River Time

Oh, haven't the last few days been wonderful here in Oregon?! Blue skies, high 70's low 80's, slight breeze. Perfect for going to the Columbia River here. We have a few different spots we can choose from if we want to go to the water. In old towne St. Helens, there is a riverfront park. Now, just down the road, they've added another teeny-tiny park. Just enough for a couple of picnic tables and a bench or two. But a beautiful setting just off the docks and rows of boat houses. Across the river is Sand Island, another park that you can only get to by boat, of course! Since we don't own a boat, we haven't been there in years, but we enjoy looking at it from afar.




Down the road a little ways, if you go to Columbia City, they also have a nice small park, called Pixie Park. It's a nice little sandy beach. You can't swim, but you can get your feet wet and the kids can play in the sand and throw rocks into the river. Yesterday, we did both. We picked up the kids and headed to the river. Then Andy called and said they were coming to pick up his fish tank. We told them that we were down at the river, so they joined us. It was a great time. The kids had a blast and so did we...soaking up that sun!