Photobooth..

George just found this set of photo booth pics in the saddle bags of the bike... I had almost forgotten about these.. they turned out really cute! We had gone over the beach for a day trip and stopped at Gallucci's Pizza in Lincoln City for dinner before heading home and they had a photo booth there.. and FABULOUS Pizza! We had a nice day at the beach, some yummy food and ended up with some cute, fun pics of us.

Teaching Josh to ride...

So George is teaching his friend Josh how to ride... here's Josh trying on his helmet... 

Here's George and Josh discussing basics... getting ready for the first riding lesson... after having washed the bikes and getting them all pretty.

So we went for breakfast and a little ride on Father's Day.. here's Josh in the parking lot after breakfast.. heading out for the ride.

Josh and his new love... =) George created a motorcycle monster! LOL!!

Quick trip to Astoria, OR

 Once we got into Astoria, we had lunch at a brew pub with a great view of the Columbia, and the trolly. Here's George kicking back and enjoying some scenery he doesn't have to ride through! LOL

 This is a historic church just south of Astoria, I have always loved this church, and on one occasion went to a service there with Grandma Taylor. One thing I always thought was amazing was this church has daffodils planted in the shape of a cross in the front lawn...obviously we missed them this time but it was like magic to see.

Here's the cool little trolley that runs along the water front... I don't remember this being there when I was a kid but then we didn't go down into this section either... it was kinda fun to see and maybe next time we'll give it a ride.

This was more of the fabulous view not too far away from the brew pub.. we were so fortunate to have such a beautiful day for this trip...as it turned out this was the best day of weather on the coast and in the valley all week!!

This is the Astoria bridge as seen from the Maritime Museum. We had stopped there but they were closing so we wandered around outside looking at the different displays outside.

 I saw this theater and loved the look of it! I just had to take a picture of it. There was another old theater a couple blocks away, but I wasn't able to get a nice picture of it.. the traffic kept getting in the way! blasted cars! We took some time and walked around downtown and looked at some of the shops.. we didn't get over to the Flavel House this time, or the museum..but then we only had a day to squeeze everything in this trip...so we'll have to plan another trip and stay longer...hopefully a week with better weather!!

 World War II memorial in the center of town.

And while we didn't get up to the Astor Column this time, I was able to snap this pic from the back of the bike as we cruised through town! =)

Silver Creek Falls 2011

So after 10 years of living in Oregon... George finally went to see the famous Silver Creek Falls... we took the bike out for a nice ride sunday and did a little exploring up at Silver Creek Falls... took a small hike... saw some beautiful scenery... if you couldn't tell I'm slightly obsessed with foxgloves... the flower in the picture with George...

me standing at a viewing point with the south fall in the background....

A nice shot of the south fall... but I think it's probably hard to get a bad pic of this waterfall...

George at the top of south fall... there is a really great look out at the top of the fall that looks over the canyon.... it's quite breath taking..

Cruisin' down the highway....

Come fly with me.... oh ... wait... I mean.... come ride with me.... lol.... We took the bike out for a nice ride up to Silver Creek Falls on Sunday... it was nice to escape some of the heat of town for the cool shade of the trees.... and the nice breeze of ferns as we rode on by...

So I thought I'd share some of the images of what I see from my fantastic view while riding on the wings of spirit.. =) or other wise known as the "motorcycle".... lol... if I have to explain it .... you wouldn't understand.... =)

Life is a Highway!!!

Here we are on the open road, for what seems like the first time in AGES!!

So glad to get out and let the wind blow the worries away....We have to do this more often!!
It's good for my mental health!! LOL.. I know most of you think that's crazy but believe me it's the best therapy!!

So here are some of the sights we saw when we finally got to get away on the bike and blow some cobwebs out!!!!! It was a MUCH needed day of just enjoying the sights, sounds, smells and feel of the wind in your face.... it was a very good day..
I took these pics from the back of the bike as we were... going by... so sit back and enjoy the rolling scenery.
as you can see we spent a good part of the day in farm county...which was nice..hop fields, hay balers. Then we wandered out to McMinville where the air muesem that houses the Spruse Goose is we didn't stop this time, that's on the agenda for another day. Then on the way home we passed the lumber mill, which was nice to see it looked busy.