  

The salmon was delicious.  Too bad there wasn't enough left for the roommates.