Trip to Albany, Oregon--May 12, 2013

We left early this morning to make the trip to Scio, Oregon.  We are staying the night in Albany, Oregon, just a few miles from the small towns of Jefferson and Scio.

Albany is one of the world's largest producers of timber and ryegrass seed.

South of Portland, we passed field after field of ryegrass, waiting to be harvested for its seed.

Albany is Oregon's 12th largest city, filled with museums, antique shops, and 700 historic buildings.  We stayed at a hotel several blocks from Timber Linn Park, host to the worlds largest timber festival and lumberjack contests.

It was a lovely day for a drive, and the further south we traveled, the warmer it got.  This afternoon is a comfortable 73 degrees.

In the morning, we leave for Scio, bringing flowers for my father's grave, my grandparent's graves, and my Aunt Elsie's grave. This week is the 5th anniversary of her death.