a relaxing weekend trip

On Saturday Thor & I drove out to our friend's (Becky & Daren) parent's ranch near Husum, WA. It was sooooo relaxing and wonderful. They are on a couple hundred acres just north of Hood River, OR near the White Salmon river. The ranch has two cabins on it, a barn, and a number of other smaller structures. The main cabin has a wonderful, wide porch on the front that affords an amazing view of the valley stretching out away from the cabin. The ranch is open pasture so there are cows & calves wandering all over the place - it's great! Here's a picture of the main cabin - and then a shot of the view from the porch:



Today we spent the majority of the day exploring on our mountain bikes. We rode some old rolling logging roads, and then climbed up, up, up to the top of the ridge overlooking the ranch. Phew! The downhill was definitely the best part of that ride. Here's a shot of Thor & I post ride (after a few refreshing beers, of course!)