also, while in OR, we met up with our friends, steph and justin, and went on a 4 mile hike with them and their 3 dogs and hope and brian!   we drove up a ridge overlooking the ocean and set out.  it was a lovely forested trail and we could hear sea lions barking along the way and even though they were quite loud we never saw them, which was disappointing.  here's a view from atop the ridge:


back at jen and jason's, the 6 of us "big kids" went out to the marketplace pub for some microbrews and shuffleboard.


all in all, a fun trip!