We have had a fast travel pace since leaving Montana. We were in Whitefish, Montana for two months and now the longest we are anywhere until July is a few days.
We traveled from Montana to Oregon to visit Michael’s Aunt Beckelah and Uncle Joe. It was our first visit to Oregon.
On our way there, we stopped in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho for the night. We stayed in a tiny house on an equestrian farm that we booked through Airbnb. The hosts were friendly. They even let the boys meet a baby horse.
Coeur d’Alene is a cute little town on a lake in the skinny part of Idaho. We only spent one night there., so we did not get to see all that the town has to offer. We found a great park for the kids to play in and ate at Mongolian Barbecue, which is a great restaurant where you make your meal and watch it being cooked.
It took 8 hours from Coeur d’Alene to Eugene. It was a bit jarring to see traffic again and drive on highways after the much slower pace of Whitefish, Montana.
Eugene is a college town set in a beautiful, green, lush valley surrounded by foothills. The weather is a bit unpredictable. It rained a little almost every day we were there.
Aunt Beckala and Uncle Joe were gracious hosts and a lot of fun. The boys got to camp out in their backyard. We played board games and they played frisbee golf with the boys. They are avid ultimate frisbee players.
We visited the Cascades Raptor Center. It is a wildlife refuge and hospital that houses and rehabilitates birds of prey. We saw bald eagles, hawks, and owls.
We saw more deer in Eugene. We also saw rabbits and Henry got up close and personal with a squirrel on our hike up Spencer Butte. We went on a clear day and had a gorgeous view of the Willamette Valley.
We also went to a Farmers Market and took a driving tour of the city, including the University of Oregon campus where Beckelah teaches a frisbee class.
Eugene is a vibrant and relaxed town. There are a lot of outdoor activities. We enjoyed our visit and would head back to Eugene for another visit.
