tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72342309237008973052011-04-21T15:31:59.004-07:00McVey PDXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454852406283897059noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234230923700897305.post-79858423436237213492007-07-12T22:52:00.001-07:002008-12-10T21:12:08.865-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpcTnz8IphI/AAAAAAAAACE/O5QipimgLeE/s1600-h/bella_climbs1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpcTnz8IphI/AAAAAAAAACE/O5QipimgLeE/s400/bella_climbs1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086555878816523794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpcToj8IpiI/AAAAAAAAACM/pWyeOuzqOv8/s1600-h/bella_climbs2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpcToj8IpiI/AAAAAAAAACM/pWyeOuzqOv8/s400/bella_climbs2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086555891701425698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpcTpD8IpjI/AAAAAAAAACU/vqeOqxN1lvo/s1600-h/bella_climbs3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpcTpD8IpjI/AAAAAAAAACU/vqeOqxN1lvo/s400/bella_climbs3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086555900291360306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpcTpj8IpkI/AAAAAAAAACc/YdZ4xn8GSqg/s1600-h/dobbie_potter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpcTpj8IpkI/AAAAAAAAACc/YdZ4xn8GSqg/s400/dobbie_potter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086555908881294914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpcTqD8IplI/AAAAAAAAACk/h2dCq_X4nVg/s1600-h/ewan_potter.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpcTqD8IplI/AAAAAAAAACk/h2dCq_X4nVg/s400/ewan_potter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5086555917471229522" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7234230923700897305-7985842343623721349?l=mcveypdx.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McVey PDXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454852406283897059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7234230923700897305.post-53243958907303672042007-07-08T15:27:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:12:12.022-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF5ERJR81I/AAAAAAAAAB0/FH1bmCQZ0IA/s1600-h/found_flip_flop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF5ERJR81I/AAAAAAAAAB0/FH1bmCQZ0IA/s400/found_flip_flop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084978568506766162" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">Bella lost one flip-flop and then discovered it the next day washed up on an old sunken boat.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF5EhJR82I/AAAAAAAAAB8/rKLZNM1Qq3A/s1600-h/girlfriends.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF5EhJR82I/AAAAAAAAAB8/rKLZNM1Qq3A/s400/girlfriends.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084978572801733474" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">Bella and the girls hanging out on a log.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF4uxJR8wI/AAAAAAAAABM/HYFAgKg8yWU/s1600-h/bella_ewan_river.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF4uxJR8wI/AAAAAAAAABM/HYFAgKg8yWU/s400/bella_ewan_river.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084978199139578626" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">Swimming in the freezing snow run-off from Mt. Hood.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF4vRJR8xI/AAAAAAAAABU/HiRFj4JLRrY/s1600-h/bella_on_log.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF4vRJR8xI/AAAAAAAAABU/HiRFj4JLRrY/s400/bella_on_log.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084978207729513234" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">More log hanging out.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF4vhJR8yI/AAAAAAAAABc/CVtlbPMcP9k/s1600-h/coco%27s_color.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF4vhJR8yI/AAAAAAAAABc/CVtlbPMcP9k/s400/coco%27s_color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084978212024480546" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">Coco sulking because Daisy is getting a lot of attention for retrieving sticks in the river.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF4vxJR8zI/AAAAAAAAABk/qYAS-AyIsHQ/s1600-h/dad_bella_ewan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF4vxJR8zI/AAAAAAAAABk/qYAS-AyIsHQ/s400/dad_bella_ewan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084978216319447858" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">Jon does a happy dance because the tent is up!<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF4wBJR80I/AAAAAAAAABs/zJlULXGT2X4/s1600-h/feeling_french.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF4wBJR80I/AAAAAAAAABs/zJlULXGT2X4/s400/feeling_french.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084978220614415170" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">I love the sun.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF3ihJR8rI/AAAAAAAAAAk/yActSFhiwio/s1600-h/beautiful_db.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF3ihJR8rI/AAAAAAAAAAk/yActSFhiwio/s400/beautiful_db.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084976889174553266" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">Daisy Bear loves the water.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF3jBJR8sI/AAAAAAAAAAs/Va0KQ4IXVw8/s1600-h/frozen_bella.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF3jBJR8sI/AAAAAAAAAAs/Va0KQ4IXVw8/s400/frozen_bella.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084976897764487874" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">So does Bella.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF3jRJR8tI/AAAAAAAAAA0/cBaVZVCu-p0/s1600-h/3_musketeers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF3jRJR8tI/AAAAAAAAAA0/cBaVZVCu-p0/s400/3_musketeers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084976902059455186" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">The 3 Musketeers. Sulky, Happy, Sulky.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF3kBJR8uI/AAAAAAAAAA8/Omb9zhiB57w/s1600-h/bella_coco.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF3kBJR8uI/AAAAAAAAAA8/Omb9zhiB57w/s400/bella_coco.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084976914944357090" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">What Coco wants, Coco gets.<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF3kRJR8vI/AAAAAAAAABE/U2oW_Ue-dK0/s1600-h/bella_ewan_2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpF3kRJR8vI/AAAAAAAAABE/U2oW_Ue-dK0/s400/bella_ewan_2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084976919239324402" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">Slipping on slippery rocks.<br /><br /></span></span><a style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpFw1hJR8pI/AAAAAAAAAAU/r8lRIevhUsk/s1600-h/bella_ewan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_-1pXCAYdCPc/RpFw1hJR8pI/AAAAAAAAAAU/r8lRIevhUsk/s400/bella_ewan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084969519010673298" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family: georgia;">We will be back!</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:georgia;" ><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">We went camping to the beautiful </span><a style="font-family: georgia;" href="http://www.traveloregon.com/Explore-Oregon/Mt-Hood-Columbia-River-Gorge/Outdoor-Recreation/Bike-Oregon/Mountain-Biking/Old-Salmon-River-Trail.aspx">Salmon River</a><span style="font-family:georgia;"> on Friday and came back to Portland this afternoon.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Jon: Found the best camping spot on the whole river, 5ft from the water with our own personal pier, swimming pool and old-growth log maze for Bella and Ewan.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">Bella: The water was freezing!!! And Coco insisted on getting in my sleeping bag :( Roasted marshmallows were one of my favorites. Ewan and I made a secret hideout in this log maze. </span><span style="font-family:georgia;">And Daddy and I walked in the dark forest looking at the stars.<br /><br />Ewan: SWIMMING: I went swimming it was fun but rocky at the bottom. FIRE: roasted marshmallows but they caught fire and turned black. LOG MAZE: We had a secret hideout under a bunch of logs and slipped on slippery rocks and got wet. TENT: It was warm inside our bags but the only bad thing was that Coco made holes in the tent and stepped on people's faces all night. I really enjoyed sitting on the rocks, splashes of cold water hitting my face as I gazed upon the beautiful Salmon River. DONE.<br /><br />Ali: Salmon River is incredibly beautiful, my first real wilderness camping. I did have a nightmare the first night about a rabid raccoon attacking Coco (check out scary raccoon story on <a href="http://www.thislife.org/">This American Life.</a> ) Jonathan had a nightmare about not being able to download his email. He must need a vacation.<br /><br /></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7234230923700897305-5324395890730367204?l=mcveypdx.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>McVey PDXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12454852406283897059noreply@blogger.com2