Timberline and More

SUNDAY

Instead of going out to buy ice cream cones, I told the kids they could make their own ice cream treat using the low-sugar, low-fat Umpqua ice cream in the refrigerator. I told them they could take an Oreo cookie, crumble it up, and make an ice cream cookie topping out of it. They did this and had a nice ice cream treat they made themselves.

SATURDAY

My family and our out-of-town friend had a great time going up to Mt. Hood on a nice summer day. We drove up to Timberline Lodge and had an exhilarating view of the mountain and the surrounding area. It was overcast on the way to Timberline, but once we ascended, we drove through the cloud cover and rose above the clouds to enter into the direct sunlight on top of Mt. Hood. We also rode on the chairlift, not to ski, but to get an untarnished view of the entire area. We got off at the top and we walked on a stretch of snow that still remained despite the summer weather. Up further, we saw little figures of skiers still skiing on larger patches of snow/ice that endured. The kids had a great time riding the lift and walking and playing on the snow.