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By Sarah




The family enjoyed our trip to St. George in February of 2015 so much the clan wanted to join together again for another, bigger vacation.    Our sister-in-law, Stacie, was put in charge and chose Lincoln City, Oregon the second week of August, 2016. Even though the school calendar hadn't come out yet, I figured we would be flying home the day before school started so Hubby and I decided to fly out early and see some other Oregon sights before meeting up with the family.  

 Day 1 in Oregon: Grateful for raincoats! Multnomah Falls and our Mirror Lake hike.  I was the only one of the 6 of us who had been to Oregon before and was happy to see it again after 20 years through their eyes.  Green everywhere!

 Day 2: Madras WWII Air Base, Timberline Lodge, and hiking around Smith Rock.  Imagine our surprise when we saw skiers and snowboards on the mountain in August!  Turns out Timberline has the longest ski season in the country.  Next time we'll have to ski along with enjoying the history of the place.  Smith Rock was a neat stop too -- a must for our family.

 Day 3: Crater Lake National Park. If I was the crying type, the beauty of the deepest lake in the United States would have made me shed tears.  Certainly one of my new favorite places and my #1 recommendation if you're not along the coast in Oregon.

 Day 4:  Bandon cabin on the beach (I didn't want to leave!), Sea Lion Cave near Florence, and meeting up with cousins in Lincoln City.  Windermere on the Beach was a place I had seen recommended on websites about traveling with family and it did not disappoint.  I could have just sat there and walked around the beach all day long. Instead, we stopped near the lighthouse in Bandon, enjoyed a tour of Cranberry Sweets candy shop, stopped to see Sea Lions, and join the real reason we were in Oregon -- hubby's family!

Day 5:  Lincoln City with cousins -- unlimited fun, junk food, screen time, and beach joy

Day 6:  Tillamook Cheese Factory tour and ice cream treats, Short Sand Beach state park and Cannon Beach.  We had the kids watch Goonies via VidAngel before we left town and they pretty much hated that movie.  They kept thinking the audio was out due to all the censoring.  lol.  They still talk about he only scene I had remembered "Hey, you guys!" and were glad they were in the know when we arrived near Haystack Rock.  After exploring the tide pools we ate dinner at a fish and chips shop and D lost a tooth while eating his hamburger.  Luckily the tooth fairy was able to find him even though he was away from home.  (;

Day 7 (our last full day):  Whale watching in Depot Bay!  We saw 3 great whale tails and didn't have a moment to get bored.  It was a great way to end our Oregon vacation.


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