Monday June 11 – We started our day on Portland’s east side near the western beginning of the Historic Columbia River Highway. Earl and Ethel took two pictures along the historic highway, one from Vista House and the second at…
Day 40 The Odds Were Against Us
Sunday June 10 – Dorothea Petersen was born in Drammen Norway in 1828. She and husband Andreas emigrated to the U.S. with their eight children in 1871. Another child, Martin, was born in 1873 when Dorothea was 43. The family…
Day 39 Newport OR
June 9 – We spent our weekend in Newport, OR as guests of old friends from Stevens Point, Kris and Al Beshire. They chose Newport to retire to and send a heartfelt “Hello” to all their many friends and acquaintances…
Day 38 Pacific Ocean
June 8 – In 2016 at the start of this adventure, identifying where Earl and Ethel’s “Pacific Ocean” picture was taken was a challenge. We were not familiar with the Pacific coast and there was potentially over 900 miles of…