Tag: dave

Birthday trip to Skamania Lodge

On By stefrobrtsIn vacationLeave a comment

Dave always comes up with something fun to do on my birthday, even though it’s in early spring and that can mean unpredictable weather. He knocked it out of the park again this year with a trip to Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, WA.

The view from our room was beautiful. One of my goals for this past year was to get better at drawing and painting so I could paint our trips.

The next day we went out for breakfast right across the Bridge of the Gods. The restaurant is right at the Oregon side of the bridge and has an incredible view.

Oregon Trail on the right, going up the hill, near Bingham, OR.

On the way home we stopped at Bonneville Dam. When we were kids we all went there on school trips, and the viewing for the fish ladder was always popular. I think the carpets haven’t changed since the 70s!

We only saw this one fish going by, then getting swept back, then going by again…over and over

We had a good time. It shows you don’t have to go far from home to have a nice time and discover new places.

Spring trailer trip

On By stefrobrtsIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

We started off spring by breaking the trailer out of hibernation well before Memorial Day for a change.

Everything was ready to go, except for a very tiny leak at the new water hammer prevention device. The good news was that the device worked very well.

We headed out to Cape Disappointment. You are guaranteed a good time with a name like that!

We got a nice spot in the campground, but it was very narrow, and we could barely set up the dog yard. All the space was behind the trailer.

Barclay, stealing stuff

Dave had a talk to him about his behavior, and how we expect better of him now that he’s 11.

Navi was a good girl, as always.

No complaints, it was a very pretty weekend. We hiked up to a WWII defense installation and saw the bunker and where the cannons were mounted. Looks like a goldfish pond now.

We had lunch in town at our favorite diner – located in a caboose! We explored a bit and stopped at the grocery store. I waited in the car with the dogs and I felt a bump – someone had backed into the side of the Flex with an old pickup truck! Before I realized what happened they drove off! How annoying!

We had two lovely days and then it was time to head home.

When we got home the trailer was rewarded with its Spring Bath

I hope we get it out more often this summer!