Dick got to go to some of Wyatt’s baseball games while I was in Colorado. This one was played at Alpenrose and they won.
Also at Alpenrose they have a Velodrome. This particular day they had races going on. These riders were warming up.
Dick took Wyatt down to the park to fly the Champ.
When I got back from Colorado it was time to visit Seaside at the Thousand Trails Park. And we were there for the Annual Beach Volleyball Tournament in July.
Center Court.
Our friends Ken, Sherrie and Lexi (grandpa, daughter, & granddaughter) before her game started.
Ken & Judy’s Granddaughter was playing in the tournament. So it was fun watching them play. This was the second day.
Looking good.
And here we are rooting her on. Judy and Carolyn, Ken, Me and Andy.
On another day we went on a road trip with Mike. He showed us where he spent some of his childhood. First stop was the view from Bradley Park.
Then we drove down to Clifton to find the boat landing to Tenasillahe Island where Mike’s grandparents lived.
Clifton Store and Post Office.
Inside the store.
The other buildings are in much better shape and lived in.
From Seaside we moved across the Columbia River to Seaview and the Long Beach TT Park.
With walks on the beach,
Climbing on the rocks,
And walking through the neighborhood there was a lot to see.
We enjoyed free Pool at Morgan’s on Sunday
and kite flying at the beach.
We found a serpent in a yard,
and a very nautical yard.
In August we met good friends Al & Doris in Pacific City for lunch. They were at the TT Park and we were back in Aloha. We ate at the Pelican Pub. Wonderful food and great view.
The View
After lunch we went for a walk on the beach. Rockey with Al & Doris.
On the way home we took Hwy 6 and stopped at the Tillamook Forest Center.
Didn’t have much time to look around, looks like someplace we will want to come back and explore.
Dick with Smokey the Bear at the front of the visitor center.
Stay tuned for September highlights and our trip south.
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Alpenrose dairy provides fields and tracks frees of charge. An almost unbeliveable community service/donation. Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia, you can Google for more info if desired.
"Alpenrose Dairy is a dairy company located in the Hayhurst neighborhood of southwest Portland, Oregon, since 1916. It has been in the Cadonau family for several generations and was named after the alpine rose (Rosa pendulina) by the Swiss-born wife and early co-owner of the dairy.
The 52 acres (21 ha) grounds of the dairy include:
Circuit d’Alpenrose, a velodrome, one of only 25 such tracks in the United States. The track was built to host the 1967 National Championships. At 268.43 meters around with a 16.6-metre (54 ft) radius and a 43-degree bank, Alpenrose is one of the steepest velodromes in the country. Alpenrose is home to the only North American Six-day race. It hosts races all summer, and annually draws the largest velodrome crowd in North America for the Alpenrose Challenge, in mid-July.
Alpenrose Field, the site of baseball and softball games, including Little League Softball World Series games, since 1956.
Dairyville, a replica of a western frontier town, with false-front shops, a doll museum, an ice cream parlor, a harness-maker's store, a music shop, and a 600-seat opera house with a pipe organ (with 4000 pipes).
A quarter-midget racing arena."
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