Our journey didn't have the most fortuitous opening. We forgot the cooler and got lost on our way to San Rafael. But apart from a massive argument about Ukraine after which Joey threatened to separate from the road trip, everything's gone smoothly. I'm just kidding. We've only bickered once about how to properly dispose of banana peels. But I made Joey apologize and everything's good now. On a long road trip when it's just you and one other person together constantly, it's easy for little differences or disagreements to sour relations. You can't take a break from that person and every decision or action has to be negotiated and agreed upon. This is when communication skills and being ready to say you're sorry can go a long way. That's why I'm keeping a tally of how many times Joey says sorry to me on this road trip so at the end, in Maine, I can show him how much he's developed over the course of the road trip and how someday he can be as good a communicator as I am. I think this road trip will bring us a lot closer and help straighten him out.
Anywho, this post will mostly consist of photos of scenic Oregon coastline and forests with little commentary. I feel the pictures mostly speak for themselves. So let's begin!
The grand departure! There was no way Danny was ever going to fit in this car with us.
I had to post a picture of Coos Bay. This is where Steve Prefontaine grew up. A shout-out to all you runners out there. And an electric car charger! So far Oregon seems to have a lot in common with California except its Prius per square mile count is 6 while California's is 45.
Oregon's coastline is pretty dank. Well, rocky and dank. After that, we headed inland to Portland and stayed with Ari's family. We got a tour of the city and all of its bridges which Portland schoolchildren apparently have to memorize.
Then we headed to what was probably the best part of the road trip so far: the Bagby hot springs deep in Mt. Hood National Forest. We had to hike to it through a beautiful, moss-covered rainforest.
The hot springs consisted of a couple wood structures housing three or four big wooden tubs each. You turn on the valve to let the hot water fill it up and then pour in cold water from a cold spring to balance it out. Some Russians who live in Sweden were in the tub next to us and we chatted with them for a while.
And Mt. Hood...
And beautiful coastal sand dunes...
But this is mostly what our trip has been like so far...
And now we are in Utah for a couple days where it is scorching hot...see you all at the next post!
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Joey in boiling water-his natural habitat!
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