This parrot greets all the visitors as they enter. He's hanging from a couple of toe nails in the doorway of his cage. A smiling llama in the park.
Lion Cub and Bear Cub.
Couger Cub and Weasel.
Skunk and Red Fox Pup.
Sunday, August 6, 2006
West Coast Game Park Safari
The West Coast Game Park Safari is located just North of Bandon, Oregon. This is a large petting zoo where there are quite a few exotic animals. Dawn really enjoys visiting petting zoos.
This parrot greets all the visitors as they enter. He's hanging from a couple of toe nails in the doorway of his cage. A smiling llama in the park.
Lion Cub and Bear Cub.
Couger Cub and Weasel.
Skunk and Red Fox Pup.
This parrot greets all the visitors as they enter. He's hanging from a couple of toe nails in the doorway of his cage. A smiling llama in the park.
Lion Cub and Bear Cub.
Couger Cub and Weasel.
Skunk and Red Fox Pup.
Coos Bay, Oregon
We got off to a slow start today. We're on the road to Coos Bay today.
On the way, we stopped at the Wild Animal park in Bandon. It was lots of fun. This petting zoo has some of the most exotic animals of any we've seen.
We also stopped in Old Town Bandon to check all the shops.
We finally made it all the way to Coos Bay to the Mill Casino. They have a nice new RV park with full hookups but we opted to just park in the dry camping lot. We'll probably be here a few days.
Pictures to follow.
On the way, we stopped at the Wild Animal park in Bandon. It was lots of fun. This petting zoo has some of the most exotic animals of any we've seen.
We also stopped in Old Town Bandon to check all the shops.
We finally made it all the way to Coos Bay to the Mill Casino. They have a nice new RV park with full hookups but we opted to just park in the dry camping lot. We'll probably be here a few days.
Pictures to follow.
Saturday, August 5, 2006
Del Norte County Fair, Crescent City
We went back down to Crescent City for th day to visit the Del Norte County Fair.
We watched the Loggers Competition. All the contestants were from the sponsoring company, Green Diamond Resource Company or students at Humboldt State University. Above left chopping contest, above right bucking (sawing) contest. Sorry for the flags in the way. No way to get better shots.
Above left chainsaw bucking. Above right axe throwing.
Above is the log rolling contest. Above right a nice sow and her 2 week old young.
Rodeo contests. Barrel racing and bull riding.
When we were staying here at the Del Norte Fairgrounds last week, this was our campsite.
We ran across this RV in Brookings. It's a two wheeled "Solar RV". We saw him at Prairie Creek Redwoods SP a week and a half ago as we were leaving there. He's now 50 some miles North of there. I hope he hasn't been peddling all this time?
We watched the Loggers Competition. All the contestants were from the sponsoring company, Green Diamond Resource Company or students at Humboldt State University. Above left chopping contest, above right bucking (sawing) contest. Sorry for the flags in the way. No way to get better shots.
Above left chainsaw bucking. Above right axe throwing.
Above is the log rolling contest. Above right a nice sow and her 2 week old young.
Rodeo contests. Barrel racing and bull riding.
When we were staying here at the Del Norte Fairgrounds last week, this was our campsite.
We ran across this RV in Brookings. It's a two wheeled "Solar RV". We saw him at Prairie Creek Redwoods SP a week and a half ago as we were leaving there. He's now 50 some miles North of there. I hope he hasn't been peddling all this time?
Friday, August 4, 2006
Relaxing At The Honey Bear
Not much going on today. We eventually got going and explored a little North.
On the road toward Port Orford we took a little hike (1/2 mile) to a point that gave some nice views. Along the trail we saw some yellow flowers with a nice butterfly (top right of flower). Also some white flowers. This one, unlike all the others I've seen had a red center.
A lizard seen on the trail. The view of the coast from the trail
We looked around Port Orford, a very windy place.
We went out to the Elk River fish hatchery. Always interesting to see the fish. Rarely see them when we go fishing.
We had dinner tonight at the Black Forest Kitchen here at the Honey Bear again . Very good, again.
Today there were strong winds everywhere, especially at Port Orford, but also here at the Honey Bear. They died down in the evening and we had a nice campfire.
Tomorrow is a day at the fair in Crescent City.
On the road toward Port Orford we took a little hike (1/2 mile) to a point that gave some nice views. Along the trail we saw some yellow flowers with a nice butterfly (top right of flower). Also some white flowers. This one, unlike all the others I've seen had a red center.
A lizard seen on the trail. The view of the coast from the trail
We looked around Port Orford, a very windy place.
We went out to the Elk River fish hatchery. Always interesting to see the fish. Rarely see them when we go fishing.
We had dinner tonight at the Black Forest Kitchen here at the Honey Bear again . Very good, again.
Today there were strong winds everywhere, especially at Port Orford, but also here at the Honey Bear. They died down in the evening and we had a nice campfire.
Tomorrow is a day at the fair in Crescent City.
Thursday, August 3, 2006
Rogue River Jet Boat Trip
We got up and out early to go on a jet boat trip on the Rogue River. We've done the trip before but it's always fun.
We took the 64 mile trip to Agness with Jerry's Rogue Jets. We left at 08:30. The weather was perfect for our trip both going and coming. In the afternoon the winds became really heavy but we had already returned before that.
