[jcurtis934]

Spend the summer and fall in the northwest, then winter in southwest, the repeat again. The hope is that the fire danger will drop really low and things return to normal for the area. Far too beautiful for what they are getting this year. The san juans islands are a nice visit even if you day trip it using the excellent ferry system there. The whole oregon coast is a summer well spent. I could spend days sitting in the giant dunes at night enjoying the quiet wind, the view of other dunes out towards the ocean. Soak up some history in manzanita where one person was hot on the trail of lost treasure. We enjoy the great farm stands around tillamook county, cheese/ice cream at the tillamook creamery, fresh seafood galore. There is remnants of a B25 aircraft in the forest that didn't clear the high cliff face when returning from a mission to take out japanese balloon fire bombs near tillamook. One engine is at the base of the cliff in the water. And if you are a pinot fan, the willamite valley is king. The pacific northwest is next summers goal, a return that we are very much looking forward to. John