HappyTrails

Lincoln City, OR a kite lovers favorite

Alas, no photos from us today.  I had hoped to have at least one to share but we hung around the RV yesterday enjoying the sunny, fall-like day and didn't get the cameras out. I did find an interesting pic of Cape Foulweather:

Cape Foulweather - source:  Beach Connection Website 

We've been to Lincoln City and we love the coastline along this stretch.  The little towns can be interesting even though some are quite touristy...T-shirt shops wall to wall.  On the way south from Netarts Bay we saw quite a few large dairy farms.  These tend to be set back off the coastline and have been operating for many generations of the family.  It's quite uplifting to see small family-owned farmers still operating in the current economic environment.  

Today we may venture out for some touring in town.  Last time we were here we met with our kite flying friends who travel here from Toronto because there are some of the largest kit competitions in Lincoln City.   Similar to Long Beach the kite oriented activities have given birth to lots of tourist shops.  The reason for the high kite flying enthusiasm is due to a nice long beach.

This elks lodge is almost luxurious, having showers and W&E hookups.  The grounds are grassy with picnic tables and fire pits.  There are out buildings with wood stove and lots of tables where groups gather for cards, eating, whatever....  We enjoy the many lodges we have visited and rarely have left because we didn't think it would work.  I pray that the Elks can continue to operate because it is a terrific enterprise that benefits many.  I just learned that the BPOE Elks offers more education scholarships than the federal government.  We have witnessed a number of community events at Elks where needy families received gifts or other assistance.  It feels good to be part of a volunteer organization that does it's best to serve the community.

It looks like the nice weather will continue through today so I'm off to do some exploring.

Happy Trails!

Never forget Pearl Harbor

This photo is from a post by Michelle Malkin. She points out that
Americans who served our country during this horrific attack are
dwindling in numbers quickly. My father in law, who died in December
''08, remembered it all. It seems our president, a "native" of
Hawaii, was a bit confused about this important event in U S history
(see the post and his quoted remarks in Indiana in December '08).



Michellemalkin.com

HEAR YE, HEAR YE!

Maybe the headline should be "READ YE, READ YE" on a blog...whatever, the news is good.  Jack has decided to join the ranks of those who publish routinely on a public journal.  The new page is called The Shameless Tourist, for reasons only Jack can explain.  You have plenty of opportunity to comment by clicking on the "comment" button at the bottom any post. (If you comment in a prior post we'll still see it because we have our secret ways.)