Some friends of mine wanted to meet up in Bend, Oregon to do a triathalon. They wanted me to do it as well but I just couldn't quite figure out how to train for the swimming and biking. I've been running though so I signed up for the 10K and the 5K. Vic was less than thrilled to be going to Oregon just for a running event, but hoped to catch up with our friends who we don't see very often.
The event also sponsored a kid event, a splash and dash. The kids had fun going down the slide and through an obstacle course and then a run to the bridge and the finish line.
And then the best part: shaved ice!
We also got to visit the High Desert Museum just outside Bend. The kids loved seeing the river otters and the Gila monster.
There was also an area built like a homestead. The kids pumped water to water the garden and played a game with sticks and a hoop. They even had fun scrubbing a porch and sweeping.
To get to Montana, we drove to Portland to drop off the rental and take a plane to Missoula. I figured we would get an early start, visit the zoo or Children's museum in Portland and then fly out the next day. However, no early start, a long drive to Portland and so when we got there, it was raining and half an hour until closing. So instead, the kids climbed around an old locomotive. Then we drove to a restaurant that I had read about only to discover that it isn't open for dinner during the week. Portland was a complete bust. So, onto Montana...
