Caught my 1st chinook salmon

I caught this 18 lb wild salmon (not a hatchery salmon) on the Columbia river with my brother in law Steve. After a 1/2 hour fight and a mile drift away from our anchor, I finally landed him. What a blast!

Finally made it to Crater Lake. It was amazing!

You will never see bluer water, a must see for everyone's bucket list. The whole area is just beautiful and the story behind it's creation is fascinating.

Our hike today to Ramona Falls on Mt Hood.

The Bathroom

The video got so compressed by blogger that it is not clear, even these pictures don't show the pretty marble countertops and marble backsplash. Oh well, you'll just have to come out and visit us to see it.

Our finished master bath

Hopefully you can all view this short video. We took out the spa tub and sheet-rocked behind that space and floored over it. We couldn't find mirrors so I made these. I'm not totally satisfied with them so I may re-make them sometime in the future. So, basically EVERYTHING in here is new.

Stay tuned

Coming soon! A video tour of our completed bathroom will be posted as soon as all the accessories  arrive that we ordered online. It is holy week, make it blessed!

Gifts From Kyrzygstan

Lori got traditional slippers, Alex and I got traditional hats.