Birthday Journeys

 My first birthday trip brought me west...

up into our coast range,

along creeks and rivers

and to a favorite restaurant.

 And it also brought me to one of my favorite beaches--

where my hubby and I shared some sweet childhood memories

and later made new ones in a mountain valley he had never been to.

 And then last week brought us here--

just because we're still having beautiful autumn weather

and are trying to savor every minute of it before our REAL autumn begins.

 But yesterday,

well yesterday's journey brought me west again--

to a place I consider the 'WEST',

gorgeous central Oregon...

land of sagebrush + juniper,

rivers, lakes + waterfalls,

mountains + buttes. 

 

And also,

land of past memories,

family ties,

a real feeling of the 'Old West'

and ASPEN--beautiful, wonderful, unforgettable aspen.

 

It was a great place to celebrate another year;

it was a great place to remember.

 

And later this week,

IF blogger photo upload cooperates...

I will share some of my trip with you.

And if blogger doesn't cooperate?

Well I am considering some changes:(

 

Blessings,

Aimee

 

 Photos:

friendly cat at Camp 18--

a very well known restaurant in Elsie.

Fort Stevens--Peter Iredale Beach.

Somewhere along the central Oregon coast

(OK, I know where but I am keeping it a secret for now)

:)