We enjoyed the wonderful scenery on the trip. Lots of wildlife. Osprey, bald eagles, heron, otter, harbor seals, and bears.
Above left our boat leaving the dock at Agness. You have a choice of three places to have lunch. We've always chosen Lucas Lodge for the chicken dinner. Some day we'll have to try one of the other places. On the right an otter seen on the way up river. It's a pup. We saw another on the return trip. They do look like the muskrats we saw in Bakersfield.
Our pilot Drake was excellent both in his chatter and in providing thrills. While he's only been doing this for three years, he's grew up on the river and has been boating on this river since age 10. What a place to grow up and work. All the pilots seem to be family. He "inherited" his job when his uncle retired.
At Lucas Pioneer Ranch in Agness there was a nice Studebaker pickup on an island in the middle of their pond. Interesting place. On the right above is a picture of the lodge cat. We had to indulge ourselves with petting the cat. We had our lunch at the Lodge. They serve only chicken dinners but it's really good. Like eating at mom's.
An osprey looking for fish. On right osprey chicks waiting for mom to return with a big fish. The fish was so big the mom had difficulting getting altitude to get back to the nest. She finally tired and landed on a different tree. i don't know if she just rested or worked on reducing the size of the fish. I missed mom in flight.
An interesting fact. Drake mentioned that the boat was powered by three 454 Vortec Chevy engines. That's three times the power of our RV which has only one.
We took the 64 mile trip to Agness with Jerry's Rogue Jets. We left at 08:30. The weather was perfect for our trip both going and coming. In the afternoon the winds became really heavy but we had already returned before that.
We enjoyed the wonderful scenery on the trip. Lots of wildlife. Osprey, bald eagles, heron, otter, harbor seals, and bears.
Above left our boat leaving the dock at Agness. You have a choice of three places to have lunch. We've always chosen Lucas Lodge for the chicken dinner. Some day we'll have to try one of the other places. On the right an otter seen on the way up river. It's a pup. We saw another on the return trip. They do look like the muskrats we saw in Bakersfield.
Our pilot Drake was excellent both in his chatter and in providing thrills. While he's only been doing this for three years, he's grew up on the river and has been boating on this river since age 10. What a place to grow up and work. All the pilots seem to be family. He "inherited" his job when his uncle retired.
At Lucas Pioneer Ranch in Agness there was a nice Studebaker pickup on an island in the middle of their pond. Interesting place. On the right above is a picture of the lodge cat. We had to indulge ourselves with petting the cat. We had our lunch at the Lodge. They serve only chicken dinners but it's really good. Like eating at mom's.
An osprey looking for fish. On right osprey chicks waiting for mom to return with a big fish. The fish was so big the mom had difficulting getting altitude to get back to the nest. She finally tired and landed on a different tree. i don't know if she just rested or worked on reducing the size of the fish. I missed mom in flight.
An interesting fact. Drake mentioned that the boat was powered by three 454 Vortec Chevy engines. That's three times the power of our RV which has only one.
Wednesday, August 2, 2006
Honey Bear RV Park
We moved to Ophir, Oregon just North of Gold Beach to the Honey Bear RV Park. Wonderful place! Cheap rates, free wifi, and a nice lodge/german restaurant. Above left is our campsite. Above right our dinner companions.
Above left the entertainers at our dinner at Black Forrest Kitchen. The man on the right is the owner. On the left above is one of the lakes at the RV park.
The Black Forrest Kitchen at the RV park.
From here, we'll take the jet boat ride up the Rogue River, Scout the nearby areas, and return to Crescent City to see the fair this weekend.
Tuesday, August 1, 2006
The Flight That Wasn’t
I went by a neighborhood RC plane experts house to have him look over my plane. Carl Tobin has been flying electric radio controlled planes for 25 years and appears to be among the most knowledgeable RC pilots around. My plane was repaired and aligned for flight. The many hard landings have taken their toll. An actuator was replaced along with the adjustments. It was neat looking over the many planes Carl has designed, is building or has built. He always brings a sample from his stable to fly most evenings by our RV campsite in the harbor.
The wind wasn't right in the early afternoon for flying so about 7pm we met at the harbor and attempted to fly my plane. It went up and the engine cut off and it came down. Much like it's previous flight. It did fly straight though. Other pilots came by one of which had an identical Slo-V ParkZone plane as mine. We borrowed his 7 cell battery, mine came with a 6 cell battery, and his transmitter. The flight was the same with the motor cutting off about 100 feet away but the added performance of the 7 cell battery was demonstrated. It appears my receiver is bad so I'll look it over for breakage and or replace it when I can. Flights are cancelled for a while since there aren't any stores along the coast that carry such items. It was all worthwhile with the pointers I received from Carl and the others.
The wind wasn't right in the early afternoon for flying so about 7pm we met at the harbor and attempted to fly my plane. It went up and the engine cut off and it came down. Much like it's previous flight. It did fly straight though. Other pilots came by one of which had an identical Slo-V ParkZone plane as mine. We borrowed his 7 cell battery, mine came with a 6 cell battery, and his transmitter. The flight was the same with the motor cutting off about 100 feet away but the added performance of the 7 cell battery was demonstrated. It appears my receiver is bad so I'll look it over for breakage and or replace it when I can. Flights are cancelled for a while since there aren't any stores along the coast that carry such items. It was all worthwhile with the pointers I received from Carl and the others.
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