Family Reunion

Update - For those that are looking for reunion pictures, I set up another blog site here.

On Thursday morning, I picked up my mom who flew in from Alaska and my nephew who came in from Singapore. After lunch at a local diner type of restaurant, we headed toward the family reunion site. We were a bit early so we stopped at Vista House located about a mile east of the reunion.

It was a typical crowd at Vista House but the views were pretty spectacular. I think I took enough photos for a panorama but I don't have the software with me. This is the view looking to the east up the Columbia River. Looking west are city views of the greater Portland area. We then headed on the historic highway stopping at a couple of waterfalls along the way. I got the impression that my mom was getting tired of the waterfalls and the short hikes that would be required to see them so we headed down towards the highway back to the exit toward Menucha.

The reunion has been held here at Menucha for the last twenty plus years and it has proven itself to be a great location. Safe for kids to running around with large open areas for running around. Lots of organized activities, if you feel inclined, as well as time for just sitting around talking.

This is the entrance to the main building called Wright Hall. It doesn't look like it has changed in all of the years we've been coming here but there have been subtle improvements. Such as a nice patio.

Bubble blowing has been a favorite activity at this reunion. This is my nephew from Corvallis demonstrating his bubble generating technique.

Here is my brother in-law on the left, my nephew in the middle and my mom on the right. We are supposed to make a poster showing aspects of our family. We decided to make a larger family grouping to reduce the effort. This is the first reunion that I've been to without any other family members.

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