Sweet Home, OR.

Day Trip

The other day we decided we were in dire need of a small adventure, so we headed out the door with a big picnic lunch full of snacks, gassed our car up, and went for it. Where we ended up, we didn't really care, we just wanted to find a place that was green and warm, and maybe had fields of flowers to gaze at. We drove through Sisters, Oregon, and beyond the McKenzie Pass headed towards Sweet Home and Salem. It was a long time before we reached beauty (green forests, mossy trees, trickling water falls off the road, and lovely streams and lakes. We finally came to a stop in a small town called Sweet Home, which we found almost 70 degrees (20 degrees warmer almost than Bend was upon departing), and quite charming despite it's decline structurally. You can see everywhere in the US the recession's fingerprints, unfortunately. So many beautiful properties are for sale, and not being cared for or repaired.
We went to this lovely park which had an ancient covered bridge on its property. I am pretty obsessed with covered bridges, and my husband appeases me by stopping at them to take pictures:) He's so sweet to me! Anyhow, it was such a fun little adventure, I just love going place with my family. My husband is the best traveling companion!
The End:)