Vacation, Day 1

The first day of a wonderful vacation, Jered's birthday, and our one year anniversary all happened to have fallen on the same day!! We packed the car to the brim with gear, and Daisy of course, and headed down the road. Our only destination was Crater Lake, so we had a very open 10 days.

Before heading inland, we gave Daisy one last look at the ocean from this viewpoint just before Reedsport.

And we watched a squirrel run around.

We drove by an elk refuge just outside of Reedsport.

This was our first stop on the Umpqua River. The weather was looking perfect!

Below is a fish ladder, somewhere around Roseburg. The sign said there was a viewing area, but Daisy would have none of the fifty or so stairs that went down to the viewing area. We left the windows open in the car and Jered and I ran down the stairs hoping to see a giant steelhead or something traveling up or down the river.

We didn't see a giant fish, but I think this little guy was well worth the walk. It is like they are both posing for the picture :)

Fall mushrooms are here!!

Jered and I in front of Mt. Thielsen.

I brought a tripod with us on the trip, this was one of my first successful attempts to get a picture that wasn't crooked, and actually had what I wanted in the background. I got better throughout the trip, and am pretty excited about it.

We found a super cool campsite about twenty minutes from Crater Lake. It was a great anniversary/vacation/birthday!! And there were nine more vacation days to go!!