Road Trip

Once upon a time a family decided that it would be fun to take a road trip for a week. So they loaded their gear into the car and attached the bikes to the back and headed off for a week of camping in Oregon.

They slept in a tent.

They spent some time in Hood River watching the kite boarders and wind surfers.

One of them learend how to eat cherries without eating the pits (well most of the time without eating the pits).

After an exhasting bike ride there was a nap.

They cooked their dinner over the campfire.

They played a very intense round of glow in the dark mini golf.

Golf is a little difficult for some players.

Two of them were able to ride in the bumper cars.

They cheered on riders in a leg of a bike race.

The Cascade Cycling Classic is a six day bike ride centered around Bend, Oregon.

The walked around the top of Lava Butte.

The children happily possed for all of the pictures that their parents wanted to take.

They went hiking in the lava tubes.

While the outside temperature was in the high 90's the temperature in the cave was a cool 42 degrees.

They made new friends.

On the last day of their trip they spent 9.5 hours driving to get home. Possibly they did not choose the fastest route home.

When they finally made it home and unpacked their bags they were left with a huge pile of laundry as a reminder of all of the fun that they had over the past week.
They were also very happy to sleep in their own beds again. They are now thinking of taking a camping trip to Yellowstone next year.

The end.