It has turned hot here at Deschutes,so that means companys coming, Daughter Jackie and DJ flew in to Portland for a visit. Every time we have someone visit, the temperature rises. It was near 100 degrees while they were here.
They really enjoyed the park and monday Jeni took them to "Cousins"in the Dalles for lunch. Dj calls his cousin Alyx "cousin " and he thought Alyx had her own resturant!
Outside they have old farm equipment and DJ liked this old John Deere tractor. I know he is thinking, "I can drive this!" "cmon, give me a chance!"After lunch, they were off in search of waterfalls. Oregon didn't dissapoint as they hit "horsetail" and "Multnomah falls."
They all had a great time and what a great way to cool off on these hot summer days.
Along hwy-84,the trains run both sides of the river and the barges are a constant sight moving up and down the blue waters.DJ loves trains so as they traveled 84 he got to see a lot of them.I have never seen so much train activity in one place!
Before we knew it, it was time to take them back to Portland to catch the plane. "Time flys when your having fun",and fun we had with them.DJ got a little Grandma and Granpa time, a little Gator time,and lots of lovin! Jackie got a little down time.
She has a hectic schedule with work,taking care of DJ,and running a household.It not for "wimps".Believe me, I would rather handle a 1000 angry construction workers,or fight a Mountain Lion than do what she does every day! I'm proud of her.She is a "happy camper" at the Columbia river overlook.
I miss both of them already!
Jeni and I have less than two weeks left here at Deschutes, then we will be off for some sight seeing in Washington state. Then its back to Park Sierra for some down time of our own this fall.
We have commited to coming back to Deschutes next summer. We have really enjoyed it here.The Rangers have been great, and we love the area.
Of course,as soon as they left, it cooled down!I guess that is how it is sometimes,but we sure enjoyed Jackie and DJ's visit.
