Waldo Lake 2019

This was the 34th Annual Shaklee Family Reunion Camp-Out and Frog Hunt!  My brother Robert and his wife D'Ann and their kids and grandkids were there and Dayle and I and my sister Denise went up for a day with the family.  We drove to the closest town on Friday and had a hotel room for the night and went up early on Saturday to enjoy the family and the lake.  When the evening arrived we headed back down to Oakridge for the night and then home the next morning.  We sure did enjoy our time by this amazing lake.  This is the pretty little island in the entrance to Shadow Bay where we all spend time in the sun and the kids have fun swimming and kayaking.

I snapped this photo of Dayle taking a shot of the island.. :-)

When we arrived it was fun to hang out and watch all the family in their campsite.  My brother had 5 kids and 13 grandkids!  All but 2 were in camp.

My brother has a trailer and all his kids pitch their tents.

I never get tired of this view.

My sister and I went up prepared to swim with our suits under our clothes, but those who went in announced it was freezing so we wimped out and just enjoyed watching others play in the water.  :-)

It was Mocha's first visit to the lake with us and she loved it!  She traveled well in the car for the 3 hour trip to our hotel and the 40 minute trip up to the lake.  She was unsure about getting IN the water and it was funny to see her testing it with her paw.. she did some walking in about 2 inches deep but did not get her whole self in.

Some of these photos are by Dayle, as is this one.

This lady had her dog on the front of her kayak.

There is my SIL D'Ann in the purple shirt watching her little granddaughter in the kayak.

She was very calm and enjoyed watching with us in the shade.  :-)

One of our little frog hunters, she is proudly showing us her catch.  After sharing it with everyone she waded back in the lake to release it.

Her frog in her waterlogged little hands.  :-)

Dayle took a plethora of photos of his darling dog.

Look at that face.

Waldo Lake is the 2nd largest natural lake in Oregon, it has no tributaries into it, it's fed by snow and rain, only one tributary out which feeds into the beginnings of the Willamette River which flows through Portland, Oregon and into the Columbia River which empties into the Pacific Ocean.  It has a visibility depth of 115 feet, it's that clean and clear.

I almost didn't notice Mocha in the above shot.  :-)  Below you can see across the bay and the beach where family set up camp for the day.

Hey dad, look at me!

Can you believe how many kayaks and canoes on the beach?  It's actually a rule not have them on the beach so our family is diligent to haul ours up on the rocky edges and not take up valuable beach space.

Hi honey!

My beloved SIL D'Ann modeling the special t-shirt her kids had printed for this year's camp.  

They were decorating the camp to celebrate several birthdays, the kids were really looking forward to the candy part of the party.  :-)

I put a few more rows in my shell blanket while enjoying camp life, my darling dog at my feet.  All the kids came over to meet the new dog in the family and were very sweet to her.  

All the kids were in warm dry clothes after all the water play and were watching the adults decorate for the party and hang a colorful pinata.

The very youngest grandchild.. a precious little angel.

We left for our hotel as our brother's family was nearing their BBQ hamburger and hotdog dinner.  We went for pizza for dinner.  The next morning we enjoyed a free breakfast at the hotel and then pack the car for the trip home.  We passed this neat old covered bridge and Dayle got a few snaps from the car.  

Such a pretty bridge over the river.

Dayle held our cuddly little dog all the way home as I drove.

I had to show you the place the 3 of us went for dinner the first night.. Brewers Union Local 180 Public House and Brewery.  We saw a friend we'd made up at Waldo Lake there, Steve.  The place was rocking with live music.  On the menu is fish and chips, bangers and mash, poutine and many other pub style meals.

The band was "Etoufee" and the band leader is Kelly Thibodeaux and it was fun to hear Louisiana style Cajun music while we dined.  

And finally, a shot of Diamond Peak as we drove down from camp on Saturday evening.  It was a short time there, but we enjoyed the time with family and the great scenery a lot.

OK.. time to get busy.  How was your weekend?
((hugs)), Teresa :-)