Day 10: Sunday June 15

As the sun came up on Horsall Beach, we headed east. It was 5 degrees.

The Willamette National Forest feels like the White Mountains. Smooth windy two lane highway through nice green forest and a creek running beside us.

Most common phrases right now:

  • Isla: “I have a question”
  • Caleb: “What’s the fuel economy now?”
  • Joel: “Look at that view”
  • Tracy: “There is no rush”
Lots of tunnels through the mountains.
Happy Father’s Day Dad!

Our midday was spent in and around the Newberry Volcano – “Central Oregon’s Sleeping Giant”. Newberry last erupted 1,300 years ago and “present day hot springs and geologically young lava flows indicate that it could reawaken at any time.”

Lava Lands Visitor Center
This is the Lava Butte (pronounced Beute) we went to the top of.
Snowy peaks in the distance
Bus ride
The inside of the cinder cone
Also within Newberry National Volcanic Monument is Lava River Cave – 1 mile of a lava tube up to 150 feet under the surface.
Into the abyss
Afternoon at Smith Rock State Park. It’s easy to see why this is the place known as the birthplace of sport rock climbing.
Smiths at Smith Rock State Park
Shirtless boys running up the switch backs.
Practice!
Found a cave!
Hike hike hike
Smith Rocks!
We couldn’t be in Oregon without supporting Nike in its home state so we took a break at a Nike store 😉
Father’s Day supper at The Pump House in Terrebonne, Oregon
Watching the sunset at Smith Rock State Park – three of us matching the one person who is grumpy. Isla can’t even look grumpy when she tries!
Our campground just on the edge of Smith Rock State Park: Skull Hollow
Watching the pretty colours at our campsite.
Decalf coffee and Tim-tams before bed