Oregon Trip

Okay, get ready for your brief synopsis of my Oregon trip as promised! We finally made it to my grandparents house in Grants Pass after squeezing in Astoria, Fort Clatsop, Newport Aquarium, and Heceta Lighthouse into our itinerary. Megan and I had to sleep in my grandparents little trailer. She was so kind to give me the tiny bed (which I fell off of one night).

The next day, Thursday, we spent a lot of time just hanging out. We played a lot of ping pong and darts, and we spent a lot of time hanging out on the patio visiting, reading, etc. It was really hot that day, so we went to a park along the Rogue River, had a picnic, and played in the water. Well, only Megan, Stuart, and Laura got in the water. Megan was trying to catch a fish with her bare hands. That didn't really work. She screamed when one of them got brave enough to touch her. Stuart got out of the water around that time as one of the fish decided to come up and smack him. But at least he didn't scream :)

Friday, we all went out to breakfast to Elmers as is tradition when we make our Oregon trips. It was pretty much delicious even though their hash browns suck compared to my dad's (heck, I think all hash browns suck compared with my dad's!). At the front desk they have dum dums for you to take. They should know not to give dum dums to a group of dum dums because something like this might happen:

Saturday was a very exciting day. We got to go to "America's largest wild animal petting park!" That's right. I got to pet a lion cub, leopard cub, a lynx, and other animals with smaller claws/teeth. We even got to hold a possum in a sack! I discovered that possums have really ugly feet. I'm just saying... I would post a picture of me holding the possum but as soon as Megan handed him to me, he ducked into his sack and wouldn't come out again. As soon as I gave him to someone else to hold, he decided to make an appearance. Rude!

We also spent some time on the coast. It was really windy and therefore really cold! It was pretty though and we got to go the the top of a lighthouse. To go to the top, you had to be wearing closed toed shoes. Megan and I were both wearing flip flops, so we had to trade with Josh and his girlfriend, Heather, after they went up and came back down.

Sunday was your average sunday. We went to church and some of us got to witness a fight among some women (don't worry it wasn't a physical fight. They just started yelling at each other. That type of fight.). That was...exciting?

Monday was our last day. We went on a hike to Rainie Falls. I'd been there once before and I remembered the hike being easier than it actually was. It wasn't too bad though and I think the view at the end is worth it.

Tuesday morning we said our goodbyes and made the trip back home! Now I have one week (from yesterday!) before I leave back to school. It's almost nerve wracking now that it's so close! But there are definitely some things I'm looking forward to back in Idaho...one of them is not the weather...