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Always Bittersweet.......  

GreenEyedLady_60 63F
1810 posts
5/18/2018 2:58 pm
Always Bittersweet.......

I just got back the other day (May 17th @ 12:38 am to be exact....lol) from visiting my , his GF and my grandsons in Oregon. I lovingly call them my "West Coast" family...lol

It is always a bittersweet trip to make. I love to go out there and see them and to actually get to hug them and see them in person. We do the whole FaceTime thing the rest of the time, but of course it not the same.

I was there for just a week because it was the longest I could get off from work. I only started my new job about 6 months ago, so it was an unpaid vacation....but some savings will make that okay.

Leaving is always so hard to do. I miss them all so much, and most times in the past I've cried while saying good-bye. My grandsons are getting older (5 yrs. & 3 yrs) so I kept it together this time, but once on the plane and seated (and buckled in) some tears couldn't help but slip out. I do look forward though to getting back home and having my "East Coast" family around me.

My would love for me to move out there, but I have 5 other grown and 5 (with another on the way) grandchildren (plus a 90 yr. old dad) here in Philly.

They came here to Philly last summer and may be back later in the year (my and the boys) when my graduates from nursing school. She's hoping to have her brother see her graduate (they were pretty close, despite an 8 year age gap). It will probably be a short stay since he needs to work...but I will be looking forward to it and hoping it happens.

Well anyway......I thought I would share some pictures that I took while out there.

A few where taken from the airplane...it always amazes me to be above the clouds....lol

or are of Crater Lake.....a nearly 2000 foot deep lake that is a remnant of a destroyed volcano, Mount Mazama. It is replenished by rain and melting of the snow. There was still snow around when we were there.

A few are of the Detroit Dam (not sure why a dam in Oregon is named that....lol). Little scary looking over the edge....

A few are of a popular place called Opal Creek where you can swim and sun in the warmer weather. Although the water is still pretty cold even then. Runoff from the snowy mountains and creeks runs into it.

I also visited the Lava River Cave in the Dechutes National Forest. It is a mile and a half lava tube. Dark as hell if you turn your flashlights off....lol

Oregon is a beautiful place for sure, and I love to go to places while there that I haven't seen yet. I'd recommend going to Oregon if you get the chance,and to all those places..

Hopefully the picture issue on the site is fixed....or I'm gonna be pissed....lol












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GreenEyedLady_60 63F
1925 posts
5/18/2018 3:01 pm

Family is what it;s all about! No matter where they are!

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s2ndegree 65M
9800 posts
5/18/2018 3:46 pm

Gotta love the beauty of wide open spaces.I too have family
in Oregon.One in bend and one in Portland.

Crater lake,Astoria,Haystack rock on the coast and
all the various falls are always favorites.
You have a much longer flight Than I do.
So it always makes it more feasible as
well as tolerable when I visit.
Thanks for sharing!

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GreenEyedLady_60 63F
1925 posts
5/18/2018 6:06 pm

    Quoting  :

Thanks...it's easy to take great pictures there. The "subject" is gorgeous!

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GreenEyedLady_60 63F
1925 posts
5/18/2018 6:13 pm

    Quoting s2ndegree:
    Gotta love the beauty of wide open spaces.I too have family
    in Oregon.One in bend and one in Portland.

    Crater lake,Astoria,Haystack rock on the coast and
    all the various falls are always favorites.
    You have a much longer flight Than I do.
    So it always makes it more feasible as
    well as tolerable when I visit.
    Thanks for sharing!
So true...

I've been to Portland, Salem, Bend and Astoria, a very cute and quaint place. All have their own perks.

I've been to Multnomah Falls, but it is currently closed for hikers, since the fires they had there last year. But I have seen some other falls just driving out there.

The flight is definitely a long one, but well worth it to see my family and the beauty of the state!

You're very welcome...I'm glad you enjoyed!

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Whaoo196370 60M
32 posts
5/18/2018 6:42 pm

Beautiful scenery .


GreenEyedLady_60 63F
1925 posts
5/19/2018 5:27 pm

Yes, Oregon is a very beautiful place. I highly recommend going if you get the chance and have never been there!

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Story435 76M
3791 posts
5/22/2018 4:29 am

Hello!
The pictures are beautiful glad you put them on here thank you!
Butch


GreenEyedLady_60 63F
1925 posts
5/22/2018 6:44 pm

    Quoting Story435:
    Hello!
    The pictures are beautiful glad you put them on here thank you!
    Butch
Hello Butch....it's easy to take beautiful pictures when the subject matter is so awesome! Oregon is a gorgeous state....

I'm glad you enjoyed!

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pocogato12 71F  
37235 posts
5/26/2018 8:08 am

These are stunning. Oregon is gorgeous. I'd love to go back again. I went by myself in 2007 and stayed for a week in Newburg, doing day trips. I went vineyard hopping, visited Swan Island Dahlias, toured the Tillamook Cheese,
and did part of the Pacific coast highway to the Haystack. A week wasn't enough time. Thanks for sharing

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GreenEyedLady_60 63F
1925 posts
5/26/2018 3:17 pm

    Quoting pocogato12:
    These are stunning. Oregon is gorgeous. I'd love to go back again. I went by myself in 2007 and stayed for a week in Newburg, doing day trips. I went vineyard hopping, visited Swan Island Dahlias, toured the Tillamook Cheese,
    and did part of the Pacific coast highway to the Haystack. A week wasn't enough time. Thanks for sharing
Oregon is gorgeous! With my son & his family living there it will be a yearly trip (hopefully more than once a year) for me.

I have visited the Tillamook Cheese Factory as well. They are opening their new Visitor's Center in June of this year, so it will definitely require a revisit for me. Yummy cheese and the ice cream there is outstanding! I also did the Pacific Coast highway trip to Cannon Beach and the Haystack.
Interesting factoid about that place - The rock was featured prominently as a background and a plot point in a 1985 film called The Goonies.

I would also recommend visiting Mount Hood (the views are astounding) and the Timberline Lodge on Mount Hood. It was used for the outside aerial views of the hotel in the Jack Nicholson movie The Shining.

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I hope to visit new areas each time I go out there!

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GreenEyedLady_60 63F
1925 posts
5/28/2018 5:31 pm

    Quoting  :

It is a beautiful place...so much natural beauty to behold.

I'd love to have all my kids near me, but of course sometimes life has other plans for our kids....lol. It does give me a destination to travel to and my son is happy!

Congrats on your soon to be grandma status....it is a fantastic one to have!! I am going to be a Mom Mom again in July as well....a granddaughter finally!

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GreenEyedLady_60 63F
1925 posts
6/19/2018 9:32 pm

Thank you...believe it or not it was just with my cell phone....lol

I agree Oregon is a beautiful place....and made more special to me because of my family there! You are very welcome for the pics

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Paulxx001 66M
22642 posts
7/26/2018 10:14 am

Nice pics. Slightly happy and sad and complex life story... Hmmm... Yep. That's life...! Thanks for sharing.


GreenEyedLady_60 63F
1925 posts
9/4/2018 3:36 pm

Thanks....glad to hear you enjoyed them.

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WilleBSilly 63M

5/9/2019 11:31 am

I really do love your pictures. Thank you for sharing. So gorgeous, just like you .Kent


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