Vacation: Part 3

The next part of our vacation started near Astoria for a 4 day drive down the Oregon Coast. It was beautiful! We took things slow. We had a list of places we could see each day, and picked from that list depending on what worked for us. We saw lots of fun things, and incredible views! I recommend the Oregon Coast to anyone!

Our first stop on the coast was to Fort Clatsop, where Lewis and Clark wintered in 1805. We had a great time reading some history, learning how life was for them, and walking through beautiful landscapes as we discovered different parts of the Fort. We all learned something, and had a great time!

Each day before leaving on our trip, we found a store to stock up on supplies. Tori was especially excited about this Trader Joe's that offered shopping carts in her size. She insisted that she do the shopping on that day.


Tori liked this fallen tree.

Tim and Tori outside the Fort.

We were so proud that Tori was so interested in learning about the things she saw. She especially liked learning about Sacagawea and her baby, who would have ridden around in this on his mommy's back.

Just a cool bridge!

I can't get over the moss that drips from trees in this part of the world!

We watched a demonstration of the kind of weapons Lewis and Clark had available to them. The demonstration was complete with compelling stories from the Lewis and Clark journals.


We saw what a canoe would have looked like from the Lewis and Clark expedition.


We enjoyed beautiful scenery!

Tori enjoyed learning about the Redwood trees from Daddy.

They noticed how "light" the bark felt compared to other kinds of tree bark.

Still to come: Part 4: Lighthouses and coastline!