The Taber Family Blog

The Hood Canal

In Ashland, OR

At Safeco Field

Wine in Woodinville

We’re having such a great time on this 1+ week vacation to Seattle and our trip back through Oregon and into California. We had originally intended on flying back, but the lure of a nice drive back home was much too strong for Denise and I. So on Sunday, we took the ferry into Seattle with my parents and rented a car from Avis for the return journey home.

With no agenda whatsoever, we began our drive south through Washington, hoping to make it to at least Roseburg, OR before nightfall. Denise thought it would be nice to stop in a visit her friend Julie B. in Vancouver as we passed through. Julie and her family had moved from Vacaville to Vancouver only the week before, so we’d be seeing her family’s new home here in WA. We spent about an hour’s visit in Vancouver and headed south, driving through some of the most beautiful landscapes I’ve seen. I typically fall in love with places we visit pretty easily, and seeing WA and OR was no exception. I’d move up here in a heartbeat. Cooler temps, more rain and beautiful scenery make for a great place to live and work. And with the economy tanking, house prices with acreage are amazingly affordable.

We pulled into Roseburg at about 9:30pm and promptly had a nice dinner at a local steakhouse. After a restful night’s sleep, we were off once again, trying to get to Medford and Ashland for the next night. It was foggy and cold most of the trip and when we arrived in Ashland, it was still very cold. Probably in the high 40′s. We did some shopping in this picturesque little town and found a nice B&B named the Lithia Springs Resort. Ashland is known for its Shakespeare festival and we were hoping to catch a show, but all the stages are dark on this particular Monday. So we went out to listen to some live music at a local bar/cafe and then found our way back to the B&B for the night. Brrrrr, it’s cold up here when the sun goes down.

There are a lot more pictures here.