Dune(s)

It's a sign of how lax I've been to keep up this blog that I haven't yet posted about our trip to the Oregon Dunes in July of this year. We went there with Aaron and Wendy and their kids and shared a campsite not actually on the dunes, but within a few minutes walk.

They are spectacular. Barb and I visited them once before, prior to Elizabeth's arrival. I had forgotten how magnificent they are. Aaron claimed that author Frank Herbert was inspired by these dunes to write his classic science fiction novel, Dune. They certainly are inspirational.

The kids loved running around, jumping off the dunes, rolling downhill, and digging giant holes in the sand to hide from the relentless wind coming off the ocean. It's a harsh environment, with no shade and lots of windblown sand. Also, walking in the loose sand for any distance is a chore. But that was no matter to the children who had a great time. As for myself, I had a great time sitting on the sand watching them.

The campground, billed as a "double," was tiny.

Walking is hard work in this soft sand. There was a way to get to the beach by walking through the dunes, but we decided it would be too much for the kids (and maybe the adults).

That's Elizabeth jumping.

 

Suzanne!

Elizabeth, Lily and Suzanne leaping.